ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330109
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| Date: | Saturday 25 August 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Yemen Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) -
 Kuwait
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Taiz-Al Janad Airport (TAI/ODTZ) |
| Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY) |
One hijacker forced the crew to fly to Kuwait. A refueling stop was made in Djibouti. The hijacker surrendered in Kuwait. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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