A Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154M
A Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154M with 166 passengers and seven crew was hijacked shortly after a 1:30 p.m. takeoff from Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Mar. 15. The charter flight, en route to Moscow, was taken over by two men claiming to be Chechens and armed with knives. One crewmember was reported to...
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