Hijacked Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Turkey

Friday afternoon, a man claiming to have a bomb reportedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound Pegasus Airlines flight from the Ukraine to Sochi, where the Olympic Opening Ceremony had just started. According to NBC News' Richard Engel, pilots turned off their inflight monitors and flew to Istanbul, where the plane landed safely and is now surrounded by security. The situation is on-going, according to Engel.

Attempted hijacker wanted flight to go to sochi, crew turned off inflight monitors, flew to istanbul. Turkish official

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014

Turkish official: attempted hijacker wanted flight diverted to sochi. 110 passengers on board. Situation ongoing.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014

Attempted hijacked plane now im Istanbul, on asian side, surrounded by security, passengers and crew still onboard

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014

Once attempted hijacked plane entered turkish airspace, was escorted by two F16 fighters. #turkey attempted hijacking.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014

Turkish pilots tripped 'hijacking alert' as entering turkey , signaled the f16 escorts

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 7, 2014

UPDATE 2:05 PM: The attempted hijacker has been detained and is in custody, according to Turkish officials. No word yet if he even had a bomb.

[Image of Pegasus plane in 2007 via AP]