1968 El Al Flight 426 hijacking
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The 1968 El Al Flight 426 hijacking was an early and highly publicized Palestinian militant aircraft hijacking in which members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine seized an Israeli airliner en route from Rome to Tel Aviv and diverted it to Algiers.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft hijacking
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hostage crisis ⓘ terrorist incident ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Boeing 707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airline | El Al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1968 in aviation
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Aircraft hijackings ⓘ Aviation accidents and incidents in 1968 ⓘ Terrorist incidents involving aircraft ⓘ |
| conflict | Israeli–Palestinian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAirline | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1968-07-23 ⓘ |
| demandType | political demands ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Lod Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCity | Tel Aviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertedToAirport | Houari Boumediene Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertedToCity | Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertedToCountry | Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | 0 ⓘ |
| flightNumber | Flight 426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hijackerAffiliation | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostageOutcome | eventual release of all hostages ⓘ |
| hostagesTaken |
crew
ⓘ
passengers ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened focus on airline security
ⓘ
increased global attention to Palestinian militant tactics ⓘ |
| injuries | 0 ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media coverage ⓘ |
| method | seizure of aircraft in flight ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Palestinian militant aircraft hijacking
ⓘ
highly publicized international hijacking incident ⓘ |
| numberOfCrew | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfHijackers | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfPassengers | 38 ⓘ |
| operator | El Al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originAirport | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
PFLP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | rise of Palestinian militant groups in the 1960s ⓘ |
| result |
international diplomatic negotiations
ⓘ
prolonged hostage standoff in Algiers ⓘ |
| targetCountry | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalPeopleOnBoard | 48 ⓘ |
| victim |
El Al airline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Israeli civilians ⓘ |
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
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