The Atlanta Journal · 14 April 1984
CP-1984-006
Israelis vow to retaliate for terrorist hijacking
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14-M . United Press International Medies treat one of 35 hostages held on bus before Israelis ended siege Israelis vow to retaliate for terrorist hijacking "It was such an ordeal," said a soldier United Press International who was part of the assault team.
"I am JERUSALEM - Israeli officials not happy with what has happened, but I Friday threatened retaliation against did what I had to do.
I pointed my gun at Palestinian terrorists for a bus hijacking one- of them through the bus window and that ended with a lightning raid by Israeli shot him dead." soldiers, leaving a hostage and four guer- The Syria-based Popular Front for the rillas dead. Liberation of Palestine claimed responsi bility for the hijacking.
Seven Israelis were injured when the The hijacking was the latest in a re- soldiers stormed the bus after a 10-hour cent rash of guerrilla operations inside Is- standoff with guerrill
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"Israelis vow to retaliate for terrorist hijacking," The Atlanta Journal, 14 April 1984. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1984-006. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1984-006
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