Malta: manhunt to find two Moroccans

The police and the armed forces of Malta have launched a manhunt to find two of the four Moroccans who managed to escape from a plane traveling from Istanbul to Marrakech on Wednesday January 1, 2025.

The Turkish Airlines plane which took off from Istanbul last Wednesday was due to reach Marrakech. He was nevertheless diverted to Malta airport following a medical emergency probably staged by a group of five Moroccans. The plane had to request an emergency landing at Malta airport following the discomfort of one of the passengers of Moroccan nationality. While crew members retrieved the sick passenger’s suitcase, the four other Moroccans fled through the rear door of the plane, escaping onto the runway.