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Posing as a married couple, Argüello and Khaled boarded the plane using Honduran passports — having passed through a security check of their luggage — and were seated in the second row of tourist-class.

Once the plane was approaching the British coast, they drew their guns and approached the cockpit, demanding entrance.

According to Khaled, in an interview in 2000 ," So half an hour ( after take off ) we had to move.

We stood up.

I had my two hand grenades and I showed everybody I was taking the pins out with my teeth.

Patrick stood up.

We heard shooting just the same minute and when we crossed the first class, people were shouting but I didn't see who was shooting because it was behind us.

So Patrick told me ' go forward I protect your back.

' So I went and then he found a hostess and she was going to catch me round the legs.

So I rushed, reached to the cockpit, it was closed.

So I was screaming ' open the door.

' Then the hostess came ; she said ' she has two hand grenades ,' but they did not open ( the cockpit door ) and suddenly I was threatening to blow up the plane.

I was saying ' I will count and if you don't open I will blow up the plane.

'"< ref name =" asi "> Baum, Philip.

Aviation Security International September, 2000.