| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Alyemda |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Benghazi-Benina International Airport (BEN) -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Beirut Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Cairo (unknown airport) |
Three passengers hijacked the Alyemda plane en route between Beirut (BEY) and Cairo. The flight diverted to Nicosia (NIC), Cyprus.
The hijackers said that they belonged to a group named the Eagles of National Unity in South Yemen. After a three hour refueling stop the airplane continued to Benghazi (BEN), Libya. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities.
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