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The hijackers finally forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the Taliban. The hijackers released 27 of 176 passengers in Dubai but fatally stabbed one and wounded several others.
More than two decades after the infamous hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814, family of victim Rupin Katyal finally got justice after hijacker Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim aka Jamali was gunned...
Mar 8, 2022 · Kandahar hijack: One of the terrorists who hijacked the Air India plane, IC-814, in 1999 — Zahoor Mistry — was killed by bike-borne assailants in Karachi, Pakistan.
Dec 20, 2019 · Almost a decade before the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 and a couple of years before the Parliament attack of December 13th, 2001, the Kandahar hijack was a watershed in India’s fight against terrorism.
Jan 1, 2023 · Once the hijacked aircraft was stationed in Kandahar, the help Washington was able to provide was naturally limited. With no direct access to the Taliban, India tried to ensure that a maximum number of international observers descended on Kandahar.
Jan 8, 2023 · In the year 1999, Indian Airlines Flight IC-814 was traveling from Kathmandu to Delhi. It was carrying 180 passengers who went on to live the worst nightmare of their lives. This is their story ...
Mar 9, 2022 · He was among the five hijackers of IC 814, which was taken to Kandahar in Afghanistan on December 24, 1999. The hijackers included Azhar’s brothers Rauf Asghar and Ibrahim Azhar. Both continue to live in Pakistan.
Dec 24, 2019 · On the 20th anniversary of the Kandahar hijack, ThePrint traces the activities of the three terrorists released — Azhar, Sheikh and Zargar — and how they still are a challenge for the security establishment in India.
Aug 30, 2021 · The Indian Airlines flight, IC-814, from Kathmandu to Delhi with 179 passengers including 24 foreigners and 11 crew members on board was hijacked by five masked men on December 24, 1999, 45 minutes after its 4 pm take-off and when the aircraft was in the range of the Varanasi Air Traffic Control.
The Indian Airlines’ Flight 814 was hijacked after it took off from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on December 24, 1999. Over the next eight days, as the aircraft was taken to various destinations in the region, it was revealed that the hijackers belonged to a Pakistan-based Kashmiri terrorist group.
