1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking
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On 1 December 1988, a LAZ-687 bus carrying around thirty pupils and one teacher[1] from school 42 in Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union (now Vladikavkaz in Russia) was hijacked by five armed criminals, led by Pavel Yakshiyants.
1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking | |
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Location | Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union (Now Vladikavkaz, Russia) |
Date | 1–2 December 1988 |
Target | LAZ-687 bus with schoolchildren |
Attack type | Hijacking, hostage taking |
Deaths | None |
Perpetrators |
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The local authorities conceded to the hijackers' demands and provided an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft to fly the hijackers to Israel. Upon landing at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport however, the hijackers surrendered to local troops and police without resistance. They were extradited to the Soviet Union and sentenced to prison terms, although at that time Israel and the Soviet Union had no extradition treaty as relations were still severed. All hostages were released. The Defense Minister of Israel at the time, Yitzhak Rabin, criticized Soviet authorities for providing the hijackers with an aircraft and flying them to Israel in exchange for the release of the hostages.[2]