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Date: | Sunday 17 September 1972 |
Time: | |
Type: | DC-8-63 |
Owner/operator: | Viasa |
Registration: | YV-C-VIA |
MSN: | 46042 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 106 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Nicosia -
Cyprus
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Beirut |
Destination airport: | Rome |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Aircraft diverted to Nicosia after a bomb threat was made to the Viasa office in Beirut.
A bomb was found in the waste bin of a lavatory.
Passengers and crew left aircraft using slides,injuring one crew member.
Sources:
British Pathe
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVACGC1YHDT11EEHQNUC45D5D1C4-CYPRUS-VENEZUELAN-JETLINER-MAKES-EMERGENCY-LANDING-WITH-BOMB/query/Rome+airport Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Nov-2018 12:54 |
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