Historical eventSeptember 91970

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan.

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Wednesday, September 9 197056 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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Dates: From 1970.

What happened

History Formation of the PFLP After the Six-Day War of June 1967, ANM initiated discussions with other Palestinian groups concerning the announcement of a united front organisation. [ 1 ] Included within the discussions, as well as the ANM (including the RYO), were Heroes of Return (officially a collaboration with the PLO but actually under ANM control), Ahmed Jibril 's Syria-based Palestinian Liberation Front , and a group of Jordanian Nasserists led by the former army officer Ahmed Za'rur. [ 2 ]

A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan.

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September 9 1970 — 56 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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