How French Special Forces Stopped a Hijacked Plane Terror Attack

The hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 became a deadly standoff, leading to one of history’s most daring anti-terror operations. Discover the forgotten story.

In this gripping documentary, we recount the harrowing events of Christmas 1994 when four armed extremists seized an Air France Airbus A300 in Algiers, launching a terrifying 54-hour ordeal for 173 passengers and crew. Through eyewitness testimony and rare video footage, we reveal the tense negotiations, the chilling motives of the hijackers, and the high-stakes decisions facing both the Algerian and French governments. As the hijackers’ plan to crash the plane over Paris is uncovered, French special forces race against time to devise a rescue mission that will later become a textbook case in counter-terrorism.

Learn how passengers coped with unimaginable fear, how the crew’s calm under pressure saved lives, and how the final storming of the plane in Marseille averted a catastrophic terrorist attack. This is the inside story of courage, tragedy, and tactical brilliance - a forgotten hijacking that changed anti-terror strategies forever.

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