Tag: PFLP

February 22, 1972: Terrorists hijack flight and demand ransom in Yemen

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date February 22, 2022
No Comments on February 22, 1972: Terrorists hijack flight and demand ransom in Yemen

A PFLP patrol in Jordan, 1969 (Photo: By Thomas R. Koeniges - LOOK Magazine, May 13, 1969. p.27, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

On February 22, 1972 the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked a Lufthansa flight and demanded a $5 million ransom.

Tags hijacking, PFLP, terrorism, Today in terrorism, Yemen

November 1, 2004: Teenager carries out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date November 1, 2021
No Comments on November 1, 2004: Teenager carries out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv

PFLP Martyr square in Nablus, 2006 (Photo: Magne Hagesæter on flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

On November 1, 2004 a PFLP suicide bomber detonated his device in a crowded Tel Aviv market, killing 3 and wounding 30.

Tags Israel, PFLP, suicide bombing, terrorism, Today in terrorism