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Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers.The militants murdered three passengers and their intention was either to detonate the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower or the Tour Montparnasse in Paris.
The airliner departs for Algiers, where authorities coordinate Ali Atwa's release to the hijackers. Castro then frees Uli, who ultimately cannot accept her freedom while leaving the others onboard. She convinces one of the newer hijackers, who has taken on an authoritative role onboard, to free the remaining women - including the flight attendants.
On December 26, 1994, Air France Flight 8969 with 172 passengers and crew was hijacked after leaving Algiers. Authorities believed that the goal was to crash the plane into the Eiffel Tower . On June 21, 1995, All Nippon Airways Flight 857 was hijacked by a man claiming to be a member of the Aum Shinrikyo religious cult, demanding the release ...
December 24, 1994: Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked from Algiers by four GIA hijackers planning to crash into the Eiffel Tower in central Paris. After the murder of 3 passengers, GIGN commandos stormed the plane in Marseille, killing all hijackers and freeing all remaining passengers.
Air France Flight 8969: Algiers, Algeria, Marseille, France 24 December 1994: 3 days 232 1994 kidnappings of western tourists in India: New Delhi, India 20 October 1994: 12 days 4 Torp hostage crisis: Larvik and Sandefjord, Norway 28 August 1994: 2 days Gresham cat hostage taking incident: Gresham, Oregon, United States: 21 August 1994: Unknown ...
Max Lejeune , Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, and Henri Lorillot and other French generals in Algiers were responsible for the operation, without interference from Robert Lacoste, French resident minister and governor general of Algiers at the time. [1] The hijacking and arrest of the FLN leadership derailed the planned conference in ...
Groups of women – always women – stood in the autumn chill on a pavement beside a busy ring road, outside Avignon's glass and concrete courthouse. They came, day after day. Some brought flowers.
TWA Flight 847 was a regularly scheduled Trans World Airlines flight from Cairo to San Diego with en route stops in Athens, Rome, Boston, and Los Angeles. [1] On the morning of June 14, 1985, Flight 847 was hijacked soon after take off from Athens.