AIA Building Seized: Japanese Red Army's Shocking Hostage Takeover
Japanese Red Army militants stormed the AIA Building in Kuala Lumpur, seizing over 50 hostages including the U.S. consul and the Swedish charge d'affaires. The gunmen leveraged their captives to secure the release of five imprisoned comrades, then flew with them to Libya, demonstrating the global reach of 1970s radical terrorism.
August 4, 1975
51 years ago
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