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UN Security Council Resolution 286

Published September 9, 1970

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UN Security Council Resolution 286

This UN Security Council resolution regarding the hijacking of three jets by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine was adopted on September 9, 1970.

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.


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