Libyan authorities receive final hostages from Japanese Red Army
In Tripoli Libya the Japanese Red Army freed their last four hostages and surrendered to Libyan authorities after a four day seizure that began with the U S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur A Japan Airlines DC8 landed at Tripoli airport with a nine man crew and a mix of terrorists and released captives aboard The flight had started Thursday from Kuala Lumpur with five terrorists and five freed inmates and four hostages two Japanese and two Malaysian government officials The Libyan agency said all aboard were safe and ambulances and cars pulled alongside the plane
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Embassy siege ends after terrorists release hostages
The five hooded attackers released 52 hostages at the U S Embassy after seizing the building. Four captors linked to the Red Army group participated, with negotiations continuing from an airliner before the final exchanges. Stebbins of Clovis New Mexico was among the last freed. A separate sports note reports Dave Johnson of the Yokmuri Giants sidelined 21 days with a left shoulder fracture.
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