Main content
Malaysian Hostage Crisis
In August 1975, Japanese Red Army militants took 53 people hostage in Kuala Lumpur.
In August 1975, Japanese Red Army militants took 53 people hostage when they stormed the AIA building in downtown Kuala Lumpur. We hear from two people caught up in the crisis.
(Photo: A Japanese Red Army militant with two hostages before boarding a bus to go to the airport, Kuala Lumpar, August 1975. Credit: AP)
Last on
Mon 5 Aug 2013
07:50GMT
麻豆社 World Service Online
More episodes
Broadcast
- Mon 5 Aug 2013 07:50GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
Featured in...
![]()
Archive 2013—Witness History
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
Podcast
-
![]()
Witness History
History as told by the people who were there
