UK-Security
One of the nine Afghans who hijacked a plane to Britain in 2000 was reported Friday to be now working at London's Heathrow airport.

Nazamuddin Mohammidy, who won the right to stay in Britain, was said to have been recently arrested under terrorism laws at Heathrow, while driving a car around the recently opened Terminal 5.

Police suspected he was an unlicensed cab driver but were stunned when checks revealed he was one of the hijackers, London's Evening Standard newspaper said. He was said to be working as a cleaner at the airport and even had a British Airways pass on him.

Mohammidy was among a group who took over an internal Afghan flight with 160 passengers on board and landed it at Standstead airport, north of London, claiming they were fleeing the Taliban regime.

All the hijackers were jailed after a four-day siege at the airport, but later had their convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal.

After their release, the Afghanis were given 'discretionary leave' to remain in Britain as it was argued that their country was 'unsafe' to return to.