Kazakh Diplomat in Hijacking The St. Petersburg Times Published: April 27, 2011 (Issue # 1653) MOSCOW — A Kazakh diplomat tried to hijack an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome, demanding it be flown to Libya, but was quickly overpowered and arrested when the plane landed. Witnesses said Valery Tolmachev, 48, put a small knife to the throat of a flight attendant and held her for a few […]