On 22 October 1956, French forces hijacked a Moroccan civilian aircraft carrying leaders of the Algerian National Liberation Front during the ongoing Algerian War. The Douglas DC-3 belonging to Royal
On 22 October 1956 moments before taking off, from left to right : Ahmed Ben Bella, Mohamed Khider, Moroccan prince Hassan II, Hocine Aït Ahmed, Mohamed Boudiaf and Mostefa Lacheraf
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The Algerian War, also known as the Algerian Revolution, the Franco-Algerian War, or the Algerian War of Independence, was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front f
French hijacking of the FLN plane
…October 1956, French forces hijacked a Moroccan civilian aircraft carrying leaders of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) during the ongoing Algerian War. The Douglas DC-3 belonging to Royal Air Maroc was carrying Ahmed Ben Bella, Hocine Aït Ahmed, Mohamed Boudiaf, Mostefa Lacheraf, and Mohamed Khider…
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