Word: furstenfeldbruck
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...terrorists demanded the release of some 200 Arab prisoners languishing in Israeli jails. Israel rejected the prisoner releases but authorized West Germany to take whatever measures might be necessary to free the hostages. The terrorists and their captives were taken by bus and helicopter to Furstenfeldbruck air base, where a Lufthansa jet was set to fly them to Cairo. Then to the world's horror, the police assault intended to stop them went tragically awry...
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