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Resources:
•Al-Qabas / Arab Defense forum – Descriptions of the hijack moment, tactics, and initial responses (in Arabic).
•Al-Qabas archive (via forum) – Pilot’s warnings and Iranian response during Mashhad standoff.
•Al-Qabas archive – Negotiations in Mashhad, hostage plea recording.
•BBC/AP reports (via Wikipedia) – Hostage releases on April 6 and 7, numbers of freed and remaining hostages.
•Al-Qabas / Reuters – Kuwaiti government stance and Iranian official statements.
•Time Magazine – Claims of Iranian complicity (weapons brought on board in Mashhad).
•BBC On This Day – Flight path to Larnaca and hostage releases in Cyprus.
•BBC / AP – Hijackers’ threats of massacre and execution of two Kuwaiti hostages at Larnaca.
•Al-Rai (Kuwait) – Identities and fates of the two Kuwaiti hostages killed (in Arabic).
•Time Magazine / AP – Hijackers’ “Plane of Great Martyrs” incident and reaction.
•Wikipedia – Arrival in Algiers and start of Algerian mediation.
•AP Archive – Release of diabetic hostage and hijacker statement in Algiers.
• AP / Reuters – Stalemate in Algiers, fuel request, Kuwaiti football team offer, royal hostage plea.
•BBC – Conclusion of the crisis on April 20, hijackers surrender and departure, 16-day duration.
•Time Magazine – Aftermath, funerals, regional reactions and focus shifting from Intifada.
•Reuters – Kuwaiti authorities’ accusation of Hezbollah’s involvement.
•Al-Rai (Kuwait) – Testimony of a flight attendant describing Imad Mughniyeh’s actions and lasting trauma (in Arabic).
•Time Magazine – Noting the hijacking’s record length in aviation history.
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