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Security Council Resolution
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286, adopted unanimously
on September 9, 1970, gravely concerned at the threat to innocent civilians from the
hijacking of aircraft and other international travel, the Council appealed to all parties concerned for the immediate release of all passengers and crews without exception, held as a result of hijackings and other interference in international travel and called on state to take all possible legal measures to prevent further hijackings and interferences in international civil air travel.
The resolution was adopted without vote.
See also
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Dawson's Field hijackings
In September 1970, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked four airliners bound for New York City and one for London. Three aircraft were forced to land at Dawson's Field, a remote desert airstrip near Zarqa, ...
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(1965–1971)
References
Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
External links
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{{UNSCR 1970
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Counterterrorism
September 1970 events