1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis

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The 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis was a terrorist attack in Sudan in which Palestinian militants seized and ultimately killed several foreign diplomats, drawing international condemnation and highlighting the global reach of Middle Eastern political violence in the 1970s.

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1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hostage crisis
mass murder
terrorist attack
category Attacks on diplomatic missions
Hostage taking in international relations
Terrorist incidents in Sudan
city Khartoum
country Sudan
demand release of Black September members
release of Palestinian prisoners
endDate 1973-03-02
fatality Cleo A. Noel Jr.
George Curtis Moore
Guy Eid
hostage Cleo A. Noel Jr.
George Curtis Moore
Guy Eid
hostageTakerNationality Palestinian
impact heightened awareness of Black September Organization
highlighted vulnerability of diplomats
increased security concerns at embassies
strained US–Sudan relations
locationOfEmbassy Saudi Arabian embassy, Khartoum
mediaCoverage global
method hostage-taking
shooting
notableResponse condemnation by Sudanese government
condemnation by United Nations officials
condemnation by United States government
numberOfFatalities 3
numberOfHostages 10
partOf international terrorism in the 1970s
perpetrator Black September Organization
Palestinian militants
perpetratorMotive pressure for prisoner release
support for Palestinian cause
politicalContext Arab–Israeli conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
result execution of hostages
international condemnation
startDate 1973-03-01
target Saudi Arabian embassy in Khartoum
diplomats
timePeriod 1970s
Cold War
victimNationality Belgium
Saudi Arabia
United States

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Black September Organization notableAttack 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis