Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 August 1972
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-358C
Owner/operator: El Al Israel Airlines
Registration Number: 4X-ATT
Location: over Roma –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148
Component Affected: Baggage compartment of the Boeing 707.Baggage compartment of the Boeing 707.
Category: Unlawful Interference
An explosive device detonated in the aft baggage compartment of a Boeing 707 operated by El Al Israel Airlines, resulting in damage during a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. The bomb, containing 200 grams of explosives, was hidden in a portable record player, which was carried by two British girls who had received it from two Arab friends. The flight turned back to Rome-Fiumicino Airport.An explosive device detonated in the aft baggage compartment of a Boeing 707 operated by El Al Israel Airlines, resulting in damage during a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. The bomb, containing 200 grams of explosives, was hidden in a portable record player, which was carried by two British girls who had received it from two Arab friends. The flight turned back to Rome-Fiumicino Airport.
Description
The Boeing 707, operated by El Al Israel Airlines, was damaged when an explosive device detonated in the aft baggage compartment. At the time of the explosion, the aircraft was ten minutes into a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv above the Mediterranean Sea at 14500 feet. The flight turned back to Roma-Fiumicino Airport. The bomb consisted of 200 grams of explosives, hidden in a portable record player. It appeared that the record player had been in the luggage of two British girls who apparently had received it from two Arab friends.
Source of Information
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