Flight 8 hijacking

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:aftermath increased security measures in aviation.
gptkbp:airlines gptkb:Kuwait_Airways
gptkbp:card_number gptkb:4
release of prisoners.
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:100
passengers and crew.
gptkbp:consequences trials for hijackers.
gptkbp:date 1986-09-05
gptkbp:duration 16 days
gptkbp:event_type terrorism.
gptkbp:government_response Kuwait government sought international assistance.
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the longest hijackings in history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flight 8 hijacking
gptkbp:impact international relations between Kuwait and Iran.
gptkbp:involved_countries United States.
Saudi Arabia.
Syria.
Egypt.
Iran.
Qatar.
Jordan.
Iraq.
Lebanon.
Bahrain.
Kuwait.
Libya.
Oman.
Palestine.
United Arab Emirates.
Yemen.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kuwait
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive.
gptkbp:negotiated_by failed.
gptkbp:notable_event Kuwait Airways Flight 8 was diverted to Iran.
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:hostage_situation
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:related_event Kuwait Airways Flight 648 hijacking
gptkbp:resolution gptkb:military_intervention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trans_World_Airlines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5