1973 Rome airport attacks Rome Athens Damascus Kuwait Initial attack site at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino International Airport in Rome and hijacked airliner landing sites Location Rome, Italy (primary) Athens, Greece Damascus, Syria Kuwait Coordinates 41°48′01″N 12°14′20″E﻿ / ﻿41.80028°N 12.23889°E﻿ / 41.80028; 12.23889﻿ (Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport)Coordinates: 41°48′01″N 12°14′20″E﻿ / ﻿41.80028°N 12.23889°E﻿ / 41.80028; 12.23889﻿ (Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport) Date 17–18 December 1973 (CET / UTC+01:00) Target Aircraft in Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Attack type Terrorism, aircraft hijacking, hostage crisis, firebombing Deaths 34 Injured At least 22 (including 1 terrorist)