| Date: | Sunday 1 September 2019 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Libyan Airlines |
| Registration: | 5A-LAU |
| MSN: | 1543 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF6-80E1A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI) -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) |
| Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) |
Passengers of a Libyan Airlines Airbus A330-202 were injured in a Grad rocket attack at the Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport, Libya. The aircraft had just landed as flight LN1275 and passengers were disembarking when shells hit the airport.
Photos show what appear to be minor shrapnel damage to the aircraft.
Sources:
www.mbs.news
Flightaware LN1275
libyaobserver.ly
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| 9 May 2020 | 5A-LAU | Libyan Airlines | 0 | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) | |
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