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| Date: | Monday 2 March 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4B6 |
| Owner/operator: | Buraq Air |
| Registration: | 5A-WAC |
| MSN: | 26531/2453 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Location: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Several aircraft that were parked on the apron at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, Libya, were damaged by shrapnel during a rocket attack.
Confirmed are:
- an Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320-214
- a Buraq Boeing 737-400 (5A-WAC)
Sources:
https://www.libyanewslive.com/armed-conflict/fighting-rages-over-weekend-civilian-casualties-on-both-sides
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-roketle-vuruldu/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 July 2014 | 5A-WAC | Buraq Air | 0 | Tripoli International Airport | |
min |
| Security issues | ||||||
Location
Media:
شاهد | لقطات خاصة للأحرار تظهر إصابة طائرة البراق في معيتيقة بشظايا ومعاينة فريق الصيانة لها pic.twitter.com/6XItb0QvXJ
— Libya Alahrar TV - قناة ليبيا الأحرار (@libyaalahrartv) March 3, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 20:34 | harro | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
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