Event

Indian Airlines Flight 814

24 Dec 1999 · 31.51° N, 65.85° E

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When
24 Dec 1999
Kind
Event
Coordinates
31.51° N, 65.85° E

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Indian Airlines Flight 814.

Summary

Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked on 24 December 1999 by five members of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in what was considered to be India's worst and last plane hijacking

Indian Airlines Flight 814

1999 Indian aircraft hijacking

Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 that was hijacked on 24 December 1999 by five members of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. The passenger flight, en route from Kathmandu to Delhi, was taken over shortly after it entered Indian airspace at about 16:53 IST.

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