| Date: | Friday 8 June 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA) -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ/UMMS) |
| Murmansk Airport (MMK/ULMM) |
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 on a domestic flight from Minsk to Murmansk was hijacked to Stockholm. Sweden. The hijacker, a 17-year old passenger, threatened to explode a hand grenade if his demands were not met. The aircraft, with 114 passengers and 7 crew members, landed safely at Stockholm's Arlanda International Airport. He surrendered to Swedish authorities and requested political asylum. His hand grenade was determined to be a fake.
On July 17, 1990, the hijacker was extradited to the USSR.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAA
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