Kuwait Airways Flight 422

Accident details

Date

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Location

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Country

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Operator

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Aircraft

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Registration

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From

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To

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Passengers

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Crew

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Summary

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What happened

A Boeing 747 is hijacked en route from Bangkok to Kuwait by Lebanese guerillas demanding the release of Shi'ite prisoners held by Kuwait, leading to a hostage crisis lasting 16 days and encompassing three continents. The flight, initially forced to land at Mashhad in northeastern Iran, travels 3,200 miles to Larnaca, Cyprus and finally to Algiers…

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