Air Narsora Flight 135
Hijacking summary | |
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Date | October 6, 2014 |
Summary | Hijacking |
Site | Port Rhodes, Narsora, Zīběn, Haiyan |
Passengers | 200 |
Crew | 12 |
Injuries (non-fatal) | 4 (two hijackers & two commandos) |
Fatalities | 2 (Hijackers) |
Survivors | 200 |
Aircraft type | Boeing 787 Dreamliner |
Operator | Air Narsora |
Registration | AN0135 |
Flight origin | Port Rhodes, Narsora |
Destination | Unknown |
Air Narsora Flight 135 was a narsoran passenger plane that was hijacked by 4 men from a narsoran based militant group the Armed Forces for the Liberation of Narsora (FALN).
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Hijacking
Flight 135 was hijacked thirty minutes after takeoff by 4 militants who demanded that the pilot fly them to a currently unknown destination. The pilot; Captain Gilberto Peña fooled the hijackers by saying that the plane needed to refuel to continue to they're destination, and then made an emergency landing at Zīběn International Airport in Haiyan, a country 500-miles off the narsoran coast. On approach to Zīběn Peña set the transponder to squawk (7500) the international code for hijacking, alerting Haiyanese air controllers who immediately ordered the plane to land. The aircraft landed at 12;00 AM (Haiyanese standard time).
Negotiations
By the time the aircrfat landed police and already arrived, and Haiyanese authorities began talks with the militants. The hijackers demanded NSD$500,000 and for the release of all remaining militants in narsoran custody, A deadline of nine hours was given for the terrorists demands.
Raid
Raid on Air Narsora Flight 135 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Narsora | FALN | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cpt.Jeremías Sala Cpt.Xun Wong | Clímaco Kisecawchuck Vela † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Special Commando Battalion Unit 97 | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
16 Commandos | 4 Hijackers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 wounded | 2 hijackers killed, 2 hijackers captured |
A raid was authorized by narsoran president Adelina Aylen and haiyanese monarch Jing Jian Liao, after it was determined that terrorists wouldn't surrender. The raid was launched at 7:05 AM while the hijackers were asleep; the commandos blanketed the area around the plane with smoke, and narsoran commandos entered the plane through the rear and the haiyanese entered via air stairs. Flash grenades were set off and as the soldiers began making their way through the the aircraft, two commandos were shot when the militants returned fire in turn two hijackers were killed instantly by commandos including lead hijacker Clímaco Vela, the remaining hijackers immediately surrendered. All 200 passengers were rescued. The raid was carried out by army special forces from both countries.
Aftermath
The actions of the soldiers were commended, and the operation was considered a success.