German plane hijacking

Title

German plane hijacking

Genre

News report

TX Date

16 Oct 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Scott Thornton reports on relatives of German hostages on hijacked plane from Palma de Mallorca besieging the chancellor Helmut Schmidt’s offices in Germany. Plane is currently at Mogadishu. German government also working on release of kidnapped man in connected case. Airliner Captain Jurgen Schuman has been shot dead. Hostages are demanding release of political prisoners.

Contributors

Scott Thornton

Keywords

Terrorism; Germany; Aeroplanes; Hostages; Somalia; Helmut Schmidt; Lufthansa; Jurgen Schuman; Mogadishu

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