Date:	Tuesday 5 January 1988
Time:
Type:	unknown
Owner/operator:	Iran Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Category:	Unlawful Interference
Location:	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) -   Iran
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR/OIII)
Destination airport:	Mashhad Airport (MHD/OIMM)

Narrative:
Iranian dissidents, brandishing a hand grenade, attempted to hijack an Iran Air flight as the aircraft prepared to depart from Tehran.
An explosion occurred during the attempted hijacking and several people were injured.

Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1988 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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