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September 1970. A BOAC flight with over 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a Palestinian guerrilla group; the first and last time a British commercial aircraft has ever been hi...jacked. But with hijacks attempted on five planes in total, this was just one part of an audacious plan called Skyjack Sunday. Four of these hijacks were successful, but the crew of El Al flight 219 fought back, killing one of the guerrillas and capturing a female Palestinian hijacker, Leila Khaled. She soon found herself in Ealing police station, a pawn in international negotiations along with the men, women and children on the aeroplanes. Despite the detonation of the hijacked aircraft, none of the captives were hurt, and Leila Khaled was released in return for the hostages. It remains the only time a British government has openly negotiated with terrorists.
September 1970. A BOAC flight with over 20 school children on board was hijacked in the name of a Palestinian guerrilla group; the first and last time a British commercial aircraft has ever been hi...jacked. But with hijacks attempted on five planes in total, this was just one part of an audacious plan called Skyjack Sunday. Four of these hijacks were successful, but the crew of El Al flight 219 fought back, killing one of the guerrillas and capturing a female Palestinian hijacker, Leila Khaled. She soon found herself in Ealing police station, a pawn in international negotiations along with the men, women and children on the aeroplanes. Despite the detonation of the hijacked aircraft, none of the captives were hurt, and Leila Khaled was released in return for the hostages. It remains the only time a British government has openly negotiated with terrorists.
| Series: | Timewatch |
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| First transmission date: | 13-04-2007 |
| Published: | 2007 |
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| Duration: | 00:48:30 |
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| Producer: | Dominic Sutherland |
| Contributors: | Bassam Abu-Sherif; Phillip Carson; Michael Clayton; John Cresta; Robert Dare; Ernest Hartill; Pat Hartill; Leila Khaled; Brent Newton-Mold; Shimon Peres; Michael Praed |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/index.shtml OU Website: http://www.open2.net/timewatch/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Terrorism--Middle East |
| Production number: | LSGB862S |
| Videofinder number: | 7443 |
| Available to public: | no |
