in Sigonella, Italy while en route to Tunisia. On 23 November 1985, Egyptair Flight 648 operated by a Boeing 737 was hijacked to Malta International Airport by three men from the Abu Nidal terrorist group. Omar Rezaq was among them. An Egyptian Sky Marshall on board shot and killed one of the hijackers before being gunned down himself. After several hours of negotiations, Egyptian troops stormed the aircraft and battled with the hijackers, who threw several hand grenades and shot and killed five passengers. The aircraft was severely damaged by the explosions and fire. Two of the six crew members and 59 of the 90 passengers were killed. On 21 September 1987, SU-BCA, an Airbus A300 crashed at Luxor International Airport during a training flight, killing all five crew members on board. It was the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A300. On 31 October 1999, Egyptair Flight 990, a Boeing 767 (SU-GAP) en route from Los Angeles to Cairo (with a stopover in New York City) crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket; all 217 passengers were killed. The relief first officer of the flight, Gameel Al-Batouti, was suspected by U.S. authorities of making flight control inputs that lead to the crash, though it could not be determined why he did so. Egyptian officials have strongly disputed that claim. On 7 May 2002, Egyptair Flight 843, a Boeing 737-500, crashed into terrain in heavy rain, fog, and a sandstorm on its approach to Tunis, Tunisia, killing 15 of 64 occupants. On 29 July 2011, Egyptair Flight 667, a Boeing 777-200, sustained substantial damage in a cockpit fire at Cairo International Airport (CAI). The probable cause for the accident was identified as an electrical fault or circuit. All passengers and crew were able to escape. The plane (SU-GBP) was damaged beyond repair. On 29 March 2016, Egyptair Flight 181, operated by Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCB) was hijacked whilst on a Flight from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria to Cairo International Airport. The aircraft, with 81 passengers on board, landed at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, where all hostages were released and the hijacker surrendered to authorities. On 19 May 2016, Egyptair Flight 804, an Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) en route from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 66 on board. A 2022 investigation by France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) has