MKO attempted hijacking aimed to overshadow Hariri visit failed
… Iranian security personnel have thwarted today an attempt for hijacking an aircraft that was heading from Tehran to Damascus and was carried out by one of the elements of Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) … MKO is engaged in a conflict with the Iranian government since the former was established in 1965 when it targeted first to topple Shah’s regime, then aimed its sight at the Islamic government which took the helm later, though the outfit was ousted from Iran at the beginning of 1980s, but the defunct regime of Saddam Hussein allowed it to stay in Iraq, provided support for it, and so its elements established a base in Ashraf camp …