"An individual with known identity who is an affiliate of anti-revolutionary groups intended to hijack an Iran Air flight from Tehran to Damascus last night," IRGC's public relations office announced in a statement minutes ago.
The statement added that the attempted hijack of the Iranian plane was foiled thanks to the decisive and prompt action of the IRGC's air marshals.
The statement added that the handcuffed hijacker and his case have now been handed to the judiciary officials for legal procedures.
The plane en route from Tehran to Damascus landed safely at the Syrian capital's airport after the man threatening to hijack the airliner was arrested by the security personnel on board.
The Iranian man equipped with a cold weapon claimed that he had planted bombs on the airplane, saying he was going to hijack the airliner.
"I have planted bombs on the plane and want to take control of it," the hijacker said.
The man's warning turned out to be a hoax as careful and thorough investigations showed that there was no bomb on the airliner, and the passenger plane eventually landed in Damascus safe and sound.
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