STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 21, 2020 • 14 min read
History Who hijacked Malaysia Airlines 653? Revisiting the mystery 43 years on
By
Kylan Dempsey
• Oct 21, 2020
On December 4, 1977, Malaysia Airlines flight 653 crashed into a swamp in Johor state, killing all 100 people onboard in what was then the deadliest plane hijacking in history. 43 years later, while the identity and motivations of the person behind the crash remain a mystery, an unearthed report sheds new light on the tragedy