Category: Terrorism, from Wikidata’s class “aircraft hijacking”
Sabena Flight 571
Part of: Arab–Israeli conflict
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: aircraft hijacking (all its classes: Wikidata item)
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Sabena Flight 571 was a scheduled passenger flight from Brussels to Tel Aviv via Vienna, operated by the Belgian national airline, Sabena. On 8 May 1972, a Boeing 707 passenger aircraft operating that service, captained by British pilot Reginald Levy, DFC, was hijacked by four members of the Black September Organization, a Palestinian terrorist group.
Following their instructions, Captain Levy landed the plane at Lod Airport in Israel. The hijackers demanded Israel release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages. The standoff was ended by an Israeli commando raid in which all of the hijackers were killed or captured.
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Sabena Flight 571. (2026, October 3). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabena_Flight_571&oldid=1378107498
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“Sabena Flight 571.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabena_Flight_571&oldid=1378107498.
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Wikipedia, “Sabena Flight 571,” last modified October 3, 2026, 00:41 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabena_Flight_571&oldid=1378107498.
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