Event

1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking

1 Dec 1988 · 43.04° N, 44.68° E

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When
1 Dec 1988
Kind
Event
Coordinates
43.04° N, 44.68° E
Description
The hijacking of a LAZ-687 bus with schoolchildren takes place in Ordzhonikidze.

Placed at the town its text puts it in, Vladikavkaz.

1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking

Bus hijacking event in the Soviet Union

On 1 December 1988, a LAZ-697 bus carrying around thirty pupils and one teacher from school 42 in Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union was hijacked by five-armed criminals, led by Pavel Yakshiyants.

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