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A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088761
South African History Online (2012) 'A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088761 (Accessed: 15 November 2026).
South African History Online, A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088761, (accessed 15 November 2026).
"A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088761. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "A hijacker holds an Algerian jetliner for five hours at an airport in western Algeria before he is overpowered. All 232 people." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088761.
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