On November 23 , 1985 , EgyptAir Flight 648 was hijacked by three Abu Nidal terrorists . When the hijackers started collecting passports , agent Methad Mustafa Kamal opened fire , killing one hijacker instantly and engaging in a gun battle with the second hijacker . Kamal was mortally wounded by the third and lead hijacker , Omar Rezaq , who came out of the cockpit
EgyptAir Flight 648
EgyptAir Flight 648
State Security Investigations Service