Name: Mayday
Genre: Documentary

Mayday Episode 2.03 The Killing Machine

Mayday Episode 2.03 The Killing Machine

Episode Premiere

February 6, 2005

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

Cineflix Productions

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Information

Episode Premiere

February 6, 2005

Genre

Documentary

Period

2003 -

Production Co

Cineflix Productions

Distributor

Official Site

http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday

Cast and Crew

Director

Chantal Hébert

Screenwriter

Chantal Hébert

Main Cast

Stephen Bogaert

Additional Cast

Afrah Gouda
Dylan Ramsey
Jean Pearson
Jean-Michel Nadeau
Jean-Marc Fontaine

Synopsis

On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The four terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris so they can blow up the aircraft over the Eiffel Tower, but the Algerian Army blocks the aircraft with vehicles and refuse to allow it to take off. Unable to carry out their plans, the terrorists kill three passengers over the next two days. The aircraft is then cleared to take off, but the crew diverts to Marseille Provence Airport. The hostage rescue team of the French Gendarmerie storms the aircraft, and after a gun battle in the cabin, the four hijackers are killed and everyone else is evacuated. It is described as "one of the most successful anti-terrorist operations in history."