Loyada school bus hostage rescue
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The Loyada school bus hostage rescue was a 1976 counterterrorism operation in Djibouti in which French forces, including the GIGN, freed children held hostage on a hijacked school bus near the Somali border.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterterrorism operation
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hostage rescue operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aftereffect | heightened tensions with Somalia ⓘ |
| aftermath | increased French security in Djibouti ⓘ |
| casualties |
several children wounded
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several hostage takers killed ⓘ some hostages killed ⓘ |
| cause |
hijacking of a school bus
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kidnapping of French schoolchildren ⓘ |
| conflict | French–Somali tensions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 1976-02-03 ⓘ |
| hostageType |
children
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school bus passengers ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
NERFINISHED
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French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ French Gendarmerie NERFINISHED ⓘ GIGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French Territory of the Afars and the Issas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas NERFINISHED ⓘ Loyada NERFINISHED ⓘ near the Somali border ⓘ |
| method | coordinated assault on hijacked bus ⓘ |
| near | Somali border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHostages | 31 ⓘ |
| operationType |
armed assault
ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ |
| partOf | French counterterrorism operations ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali-supported militants ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
GIGN
NERFINISHED
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hostage-taking of schoolchildren ⓘ terrorism in the 1970s ⓘ |
| result |
French victory
ⓘ
hostage takers neutralized ⓘ hostages freed ⓘ |
| significance |
early major operation of GIGN
ⓘ
notable French counterterrorism success ⓘ |
| target |
French civilians
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schoolchildren ⓘ |
| usedForceBy | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | French schoolchildren ⓘ |
| weaponUsedByPerpetrators | firearms ⓘ |
| weaponUsedByRescuers | small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
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