Incident Date:
November1985
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Cairo Egypt
Perpetrators: Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
Event Type: Hijacking
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type:
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Airports & Aircraft(Aircraft (not at an airport))
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 2 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 3 involved, 2 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 11/00/1985: A trio of armed men hijacked Egypt Air flight 648 while en route to Cairo. Two Canadians died during a rescue operation conducted by Egyptian commandos.
References: 1) ITAC
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