1994 Air France Flight 8969 hijacking

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1994_Air_France_Flight_8969_hijacking
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft hijacking
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:Airbus_A300B2-1C
gptkbp:airline gptkb:Air_France
gptkbp:casualties 7
gptkbp:crew 12
gptkbp:date 24 December 1994
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport,_Paris
gptkbp:flightNumber 8969
gptkbp:hijackers gptkb:Armed_Islamic_Group_(GIA)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1994 Air France Flight 8969 hijacking
gptkbp:location gptkb:Marseille,_France
gptkb:Algiers,_Algeria
gptkbp:notable_for influence on aviation security
inspiration for counter-terrorism procedures
inspiration for the film "The Assault" (2010)
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Denis_Favier
gptkbp:number_of_hijacker_fatalities 4
gptkbp:number_of_passenger_fatalities 3
gptkbp:number_of_passengers 220
gptkbp:origin Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers
gptkbp:perpetrator_group gptkb:Armed_Islamic_Group_(GIA)
gptkbp:purpose demand release of GIA members
intended to crash plane into Eiffel Tower
gptkbp:resolution French GIGN stormed the plane
gptkbp:result hostages rescued
hijackers killed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Assault_(2010_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6