News Article: 'Hijacker confessed under threat of castration' By: Independent News Post Feedback | Printer Friendly Format [Current events news story] The Arab-Israeli citizen accused of attempting to hijack an aircraft and fly it into a building said yesterday he never tried to seize the controls. Mr Fukra said he confessed under duress from Turkish interrogators. "They told me that they castrate anyone who doesn't co-operate with them. So I told them anything they wanted to hear," he said.