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Wadie Haddad
Palestinian PFLP militant and KGB agent (1927–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wadie Haddad (Arabic: وديع حداد; 1927 – 28 March 1978), also known as Abu Hani, was a Palestinian militant who led paramillitary operations of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine as a response to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. He was responsible for organizing several hijackings of international civilian passenger aircraft in the 1960s and 1970s,[1] the most infamous of which was the Entebbe hijacking, when Palestinian/German militants under his command held 106 hostages — both Israelis and non-Israeli Jews — on a flight from Israel to France after diverting it to Uganda.
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وديع حداد | |
![]() Haddad in Syria, c. 1970 | |
Born | 1927 |
Died | 28 March 1978 (aged 50–51) |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Other names | Abu Hani (ابو هاني) |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Years active | 1951–1978 |
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