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06 Sep
1970: Hundreds held in series of hijacks
12 Sep
1970: Hijacked jets destroyed by guerrillas
23 Feb
1972: Hijackers surrender and free Lufthansa crew
04 Jul
1976: Israelis rescue Entebbe hostages
07 Jul
1976: British grandmother missing in Uganda
19 Feb
1978: Egyptian forces die in Cyprus gunfight
05 May
1980: SAS rescue ends Iran embassy siege
30 Jun
1985: Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages
07 Oct
1985: Gunmen hijack Italian cruise liner
24 Nov
1985: Commandoes storm hijacked plane
05 Sep
1986: Karachi hijack ends in bloodshed
05 Apr
1988: Hijackers free 25 hostages
23 Nov
1996: Hijacked jet crashes into sea
11 Sep
2001: US rocked by day of terror
28 Dec
2003: Britain gives go-ahead for 'sky marshals'
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