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WORLDWIDE CRIMINAL ACTS INVOLVING CIVIL AVIATION, 1974

NCJ Number
28882
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1975
Length
18 pages
Annotation
MONTH BY MONTH SUMMARIES OF THE 62 CRIMINAL INCIDENTS INVOLVING AIRCRAFT, AIRLINE OFFICES, AND AVIATION FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN 1974.
Abstract
THE 62 INCIDENTS HIJACKINGS, UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE, EXPLOSIONS, FINDINGS OF UNEXPLODED DEVICES, AIRMAIL BOMBS, EXTORTIONS, ARMS SMUGGLING, AND HOSTAGE TAKING ACTS RESULTING IN 170 DEATHS AND 59 INJURIES. APPENDED CHARTS ILLUSTRATE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION BY ACTUAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AND PERCENTAGE, TYPES OF INCIDENTS BY PERCENTAGE, CASUALTIES BY INCIDENT, AND EXPLOSIONS BY LOCATION.