Iraqi Airways Flight 163
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iraqi-airways-flight-163-285-9849723
title:
Iraqi Airways Flight 163
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Iraqi Airways Flight 163 was a Boeing 737-270C, registered YI-AGJ, that was hijacked in 1986. On 25 December 1986, en route from Baghdad's Saddam International Airport to Amman, Jordan, Flight 163 was hijacked by four men. Iraqi Airways security personnel tried to stop the hijackers, but a hand grenade was detonated in the passenger cabin, forcing the crew to initiate an emergency descent. Another hand grenade exploded in the cockpit, causing the aircraft to crash near Arar, Saudi Arabia where i
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1986 aircraft hijacking and crash
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Airways_Flight_163
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2024-03-30T18:28:19Z
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