On December 24, 1999, a routine flight took a terrifying turn when armed hijackers took control of the aircraft. In this video, we'll explain how Indian Airlines Flight IC 814 was hijacked from Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal.
The hijackers ordered the aircraft to be flown to a series of locations: Amritsar, Lahore, and across the Persian Gulf to Dubai. The hijackers finally forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the Taliban. We'll break down the key events, the motives behind the hijacking, and the demands made by the hijackers.
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