Wadie Haddad
Palestinian PFLP militant and KGB agent (1927–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wadie Haddad (Arabic: وديع حداد; 1927 – 28 March 1978), also known as Abu Hani, was a Palestinian militant who led the combat operations of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He was responsible for organizing several hijackings of international civilian passenger aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s,[1] the most infamous of which was the Entebbe hijacking, when Palestinian/German militants under his command held 106 hostages — both Israelis and non-Israeli Jews — on a flight from Israel to France after diverting it to Uganda.
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Wadie Haddad | |
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وديع حداد | |
Born | 1927 |
Died | 28 March 1978 (aged 50–51) |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Other names | Abu Hani (ابو هاني) |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Years active | 1951–1978 |
Employer | KGB |
Organization | PFLP–EO |
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