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Publication Date: September 2001
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Law and ethics
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Abstract:
The death and destruction associated with the hijacking of four commercial airliners constitute federal crimes that outlaw air piracy, murder, and kidnapping. Relevant statutes carry the death penalty and apply to any accomplices or coconspirators here or abroad.