Event
The Air West Flight 612 flying from Khartoum to El Fasher is hijacked by a lone gunman and diverted to N'Djamena, where the hijacker surrenders
24 Jan 2007 · 12.11° N, 15.05° E
What the records say
- When
- 24 Jan 2007
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 12.11° N, 15.05° E
- Description
- The Air West Flight 612 flying from Khartoum to El Fasher is hijacked by a lone gunman and diverted to N'Djamena, where the hijacker surrenders.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Air West Flight 612.
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