Event

Bangkok Israeli embassy hostage crisis

28 Dec 1972 · 13.74° N, 100.56° E

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When
28 Dec 1972
Kind
Event
Coordinates
13.74° N, 100.56° E

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Summary

1972 Israeli Bangkok Embassy hostage crisis: Members of Black September occupy the Israeli embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, holding twelve hostages. Though their demands are not met, negotiations secure the release of all the hostages and the Black September militants are given safe passage to Cairo.

Bangkok Israeli embassy hostage crisis

1972 Palestinian militant attack in Thailand

The Israeli Bangkok embassy hostage crisis occurred on 28 December 1972. It was a raid by a squad of four Palestinian militants, belonging to the Black September organization, on the Israeli embassy building in Bangkok in which the terrorists held six Israeli embassy staff hostage. After 19 hours of negotiations, the terrorists agreed to abandon the embassy in exchange for being flown to Egypt.

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