1977 Dutch train hijacking
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1977-dutch-train-hijacking-206-13071935
title:
1977 Dutch train hijacking
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On 23 May 1977, a train was hijacked near the village of De Punt, Netherlands. At around 9 am, nine armed Moluccan nationalists pulled the emergency brake and took over 50 people hostage. The hijacking lasted 20 days and ended with a raid by Dutch counter-terrorist special forces, during which two hostages and six hijackers were killed. The same day as the train hijacking, four other Moluccans took over 100 hostages at a primary school in Bovensmilde, around 20 km away.
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Dutch train hijacking by 9 Moluccans
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Dutch_train_hijacking
date created:
2007-07-15T16:48:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T18:22:42Z
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