ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329315
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Date: | Friday 10 September 1976 |
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Type: | Boeing 737-200 |
Owner/operator: | Indian Airlines |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Lahore Airport (LHE) -
Pakistan
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
Destination airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB) |
Narrative:A hijacking occurred shortly after plane took off from Delhi's International Airport. The aircraft was forced to land at Lahore, Pakistan. Hostages were released (77 passengers and crew). Six men were arrested and later released on grounds of insufficient evidence available for prosecution.
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