Английская Википедия:Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708

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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 was a Boeing 720-060B, due to operate an international scheduled Addis AbabaAsmaraAthensRomeParis passenger service, that experienced a hijacking attempt on 8 December 1972.[1][2]

Summary

Minutes after departing from Haile Selassie I International Airport bound for Paris, when the aircraft was flying at some Шаблон:Convert,[2] seven members[nb 1] of the Eritrean Liberation Front stood up and tried to gain control of the plane.[1] Onboard security guards opened fire on the hijackers, killing six. During the firefight a hand grenade that was armed by one of the hijackers was rolled down the aisle by a passenger.[3] The grenade exploded in the rear part of the fuselage, some Шаблон:Convert off the plane's centreline, blowing a hole in the cabin floor and damaging or severing several controls of the aircraft, including those of throttle of two engines, of the rudder, and of the horizontal stabiliser.[2][3] Despite this, the crew turned back the airplane to the airport of origin and managed to land it safely;[2] it sustained minor damages that were repaired later. The seventh hijacker died in hospital of their injuries[1]

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