1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis
- 1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis
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On December 4, 1975 six armed Moluccans raided the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam in support of a train hijacking near the village of Wijster which had started two days before.
One hostage tried to flee by jumping out of a window but fell 10 metres (30 ft) and died five days later.
After negotiations the children were released.
The crisis ended on December 19 when the hostage-takers surrendered after being given vague promises of meetings with Dutch and Indonesian authorities to talk about their case.
The hostage-takers were later convicted and given 7 year sentences.
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- Hostage taking
- Terrorism in the Netherlands
- Terrorist incidents in 1975
- 1975 in the Netherlands
- Terrorist attacks against embassies
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