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Word: demises (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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The hostages' putative host was Amal Leader Nabih Berri, who is negotiating on behalf of the hijackers. One of his first efforts at conciliation was mildly encouraging. He announced on Tuesday that he had talked the hijackers into releasing three "Greeks," including Folk Singer Demis Roussos. The others turned out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hijack Victims: We Are Continuously Surrounded | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

The next destination turned out once more to be Algiers, where the plane landed, for the second time, at 7:45 a.m. local time (2:45 a.m. E.D.T.) Saturday. Algerian officials authorized the landing on condition that the hijackers not use violence. Before leaving Beirut, it turned out, the hijackers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror Aboard Flight 847 | 6/24/1985 | See Source »

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