The Man Who Hijacked a Plane for a Hug: The True Story of Sepala Ekanayake #plane #srilanka #italy cover art

The Man Who Hijacked a Plane for a Hug: The True Story of Sepala Ekanayake #plane #srilanka #italy

The Man Who Hijacked a Plane for a Hug: The True Story of Sepala Ekanayake #plane #srilanka #italy

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In 1982, Sepala Ekanayake committed the impossible. He hijacked an Alitalia flight to get his son back. But what happened when he landed in Sri Lanka? We dive into the legal loophole that almost set him free, the "Maybe" of the outcome, and why the government had to change the Constitution to arrest him.#SepalaEkanayake #SriLankaHistory #Alitalia179 #InternationalLaw #AirPiracy #Justice #Fatherhood #LegalDrama

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