ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331064
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1970 |
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| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Owner/operator: | Olympic Airways |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Cairo -
 Egypt
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
Olympic flight 255 was hijacked by six passengers. They threatened to blow up the plane and demanded the immediate release of seven Arab terrorists from Greek prisons. The flight landed at Athens and later continued to Cairo after all passengers had been released.
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