ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330399
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Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1972 |
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Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Owner/operator: | Alyemda |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN) -
Libya
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Beirut Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
Destination airport: | Cairo (unknown airport) |
Narrative:Three passengers hijacked the Alyemda plane en route between Beirut (BEY) and Cairo. The flight diverted to Nicosia (NIC), Cyprus.
The hijackers said that they belonged to a group named the Eagles of National Unity in South Yemen. After a three hour refueling stop the airplane continued to Benghazi (BEN), Libya. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities.
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