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Hostages overpower Turkish hijackers in Istanbul air incident
Turkish Airlines DC-9 from Istanbul to Ankara was hijacked by Turkish Marxist group Dev Sol. Passengers and crew overpowered the four hijackers after a plan by Turkish passengers and stewardesses, saving five American bankers and three other foreigners. Five passengers and two hijackers were wounded. all Americans remained unharmed. The hijackers demanded ransom and freedom for imprisoned leftists, but Turkey rejected the terms and threatened to execute the 47 prisoners if any hostage was killed.
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Istanbul
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George C. Clark
Citibank
Brian Carlson
U.S
Sofia
Kemal Deniz
Metin Ikizogu
Carlson
Dev Sol
Revolutionary Left