Airbus A300 crash, Dec 26, 1994 (7 killed), Marseille-Mar...
Airbus A300 accident on December 26, 1994 near Marseille-Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France with 7 fatalities. Cause: Not applicable; the damage was...
- Date: December 26, 1994
- Aircraft: Airbus A300
- Location: Marseille-Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: Not applicable; the damage was caused by hand grenades during the police assault on the hijacked aircraft.
Four GIA hijackers who had seized Air France Airbus A300 F-GBEC at Algiers flew it to Marseille. French police stormed the aircraft after it had been parked there for a few hours, and grenades exploded in the cabin and cockpit during the assault. The hijackers and three passengers were killed and about ten others were injured.