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  1. Air France Flight 8969 was an Air France flight that was hijacked on 24 December 1994 by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers. The terrorists murdered three passengers and their intention was either to detonate the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower or the Tour Montparnasse in Paris.

  2. October 25, 2012. The hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 hit the headlines on Christmas Eve, 1994. Before the planned takeoff, the plane was hijacked by four terrorists from the Algerian terrorist group GIA (Islamic Armed Group). The terrorists boarded the plane disguised as security agents.

  3. Apr 27, 2022 · Two men in red suits place food trays on a gangway attached to hijacked Air France Flight 8969 in Marseille, December 26, 1994. Foto: GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Image. In 1989, Algeria...

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  4. Dec 18, 2019 · The seizure of aircraft, especially of national flag carriers, has long been viewed as an attack against the state in which they are registered. December 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the Air France flight 8969 hijacking, perpetrated by four members of the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA).

  5. On December 24th 1994, four armed militants from the Armed Islamic Group, an Algerian Islamic fundamentalist organization, stormed Air France 8969. The deman...

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  6. Apr 27, 2022 · Air France 8969. Two men in red suits place food trays on a gangway attached to hijacked Air France Flight 8969 in Marseille, December 26, 1994. GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Image. In...

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  8. Feb 22, 2024 · By Patricia Green. Published Feb 22, 2024. A brave crew in an adverse situation. Photo: G B_NZ | Wikimedia Commons. It was December 24th, 1994, and Air France Flight 8969, bound for Paris Orly Airport, was preparing to board at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers; the previous flight had been safe and uneventful.

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