Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Episode 363 - The 1977 Dutch Train Hijacking


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A Moluccan terror group took over a train in the Netherlands, leading to the longest train hijacking in history. It only ends when Dutch Commandos launch one of the worst rescue operations in European history.
Sources:
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9789048555796-004/html?lang=en&srsltid=AfmBOopTs6kSVyzglNe9ZE0NzwO_2weL5McjhDU6iWQ3mOsH7_gDPyjF
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/dutch/en/article/40-years-on-questions-remain-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-1977-dutch-train-siege/4y5ex2171
https://nltimes.nl/2017/05/30/dutch-govt-releases-transcriptions-1977-train-hijacking
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2018/07/court-clears-marines-for-killings-in-1977-moluccan-train-hijacking/
https://www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/hansina-uktolseja-1955-1977/
https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/16/archives/20day-ordeal-aboard-the-hijacked-dutch-train-as-described-by-those.html
https://nltimes.nl/2018/07/25/dutch-state-accountable-1977-train-hijackers-deaths-court-rules
https://nltimes.nl/2018/05/08/moluccan-train-hijackers-die-new-witnesses-say
https://web.archive.org/web/20070716051414/http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article721950.ece/Herdenking_voor_kapers_van_trein_bij_De_Punt_1977_
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Treinkaping+bij+De+Punt&page=7&sortfield=datedesc&cql%5B%5D=%28dategte+%2201-01-1977%22%29&cql%5B%5D=%28datelte+%2231-12-1977%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ddd:010959646:mpeg21:a0156&resultsidentifier=ddd:010959646:mpeg21:a0156&rowid=2
https://nltimes.nl/2014/11/20/unarmed-hijackers-killed-train-hijacking
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2017/10/marines-in-court-over-shooting-of-activists-in-1977-de-punt-train-hijacking/
https://apnews.com/general-news-b390fa1dad6147ab9179c262a49f80b4
https://time.com/archive/6848782/terrorists-the-commandos-strike-at-dawn/
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