ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326020
Date: | Friday 8 June 1990 |
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Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 121 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) -
Sweden
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Minsk-2 International Airport (MSQ/UMMS) |
Destination airport: | Murmansk Airport (MMK/ULMM) |
Narrative:An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 on a domestic flight from Minsk to Murmansk was hijacked to Stockholm. Sweden. The hijacker, a 17-year old passenger, threatened to explode a hand grenade if his demands were not met. The aircraft, with 114 passengers and 7 crew members, landed safely at Stockholm's Arlanda International Airport. He surrendered to Swedish authorities and requested political asylum. His hand grenade was determined to be a fake.
On July 17, 1990, the hijacker was extradited to the USSR.
Sources:
Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1990 / FAA
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