Resolution 286
(September 9, 1970)
On September 6, 1970, members of the Popular
Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijacked
three jets (Swissair, TWA and Pan Am ) with more than
400 passengers on flights to New York. A fourth plane,
an El Al flight, was also targeted, but Israeli security
agents foiled the hijacking in mid-air and killed one
of the two terrorists when they tried to storm the cockpit.
On the 9th, a British BOAC jet was also hijacked by
the PFLP. This was the Security Council's statement
in response.
The Security Council,
Gravely concerned at the threat to innocent civilian lives from the hijacking of aircraft and any other interference in international travel,
1. Appeals 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;
2. Calls on States to take all possible legal steps to prevent further hijackings or any other interference with international civil air travel.
Adopted at the 1552nd meeting.1/
1/ Adopted without vote.
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