Incident Overview
Date: Monday 13 October 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-2F2
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY
Registration Number: TC-JBJ
Location: Diyarbakir Airport (DIY) –
ÿ Trkiye
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 156
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
Four hijackers seized control of an aircraft after leaving Istanbul, demanding a flight to Tehran and Jeddah, Iran. After being denied, they were forcibly boarded and assaulted by Turkish soldiers at Diyarbakir, Turkey, resulting in the release of 55 passengers and the death of one passenger, with injuries to two crew members and seven other passengers.Four hijackers seized control of an aircraft after leaving Istanbul, demanding a flight to Tehran and Jeddah, Iran. After being denied, they were forcibly boarded and assaulted by Turkish soldiers at Diyarbakir, Turkey, resulting in the release of 55 passengers and the death of one passenger, with injuries to two crew members and seven other passengers.
Description
Four hijackers brandished pistols carried aboard in hollowed-out books and commandeered the aircraft shortly after leaving Istanbul. They demanded to be flown to Tehran, Iran but were told this was not possible. They then demanded to be flown to Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. The aircraft landed at Diyarbakir, Turkey to refuel. During negotiations 55 passengers were released. After several hours Turkish soldiers broke through the rear door boarded and assaulted up the aisle firing rifles and pistols. The hijackers were overpowered. Reportedly one passenger was killed and ten others were wounded including one hijacker, two crew members and seven other passengers.
Source of Information
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