Afghan Hijack Victims

The Earl of Sandwich
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the number of Afghan passengers who returned home after the recent hijack corresponded with the estimated number who left Afghanistan against their will. [HL1159]

Lord Bassam of Brighton
Seventy-three people, including 15 members of the cabin crew, returned voluntarily to Afghanistan on 14 February. It would be wrong to speculate on whether this corresponds with the number who were victims of the hijacking.