Legal Opinion
Stanford v. Kuwait Airways Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 16, 1996No. Nos. 1256, 1505 and 1506, Dockets 95-7784, 95-7787 and 95-7789PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Four terrorists boarded Middle Eastern Airlines (“MEA”) flight 426 in Beirut, Lebanon. The flight ended in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where the four terrorists disembarked, and connected with Kuwait Airways flight KU221, bound for Karachi, Pakistan. Three American diplomats, William Stanford, Charles Hegna, and Charles Kapar were also on board KU221. Shortly after take-off from Dubai, the terrorists hijacked KU221, forcing the pilot to turn north. The plane landed in Tehran, Iran and sat on the airport tarmac for days while the terrorists tortured the three American…
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