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361:Libya portal
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283:JRA's attack
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200:1 (hijacker)
147:2nd stopover
132:1st stopover
108:Registration
45:20 July 1973
1624:(July 1989)
1608:(July 1973)
1447:(July 1973)
1286:Flight 1045
1208:JAL Express
547:Japan Times
291:Lod Airport
166:Destination
1671:Categories
1648:(May 2010)
1584:(May 1942)
1340:Flight 516
1328:Flight 46E
1316:Flight 123
1310:Flight 792
1304:Flight 350
1298:Flight 472
1292:Flight 715
1274:Flight 404
1268:Flight 446
1262:Flight 472
1256:Flight 471
1250:Flight 351
1238:Flight 301
449:2017-01-28
319:References
221:which was
197:Fatalities
181:Passengers
49:1973-07-20
1095:JAL Group
205:Survivors
155:Anchorage
125:Amsterdam
61:Hijacking
37:Hijacking
1354:Services
1244:Flight 2
1127:Regional
498:Time.com
468:Time.com
302:Benghazi
298:Damascus
287:Tel Aviv
223:hijacked
142:, France
97:Operator
82:Aircraft
1222:History
1213:JALways
985:Argo 16
593: (
591:in 1973
528:at the
419:20 July
225:by the
176:, Japan
57:Summary
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1375:People
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1336:(2001)
1330:(1993)
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1240:(1952)
1191:Former
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1023:Dec 17
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929:Oct 13
919:Sep 30
909:Sep 27
899:Sep 11
879:Aug 28
869:Aug 27
859:Aug 18
849:Aug 13
839:Jul 31
829:Jul 23
819:Jul 23
809:Jul 22
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789:Jun 20
779:Jun 10
759:May 31
749:May 30
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729:May 11
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709:Apr 10
679:Feb 28
669:Feb 26
659:Feb 24
649:Feb 21
639:Feb 19
629:Jan 29
619:Jan 22
609:Jan 21
508:May 5,
478:May 5,
250:Alaska
217:was a
159:Alaska
112:JA8109
1139:J-Air
987:crash
959:Nov 3
949:Nov 3
939:Nov 2
889:Sep 8
769:Jun 3
699:Mar 5
689:Mar 3
275:Dubai
174:Tokyo
140:Paris
75:Dubai
595:1973
510:2010
480:2010
421:2015
229:and
189:Crew
67:Site
42:Date
1164:LCC
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