Chinese Islamic Terrorists Try to Hijack a Plane?

This story seems a bit suspect.

Reuters story.

UPDATE: The whole story now sounds quite bogus:

BEIJING (AFP) - Passengers carrying suspicious liquids on board a Chinese airliner were involved in what officials have called an attempted terror attack last week, the national aviation authority said Monday.

A government official from the Muslim-dominated region of Xinjiang in China's northwest had said the flight crew had foiled Friday's alleged attempt to deliberately crash a plane flying from the region's capital of Urumqi to Beijing.

But on Monday, the General Administration of Civil Aviation said in a statement on its website that "China Southern Airlines flight CZ6901 from Urumqi to Beijing discovered some passengers were in possession of suspicious liquids.

"To safeguard passenger safety, the plane was diverted to Lanzhou's Zhongchuan Airport."

The statement said the plane later arrived safely in Beijing. No other details were given.

Shanghai's Oriental Morning Post reported that the substances in question were believed to have been flammable.

"According to sources, flammable substances were found in the toilet of the plane. At least two passengers have been detained for questioning," it said, without specifying its sources.

So someone poured some vodka into the toilet???