EgyptAir Flight 321

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EgyptAir Flight 321

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Incident
Date	August 23, 1976 (1976-08-23)
Summary	Hijacking
Site	en route; Cairo to Luxor
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 737-266(Adv.)
Operator	EgyptAir
Registration	Unknown
Flight origin	Cairo International Airport
Destination	Luxor Airport
Occupants	101
Passengers	95
Crew	6
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	101

EgyptAir Flight 321 was a Cairo-Luxor Egyptian flight which was hijacked by three armed terrorists claiming to be from the Abd Al-Nasir Movement. After hijacking the aircraft, the terrorists demanded to be flown to Libya. The terrorists agreed to land in Luxor instead, after being persuaded that the aircraft needed to be refuelled. In Luxor, Sa'ka Forces stormed the aircraft and captured the hijackers. No passengers were injured during the operation. The terrorists were convicted and sentenced to hard labor for life.^[1]