| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-620 |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AJ. |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4H1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 204 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) |
| Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
A passenger on a flight from Khartoum, Sudan to Jeddah used an 8 mm gun to try to take over the plane 22 minutes into the flight - but he was overpowered by security staff. The plane landed at Khartoum airport at 11:25, about one hour after the hijacking attempt.
Sources:
Arab News
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