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passengers opened the emergency exits and began to evacuate the aircraft via the evacuation slides. One flight attendant attempted to overpower Hariri but was shot and injured. 29 people received injuries during the evacuation. The Swiss police then raided the aircraft. The operation lasted eight minutes, while the entire hijacking had lasted nearly four hours.
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After the plane landed in Geneva at 8:08 AM, Hariri demanded the release of two of his brothers, who were prisoners in West
Germany and threatened to kill passengers if his demands were not met. Two hours later, Hariri shot and killed a 28-year-old French passenger. Four hours after landing,
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Lebanon. However, the captain, Eduard Artisu, responded that there was insufficient fuel for the aircraft to reach Beirut without a refueling stop and offered to land in Geneva, Switzerland, for refueling. Hariri accepted the offer.
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The aircraft was damaged during the raid but was repaired and returned to service with Air
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In 2002, he escaped from prison and spent three months on the run. At the time, he had been allowed weekend furloughs from prison, in preparation for his release on parole in 2004.
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Two years after the hijacking, Hussein Hariri was tried at the
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for hijacking, murder, and attempted murder. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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471:"Unlawful Interference McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 TU-TAL, Friday 24 July 1987"
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337:(PFLP). He carried a pistol and an explosives belt containing TNT.
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Hariri was released in 2004 and deported to
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349:and demanded the captain to fly the aircraft to
1343:Aviation accidents and incidents in Switzerland
1112:Aviation accidents and incidents in Switzerland
885:Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Antonov An-26 shootdown
600:"Un DC 10 d'Air Afrique détourné sur Cointrin"
42:TU-TAL, the aircraft involved in the hijacking
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335:Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
73:Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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71:Hijacked and diverted; presumably by the
1348:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987
496:"Zone d'ombre - Cauchemar sur le tarmac"
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399:, the aircraft crashed in Guatemala as
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305:service was hijacked and diverted to
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502:(in French). Radio Télévision Suisse
452:(in French). Air Afrique. 2013-10-23
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1134:Gauli Glacier C-53 Skytrooper crash
448:[Nightmare on the tarmac].
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191:Bangui M'Poko International Airport
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985:Continental Airlines Flight 1713
781:Aviation accidents and incidents
1220:Lake Constance Cessna 425 crash
390:Further history of the aircraft
1126:San Giacomo Douglas DC-2 crash
1035:Philippine Airlines Flight 443
955:Burma Airways Fokker F27 crash
905:Philippine Airlines Flight 206
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1358:Aircraft hijackings in Europe
1244:Ethiopian Airlines Flight 702
935:Northwest Airlines Flight 255
925:Mexico City Boeing C-97 crash
835:Northwest Airlink Flight 2268
815:SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834
351:Beirut International Airport
845:Garuda Indonesia Flight 035
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1333:July 1987 events in Europe
1252:Ju-Air Junkers Ju 52 crash
855:American Eagle Flight 5452
287:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
197:, Central African Republic
134:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
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709:. Aviation Safety Network
446:"Cauchemar sur le tarmac"
221:Charles de Gaulle Airport
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1045:Air Littoral Flight 1919
975:Ramada Inn Corsair crash
1363:Hijackings in the 1980s
1169:El Al Flight 432 attack
945:Thai Airways Flight 365
610:(in French). 1987-07-25
580:Aviation Safety Network
427:(in French). 2006-04-06
182:, Republic of the Congo
27:1987 airplane hijacking
1193:Air Afrique Flight 056
915:Air Afrique Flight 056
283:Air Afrique Flight 056
56:24 July 1987
31:Air Afrique Flight 056
1025:Alianza Lima disaster
1005:Korean Air Flight 858
895:Aeroflot Flight N-528
825:Aeroflot Flight U-505
650:"Hijacker recaptured"
525:www.planespotters.net
494:RTS.ch (2013-10-23).
1236:Crossair Flight 3597
734:. Airfleets aviation
552:. Airfleets aviation
475:asn.flightsafety.org
109:46.23639°N 6.10722°E
1353:1987 in Switzerland
1228:Crossair Flight 498
1212:Alitalia Flight 404
1177:Swissair Flight 330
1161:Swissair Flight 306
1073:► 1988
1067:1986 ◄
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550:www.airfleets.net
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450:www.airafrique.eu
281:On 24 July 1987,
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163:Registration
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1204:1990s-2010s
1195:(July 1987)
1153:1960s-1980s
1128:(July 1935)
1118:1930s-1950s
401:Flight 1216
291:Brazzaville
217:Destination
180:Brazzaville
156:Air Afrique
112: /
1327:Categories
738:2020-10-30
713:2020-10-29
635:2020-10-28
614:2020-10-29
585:2020-10-28
556:2020-10-30
531:2020-10-30
506:2020-10-28
480:2024-07-13
456:2020-02-25
431:2020-02-25
407:References
329:Background
323:registered
256:Fatalities
240:Passengers
145:Libreville
97:46°14′11″N
60:1987-07-24
367:Aftermath
341:Hijacking
272:Survivors
232:Occupants
100:6°06′26″E
48:Hijacking
1293:Aviation
686:12 March
660:12 March
378:Lausanne
313:Aircraft
264:Injuries
227:, France
152:Operator
125:Aircraft
1267:Portals
785: (
783:in 1987
321:46890,
212:, Italy
68:Summary
58: (
1305:Africa
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1041:Dec 21
1031:Dec 13
1001:Nov 29
991:Nov 28
981:Nov 15
971:Oct 20
961:Oct 15
951:Oct 11
941:Aug 31
931:Aug 16
921:Jul 30
911:Jul 24
901:Jun 26
891:Jun 19
881:Jun 11
871:May 19
821:Jan 16
811:Jan 15
500:rts.ch
295:Bangui
195:Bangui
167:TU-TAL
87:Geneva
1281:1980s
1021:Dec 8
1011:Dec 7
861:May 9
851:May 8
841:Apr 4
831:Mar 4
801:Jan 3
604:(PDF)
372:Trial
303:Paris
225:Paris
787:1987
688:2023
662:2023
358:Raid
299:Rome
285:, a
248:Crew
210:Rome
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