The Greatest Hostage Rescue In History | Assault & Rescue

This is the true story behind one of the most complex hostage rescue missions in history. In June 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Palestinian and German terrorists and flown to Entebbe, Uganda.

45 min - Disasters & Survival - Wonder

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