ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329116
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Date: | Sunday 5 June 1977 |
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Type: | Boeing 707 |
Owner/operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 114 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Kuwait -
Kuwait
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
Destination airport: | Baghdad International Airport (BGW/ORBI) |
Narrative:A passenger in a wheelchair hijacked a flight to Kuwait using a gun and demanded money to pay for his treatment.
He was overpowered and apprehended by Kuwait armed forces commandos.
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