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Deliverance-action of the Lufthansa -jet Boeing 737 in mogadischu/Somalia: After the successful deliverance, the passengers and the crew of the German Boeing 737, which was kidnapped on October 13th at its fly from Mallorca to Frankfurt/Main, arrived on October, 18th at the airport of Frankfurt/Main(frg). Three of the four terrorists, which wanted with the kidnapping of the Lufthansa jet, to lay emphasis on the demand to release 11 terrorists in Germany and 2 in the Turkey, were shot and one hurted. A short time after midnight (18.10) a special unit of the federal frontier defence rescued all 86 hostages. In the aero-plane was also the mortal frame of the 37-year-old captain of the Boeing 737 juerggen Schumann, who was murdered by the terrorists during the hostages-drama of 5 days. six of the passengers remained in Mogadischu/Somalia, for they were not transferable. The rescued people was made an enthusiastic reception of thousands of people. Photo shows The co-pilot of the Boeing 737, juergen vietor (Juergen vietor(35) - our picture), the second from the right, during a reception in Frankfurt/Main

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