Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 January 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-2N8
Owner/operator: Yemenia Airways
Location: Djibouti –
ÿ Djibouti
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 101
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Iraqi man hijacked a flight, demanding to be taken to Baghdad and armed with a pen gun, claiming explosives in his briefcase. The flight was diverted to Djibouti for refueling and subsequently overpowered by the airplane crew.An Iraqi man hijacked a flight, demanding to be taken to Baghdad and armed with a pen gun, claiming explosives in his briefcase. The flight was diverted to Djibouti for refueling and subsequently overpowered by the airplane crew.
Description
An Iraqi man hijacked the flight some 15 minutes after takeoff. He was armed with a pen gun and claimed to have explosives in his briefcase. He demanded to be taken to Baghdad. The airplane diverted to Djibouti for refueling. There the flight crew overpowered the hijacker.
Primary Cause
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