Bangkok Israeli embassy hostage crisis
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The Israeli Bangkok embassy hostage crisis occurred on 28 December 1972. It was a raid by a squad of four
Attack
The attack began when two Black September operatives infiltrated a party being held at the embassy. Once these two were inside, two others climbed over the wall with
The militants moved their hostages to the second floor of the three storey building and made their demands.[
Two Thai government members, Dawee Chullasapya and Chatichai Choonhavan, who was then deputy foreign minister and became prime minister in 1988, along with the Egyptian ambassador to Thailand, Mustapha el Assawy, negotiated the release of the hostages and instead offered themselves and a number of other Thai officials as surety for the terrorists' safe conduct to Cairo.[3]
After 19 hours of negotiation, an agreement, subsequently dubbed the "Bangkok solution", was worked out and no-one was injured.[4]
Feeling that the Thai nation's celebration of the investiture of the
while leaving the hostages in the care of the Thais.The Black September leadership was reportedly upset with the behavior of its operatives in settling the incident.[1][6][7]
Then-Israeli prime minister Golda Meir praised the Thai government for their diplomacy which made for a bloodless end of the crisis.[3]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55970-547-9.
- ^ Klein, Aaron. Striking Back. Random House, 2005, p. 135
- ^ a b King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work, Editions Didier Millet, 2012, p. 126
- ^ Whitney, Craig R. (29 December 1972). "Israeli Embassy in Bangkok Held by Arabs 19 Hours". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Peter (29 December 1972). "Arab Terrorists Flown to Cairo After Releasing Six Hostages". The Telegraph. p. 24. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-58836-586-6.
In Beirut, Ali Hassan Salameh was enraged by the operation's failure.
- ^ Transnational Terrorism: a chronology of events by Edward F. Mickolaus Westport, Conn; Greenwood Press, 1980 p.367
External links
- Incident summary on START database
- Arab Gunmen Free 6 Held In Bangkok St. Petersburg Times, 29 December 1972
- Arab Terrorists Flown To Cairo After Releasing Six Hostages The Daily Telegraph, 30 December 1972
- Bangkok Terrorists Given Heroes Welcome In Cairo[Palm Beach Post, 30 December 1972