- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: December 26, 1968
Time: ?
Location: Athens, Greece
Operator: El Al Israel Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Athens - Paris
AC Type: Boeing 707-358B
Registration: 4X-ATR
cn / ln: 19004/459
Aboard: 51   (passengers:43  crew:10)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:1  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: Two terrorists belonging to the National Front For The Liberation Of Palestine riddled the aircraft with machine-gun fire when it was preparing tor take off. They also hurled incendiary grenades at the aircraft.
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