| Date: | Sunday 5 June 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Boeing 707 |
| Owner/operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 114 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Kuwait -
 Kuwait
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Baghdad International Airport (BGW/ORBI) |
A passenger in a wheelchair hijacked a flight to Kuwait using a gun and demanded money to pay for his treatment.
He was overpowered and apprehended by Kuwait armed forces commandos.
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