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Arab hijackers overpower leader and surrender on jetliner
Five Palestinian hijackers seize an Air Kuwait jet from Beirut to Kuwait, detain 45 passengers and 10 crew. After eight hours of talks in Damascus, two hijackers and three hostages leap the ringleader Abu Saed, free six hostages, and the group surrenders to Syrian authorities ending a 43 hour takeover. Saed, linked to PLO corruption claims, is described as having run Lebanon post office and communications. several Lebanese security officials are later arrested.
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