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Four Die in Attempted Hijacking of Israeli Airliner in Istanbul
An El Al jet was hijack attempt thwarted at Istanbul airport leaving four dead including Harold Wallace Rosenthal a Javits aide. The two Palestinian attackers surrendered after a standoff. 26 wounded including two American women. The incident followed broader regional violence in Cape Town and Soweto.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Jacob Javits
R-N
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Jerusalem
Middle East
Anatolia Agency
Holy Land
Portland
Ore
Margaret Shearer
Miss Shearer
Nona
Capetown
South Africa
Cape Town
Gert Prinsloo
Johannesburg
Soweto
Guguletu
Langa
American Party
Lucille Washburn
Rome
Hurriyet
el al
Namik Kemal Senturk
Yutaka Hirano
Anatolia
Tel Aviv