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Sep. 09, 1970 - Rumanian air plane hi-jacked - forced to land at Munich airport Hungarians forced the pilot to land and asked for political asylum Several armed Hungarians hi-jacked a Rumanian Aeroplane to Munich on the evening of September 14th. 1970. The hi-hackers - there men and one woman who had two little kids with her - asked for political asylum at the Bavarian capital. The plane of the type BAC 1-11 had a total of 84 passengers and five crew-members on board and was flying from Bucharest to Prague. After an intermediate landing at Budapest the Hungarians occupied the plane and forced the pilot to land at the Munich air-port Riem. The Boss of the air pirates is 23-year-old television technician Geza Karaczony. Besides him 25-year-old machinist Janos Mamuzsits and 29-year-old joiner Miklos Biro took part at the Kidnapping. Biro was with his 24-year-iold wife and his two children a boy of two and a boy of five. The Hungarians were disarmed and arrested by the police after the landing of the plane with resistance. Photo Shows: The hi-jacker inside the air-port of Munich-Riem. From right to the left Geza Karaczony, Niklos Biro, Janos Mamuzsits

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1-11 23-year-old 25-year-old 29-year-old Air-port Asked Asylum Besides Biro Boss Bucharest Budapest Disarmed Forced Geza Hi-jacked Hungarians Intermediate Janos Joiner Kidnapping Machinist Miklos Munich-riem Riem Rumanian Technician

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