August 1976 - Entebbe - New Name of Shame - A less
August 1976 - Entebbe - New Name of Shame - A less unfortunate victim of the Israeli raid is visited by Amin in hospital. In the early hours of July 4, 1976, Israeli troops swept through the heart of Africa, turning Entebbe airport into a batlefield to free 102 hostages hi-jacked on a flight to Paris by Palestinians. The hostage had been detained with the spectre of death for six days. Such rescue feat had not been accomplished before. In the raid by the Israeli commandos, three hostages died and all seven hijackers were killed. Twenty Ugandan soldiers died and several others were wounded. (Photograph by Drum - Photograph BAHA)
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