1. TWA Flight 840
Eris Maxwell

2. What? When?
The TWA 840, a Trans World Airplanes plane was under attack twice.
On, August 29, 1969, the TWA was hijacked
Yitzak Rabin, the Israeli Ambassador was scheduled to aboard flight
Leila Khaled and Salim Issawi were the hijackers

3. Cont’d Hijackers demanded pilot to land in Damascus
Hostages were released but the plane, a Boeing 707, was blown up
On April 2, 1986, an explosion ripped a hole TWA jet.
Traveling from Rome, Italy to Athens, Greece

4. Why?
Claimed attackers: Ezzedine Kassam Unit of the Arab Revolutionary Cells
Reason for attack: Retaliating to the United States bombing raids against Libya
Investigators revealed that the bomb contained 1lb of plastic explosive
It was predicted that the bomb was placed under the seat on a previous journey by a Lebanese woman
Worked for a Palestinian splinter group
She was later arrested

5. Effects Out of 114 passengers, 4 died
Included a 9-month year old infant that died
7 passengers hospitalized
Rapid decompression ensued in cabin
The crew, including the pilot, Captain Richard Petersen, survived

6. Victims Maria Styllan Klug Demetra Klug (the infant) Alberto Ospino
Demetra Stylianopoulos