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Word: twined (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...students refused to surrender the plane or release the passengers. South Korean authorities called in machine gunners and military jets to prevent the plane from leaving. For the passengers, crowded six abreast in the plane, the impasse was hell. The men's hands were tied behind them with twine; the air became sour; toilets reached the overflow point. The skyjackers kept the doors shut and window shades drawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Samurai Skyjackers | 4/13/1970 | See Source »

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