Leila Khaled

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1944 –

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Who is Leila Khaled?

Leila Khaled is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and an airline hijacker who was later released in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by her fellow PFLP members. She is currently a member of the Palestinian National Council.

Khaled came to public attention for her role in a 1969 hijacking and one of four simultaneous hijackings the following year as part of the Black September timeline.

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Born
Apr 9, 1944
Haifa
Lived in
  • Haifa

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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