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TWA Flight 847 Hijacking

The hijacking of TWA Flight 847 by Lebanese Shiite hijackers, the subsequent 17-day crisis, and its aftermath.

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Jan 20, 2026

What happened to the plane TWA Flight 847

TWA Flight 847, a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 en route from Athens to Rome on June 14, 1985, was seized minutes after takeoff by armed Lebanese Shiite hijackers and forced on a 17-day odyssey that...