Though nine days had passed since the U.S. wrested the hijackers from his control, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak demonstrated that his wounds have not healed. In a 40-minute interview with TIME Middle East Bureau Chief Dean Fischer at Uruba Palace, he conceded that he knew a passenger had been murdered when he let the hijackers fly from Egypt, but strongly defended his action. Puffing on a cigar, the President was animated and occasionally agitated as he discussed the dramatic events and their impact on U.S.-Egyptian relations.
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