LOT Flight 165 hijacking

LOT Flight 165 hijacking

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 hijacking was the hijacking of a LOT Polish Airlines that occurred on August 30, 1978. The hijackers from East Germany (GDR / DDR) were seeking political asylum in West Germany (FRG / BRD). The plane landed safely, and the primary hijacker was convicted by a German jury and sentenced to time served, the nine months he had already served during pretrial detention.

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