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A Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 aircraft, while en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Beirut, Lebanon with 66 passengers and 10 crew members aboard, was hijacked by a lone male. He claimed to have a gun and a bomb and demanded several million dollars for the anti-Israeli resistance movement in southern Lebanon.
The aircraft landed at Jeddah where the hijacker, a Lebanese, was persuaded to give himself up to local authorities. All on board were reported unharmed and the aircraft was permitted to make the return flight to Beirut.
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| Date: | lundi 1 avril 1985 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Boeing 707-300 |
| Compagnie: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Immatriculation: | registration unknown |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 10 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 66 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 76 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Aucun |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) ( Arabie Saoudite)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Liban |
| Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Arabie Saoudite | |
| Numéro de vol: | ME368 |
A Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 aircraft, while en route to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Beirut, Lebanon with 66 passengers and 10 crew members aboard, was hijacked by a lone male. He claimed to have a gun and a bomb and demanded several million dollars for the anti-Israeli resistance movement in southern Lebanon.
The aircraft landed at Jeddah where the hijacker, a Lebanese, was persuaded to give himself up to local authorities. All on board were reported unharmed and the aircraft was permitted to make the return flight to Beirut.
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport est de 1388 km (867 miles).
La distance entre Beirut International Airport et Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport est de 1388 km (867 miles).
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