TWA Flight 840 bombing
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For the earlier hijacking of TWA Flight 840, see TWA Flight 840 hijacking.
Trans World Airlines Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled flight from Los Angeles to Cairo via New York City, Rome, and Athens on April 2, 1986. About 20 minutes before landing in Athens, a bomb was detonated on the aircraft while it was over Argos, Greece, blasting a hole in the plane's starboard side. Four passengers died after being blown out, while another seven were injured by flying shrapnel and debris. The aircraft then made a successful emergency landing with no further loss of life.[4]
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Date | April 2, 1986 |
Summary | Bombing |
Site | Argos, Greece |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-231 |
Operator | Trans World Airlines |
Registration | N54340[1] |
Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport |
1st stopover | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
2nd stopover | Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Airport |
3rd stopover | Athens (Ellinikon) Int'l Airport |
Destination | Cairo International Airport |
Passengers | 115[2] |
Crew | 7[2] |
Fatalities | 4 |
Injuries | 7[3] |
Survivors | 118[2] |
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