United Press International
17 December, 1973
A Lufthansa airline pilot walks at gunpoint past an injured passenger at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport. Palestinian terrorists attacked the airport, killing 30 people before hijacking the jumbo jet and demanding the release of members of the militant Black September group, who were standing trial for a previous attack at Athens airport.
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