To: kumar who wrote (413441 ) 2/27/2011 3:47:55 PM From: kumar Respond to Idi Amin : It was the hostages and the resulting raid on Entebbe Airport, that got him out of favor with the Israelis....and made him move his ass...en.wikipedia.org fr.wikipedia.org The hijackers diverted the flight to Benghazi, Libya. [11] There it was held on the ground for seven hours for refuelling, during which time a female hostage was released—who pretended to be having a miscarriage.[2] The plane left Benghazi, and at 3:15 p.m. on the 28th, more than 24 hours after departure, it arrived at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. [11]four hijackers were joined by at least four others, supported by the pro-Palestinian forces of Uganda's President, Idi Amin. They demanded the release of 40 Palestinians held in Israel and 13 other detainees imprisoned in Kenya, France, Switzerland, and West Germany. They threatened that if these demands were not met, they would begin to kill hostages on 1 July 1976.[12] The hijackers deliberately sorted the hostages into two groups—Israeli nationals and others, or Jews and Gentiles.[13] As they did so a Holocaust survivor showed Böse a camp registration number tattooed on his arm, Böse protested "I'm no Nazi! ... I am an idealist".[13] The hijackers held the passengers hostage for a week in the transit hall of Entebbe Airport—now the old terminal. Some hostages were released, but 105 remained captive.[11] The hijackers threatened to kill them if Israel did not comply with their demands.[12]
