- Source: 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis
On the morning of Monday 13 March 1978, at 10:15, three South-Moluccans seized the Province Hall in Assen, Netherlands. Some of the people inside escaped by jumping out of the window, including the Queen's Commissioner of the Drenthe province. 16 women and 55 men were taken hostage. Two people were killed.
Hostage-taking
The attackers demanded the release of 21 prisoners who were involved in earlier hijackings, and free transport to Schiphol airport and out of the country. An ultimatum was set for 14 March at 2 pm when the attackers would shoot two of the politicians, and then one further hostage every 30 minutes
After a few hours, hostage Ko de Groot was executed in front of a window and thrown out. A photographer was wounded and an ambulance trying to get to the body of Ko de Groot was shot at.
During the night, the marines of the Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid (BBE) forced their way into the basement. The next day, 14 March at 2:34 pm, they raided the building from outside and from the basement, shortly after the attackers' deadline. One hostage was fatally wounded during the raid.
See also
Other South Moluccan terrorist actions:
Attempt at kidnapping Juliana of the Netherlands
1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis
1975 Dutch train hostage crisis
1977 Dutch train hostage crisis
1977 Dutch school hostage crisis
List of hostage crises
Terrorism in the European Union
List of terrorist incidents in the Netherlands
References
External links
(in Dutch) Images from an armoured car unit which was involved
South Moluccan Suicide Commando in MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base
(in Dutch) News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978
(in Dutch) News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978
(in Dutch) News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Krisis sandera balai provinsi Belanda 1978
- 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis
- 1977 Dutch school hostage crisis
- List of hostage crises
- 1975 Dutch train hijacking
- 1977 Dutch train hijacking
- 1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis
- Juliana of the Netherlands
- List of terrorist incidents in the Netherlands
- Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces
- Free South Moluccan Youths
