ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328522
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| Date: | Friday 24 August 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Arab Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Larnaca -
 Cyprus
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN/HLLB) |
| Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT) |
While en route to Tripoli, a hijacker brandished a pistol and ordered the aircraft to be flown to a non-Arab country. After being denied permission to land at Larnaca, Cyprus, and other locations, the aircraft returned to Larnaca where it was allowed to land when the pilot reported being low on fuel. After landing the hijacker gave his pistol to the pilot, surrendered to Cyprus officials,
and requested political asylum. He was turned over to a Libyan delegation and returned to Libya. He reportedly was executed in Libya.
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