TWA Flight 840 (1969)
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In August 1969, leaders in the Palestinian left-wing organization PFLP learned that Yitzak Rabin, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States was scheduled to be aboard the Rome to Athens flight. Two operatives, Leila Khaled and Salim Issawi hijacked the plane. The operation was successful, although Rabin was not aboard. The hijackers demanded that the pilot land in Damascus. The hostages were released and no one was injured, although the nose section of the plane, a Boeing 707, was blown up. Boeing shipped a new 707 nose section, and the aircraft later returned to service and flew for TWA for several years.
