| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | unknown |
| Owner/operator: | Union de Transports Aériens - UTA |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) -
 Unknown country
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP) |
| Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB) |
An Italian living in Ivory Coast took his wife and son hostage and demanded to be flown to Italy. He subsequently shot and injured his wife and a gun battle ensued with police officers. He was then apprehended.
Reportedly he was fighting for custody of his child due to marriage issues.
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