- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: July 24, 1987
Time: ?
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Operator: Air Afrique
Flight #: 56
Route: Brazzaville - Paris
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 163   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Ground: 0
Summary: Hijacked while en route from Rome, Italy to Paris, France. The hijacker killed one male passenger when the plane landed at Cointrin Airport in Switzerland to refuel, after which the plane was stormed by security personnel.
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