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Siege of Stockholm

Germany · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1975

Helmut Schmidt24 April 1975

Stockholm · Politics / Baader-Meinhof Group

The West German embassy in Stockholm was seized by members of the RAF; two of the hostages are murdered as the German Government under Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to give in to their demands

Names involved

Helmut Schmidt

Provenance

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