Tag: Hijacker Surrenders Peacefully
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On This Day In 2000, an Iraqi asylum seeker hijacked a Qatar Airways Airbus A300 with 144 aboard, threatening a bomb and forcing a dramatic diversion to Saudi Arabia.
Qatar Airways Flight 404 was operating from Doha to Amman on September 14, 2000, carrying 133 passengers and 11 crew members. About 45 minutes after departure, while the aircraft was still en route to Jordan, an Iraqi passenger suddenly forced his way toward the cockpit. He was carrying a sharp object described by passengers as…
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