EgyptAir Flight 648 was a regularly scheduled international flight between Athens Ellinikon International Airport (Greece) and Cairo International Airport (Egypt). On 23 November 1985, a Boeing 737–266 airliner, servicing the flight was hijacked by the Palestinian terrorist organization Abu Nidal. The subsequent raid on the aircraft by Egyptian troops killed 56 of the 86 passengers, two of the three hijackers and two of the six crew.
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| Subject | EgyptAir Flight 648 |
| Category | 1985 aircraft hijacking in Malta |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 648 |
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