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The extra fuel that made a plane a missile

The extra fuel that made a plane a missile

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Twenty-seven tons of jet fuel are loaded onto a plane that needs nine. For 54 hours, 173 people are trapped on a hijacked flight.

The extra fuel that made a plane a missile

This episode explores the hijacking of Air France Flight 8969, a Christmas Eve incident in 1994. It delves into the escalating tensions in Algeria and the chilling intent behind the hijacking.

Date: December 24, 1994
Location: Algiers, Algeria
Aircraft: Airbus A300 (F-GBEC)
Hijackers' Group: GIA (Groupe Islamique Armé)
Passengers and Crew: 173

- The flight was scheduled to carry 220 people from Algiers to Paris Orly.
- The plane was loaded with 27 tons of jet fuel, three times the required amount for the flight.
- Four men in Algerian presidential police uniforms boarded the plane, carrying documents and wearing plausible insignia.
- The hijackers had two packs of dynamite, each with ten sticks, laid along the cabin and connected by a single detonator cable.
- The GIA leader for this operation was 25-year-old Abdul Abdullah Yahia, a former petty thief.

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