ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323299
| Date: | Thursday 26 April 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
The Antonov 12 was hijacked by nine Ethiopian students armed with hand grenades and pistols. They demanded to be taken to Khartoum, where the plane landed at 18:20. After nine hours the hijackers surrendered.
Sources:
Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 2001 / DoT, TSA
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