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The Douglas DC-8, en route from Paris to Haneda Airport in Tokyo with 156 people on board, stopped in Mumbai, India. Shortly after taking off from Mumbai, five armed JRA members hijacked the aircraft and ordered it flown to Dhaka, Bangladesh. At Dhaka, the hijackers took the passengers and crew hostage, demanding $6 million and the release of 9 imprisoned JRA members.
On October 1, Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda announced that the Japanese government would accept the hijackers' demands, on the principle that "human life is more important than the world."
A chartered JAL flight carried the money and 6 of the 9 detainees to Dhaka, where the exchange took place on October 2October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. Events 1187 Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1535 Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec. 1780 American Revolu. The hijackers released 118 passengers and crewmembers. On October 3October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). There are 89 days remaining in the year. Events 2333 BC Legendary date of the establishment of the Kingdom of Chosun ( Korea) 42 BC First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octav, they flew to Kuwait CityCapitals in Asia Kuwait City (also Al-Kuwait ), population 150,100 ( 1991), is the capital of the emirate of Kuwait. Locally informally known as "The City", it contains the Majlis Al-Umma (Kuwait's parliament), most Governmental offices, the headquarters and DamascusThis is about Damascus, the capital of Syria. There is also a Damascus, Maryland, a Damascus, Oregon, a Damascus, Pennsylvania, and a Damascus, Virginia. Damascus ( Arabic: Dimashq Dimashq al-Sham al-Sham Tiberian Hebrew Dammeseq Dammseq Sephardi Hebrew D, where they released 11 more hostages. Finally, the aircraft was flown to AlgeriaAlgeria is a country in northern Africa with a coast on the Mediterranean Sea along the north and bordered by Tunisia in the northeast, Libya in the east, Niger in the southeast, Mali and Mauritania in the southwest, and Morocco in the west (the Moroccan, where it was impounded by authorities and the remaining hostages were freed.
The incident contrasted Europe and the United States' approach of non-negotiation with terroristsTerrorism refers to the use of violence against noncombatants for the purpose of achieving a political, religious or socio-economic goal. Terrorist acts can be carried out by individuals or groups, and are sometimes sponsored by governments as an alternat to Japan's approach of appeasing terrorists if necessary. Shortly after the incident, Japan's National Police AgencyThe National Police Agency ( Keisatsucho is the central coordinating body of the Japanese police system. Unlike comparative bodies like the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the NPA does not have any police officers of its own. Instead, its role is to d established a Special Assault Team to deal with future acts of terrorism.
Showa periodThe Showa period ( Japanese: ) was the time in Japanese history when Emperor Hirohito reigned over the country, from December 25, 1926 to January 7, 1989. It is the longest period of all Japanese emperors. The early part of Hirohito's reign was characteri Terrorist incidents Accidents and incidents on commercial airliners