Neither airline was originally due to be at the airport but both were diverted from the much bigger Las Palmas airport on nearby Gran Canaria island after a terrorist bomb blast near the departure lounge. 61 people survived. The crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history. (27 March 1977)
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Wednesday 24th of August 1994 (x) — A five kg pipe-bomb by Xenophobic serial bomber Franz Fuchs is found near the Rennerschule and transported to the airport for closer examination. Police officer Theo Kelz examined the package and it exploded, ripping off both Kelz' hands. Kelz had a transplant of two new hands six years later.