Pilot Steals Plane, Threatens New Zealand's Tower

World | September 17, 2005, Saturday // 00:00

A pilot threatened to fly a stolen plane into the Sky Tower, a landmark building in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on Saturday before crashing into the sea, police said. The pilot has been hospitalized with moderate injuries, international agencies cited a statement of the police. Sky City spokeswoman Vanessa Regan said police notified the company of the threat at 8.30pm (0830 GMT) and the tower, which has a restaurant and observation deck overlooking the city, was evacuated within 20 minutes.

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