00:00Did you know that four terrorists once hijacked a plane and triggered one of the most dramatic rescue missions in history?
00:07On October 13, 1977, Lufthansa Flight 181 was cruising peacefully from Palma to Frankfurt with 86 passengers aboard.
00:16Suddenly, four Palestinian terrorists stormed the cockpit with guns and grenades, taking complete control.
00:22They had one demand, release imprisoned German Red Army faction members or everyone dies.
00:26For five terrifying days, the plane hopscotched across Europe and Africa as fuel ran dangerously low.
00:33In Rome, Cyprus, Bahrain and finally Somalia, passengers endured psychological torture while terrorists executed brutal deadlines.
00:41The captain was murdered in cold blood to prove their seriousness.
00:45German GSG-9 Special Forces secretly flew to Mogadishu Airport under cover of darkness.
00:50At midnight, commandos stormed the aircraft in complete silence.
00:53Seven minutes of intense gunfire erupted as they killed three terrorists and saved every remaining hostage.
01:00This single mission established Germany as a counter-terrorism leader and crushed the Red Army faction forever.
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