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Date Wednesday 27 March 1996
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-231
Operator EgyptAir
Registration
MSN
Year of manufature
Engines IAE V2500-A1
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152
Aircraft damage None
Location Derna-Martuba Airport (DNF)   Libya
Phase En route
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Luxor Airport (LXR/HELX)
Destination Airport Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA)
Narrative An Egyptian man and his teen-aged son and nephew hijacked Egypt Air flight 104 a few minutes after takeoff from Luxor. The flight had just stopped there en route from Jeddah to Cairo. The hijackers claimed to possess explosives and demanded to meet with world leaders. The pilot diverted the plane to Libya and landed at Derna-Martuba. The hijackers surrendered to Libyan authorities and stated that they had a message from God to deliver to Libyan leader, Muammar Qadhafi.

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Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1996 / FAA, Office of Civil Aviation Security

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