SK Rejects Talks On Hijacking
December 26, 1969. South Korea rejected North Korea’s proposal today for a meeting of nonpolitical organisations from the two countries to discuss the return of passengers aboard a hijacked South Korean …
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Talks on Hijacking Proposed by NK to SK
December 23, 1969. North Korea offered today to negotiate with South Korean representatives for the return of passengers from a hijacked airliner, according to the North Korean press agency. A Korean …
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Koreans in Japan Rap Hijacking
December 23, 1969. From the archives of The Korea Times, an interesting and perhaps unique use of the word “rap”:
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Seoul Rally Hits Plane Hijacking
December 15, 1969: Thousands of Seoulites jammed Changchung Park here in bone-chilling cold Saturday chanting anti-Communist slogans and carrying anti-Communist placards in a protest rally over the hijacking to North …
Read More South Korea Requests Japan’s Help
December 14, 1969: From the archives of The Korea Times, a request for help:
Read More Mass Rallies Held Protesting Hijacking
December 14, 1969. From the archives of The Korea Times, a report on the protests that immediately followed the hijacking:
Read More Mexican Red Cross Asks for Release
December 14, 1969. From the archives of The Korea Times, support for the victims of the hijacking from Mexico:
Read More NK Says Pilots Hijacked Airliner
December 14, 1969. North Korea’s official news agency said early Saturday that the Korean commercial airliner flown into North Korea Thursday was taken there by its two pilots who elected to …
Read More Probe Narrowed to 9 Suspects
December 14, 1969: From the archives of The Korea Times, an article about the early thoughts and suspicions of the police as they narrow down the list of possible suspects:
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Reds Claim Hijack Pilots Want Asylum
December 13, 1969. Radio Pyongyang indicated today the hijacking of a South Korean airliner to North Korea Thursday was the work of the two pilots who were asking political asylum. The …
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