Date:	Thursday 25 February 1993
Time:
Type:	ATR 72-202
Owner/operator:	LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration:
MSN:
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW124B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Unlawful Interference
Location:	Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE) -   Poland
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (RZE/EPRZ)
Destination airport:	Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW/EPWA)

Narrative:
While awaiting takeoff from Rzeszów Airport (RZE), LOT Flight 702 to Warsaw was boarded by an individual who tried to enter the flight deck and threatened to detonate a hand grenade. There were 30 passengers and crew on board the ATR-72 aircraft. The individual was shot in the abdomen by Polish security force members and was hospitalized. No hand grenades or other weapons were found, and there were no other injuries.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

Date/time	Contributor	Updates