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Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 hijacking

0Fatalities
7Survivors
7On board

Accident details

What happened

An Airstan Ilyushin Il-76 is intercepted by Taliban-controlled fighter aircraft before being forced to divert to Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan; the seven crew are held captive for over a year before overpowering their captors and fleeing in the aircraft.

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