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Feb. 26 Czech plane with 106 passengers was Hijacked at Prague airport and forced to fly to Munich : On October 28th 1976, at about 9.a/m a Czech passenger plane f the type Iljusching 18 was hijacked at Prague airport and forced to fly to Munich. Czech citizen Rudolf becovar (26) and entered the plane. which held 106 passengers and a crew of 5, shortly before the take-off and forced the captain with a machine gun to take course at Munich, After the landing at Rime airport, at 10.58pm, the hijackers surrendered to the west-German police. Until now, the reason for the hijacking is not known. Picture shows The Czech plane Ilushcin 18 after the landing at Munich airport

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