Event
Hanafi Siege: Approximately a dozen armed Hanafi Movement members take over 3 buildings in Washington, D.C.
9 Mar 1977 · 38.90° N, 77.03° W
What the records say
- When
- 9 Mar 1977
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 38.90° N, 77.03° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1977 Washington, D.C., attack and hostage taking.
Summary
Hanafi Siege: Approximately a dozen armed Hanafi Movement members take over 3 buildings in Washington, D.C., killing 1 person and taking 149 hostages (the hostage situation ends 2 days later).
The source
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