1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis

Terrorist incident in Assen, Netherlands June 2018 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis Assen, dag na de beeindiging van de gijzeling in het Provinciehuis schade aan het - Nationaal Archief - 929-6261.jpg Province Hall one day after the hostage crisis 20px|border Assen, Netherlands 52.9854 N 6.5393 E region:NL_type:landmark inline,title Drenthe Provincial government 13 - 14 March 1978 Hostage-taking 2 1 Moluccan youth (3 perpetrators) Guns / Handguns Release of 21 prisoners taken in previous hijackings 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.van Hoeven-ten Voorde Janita Het leven niet meer in eigen hand https://www.digibron.nl/search/detail/012dbdb7db7ec4ca1c9d8094/het-leven-niet-meer-in-eigen-hand 30 May 2019 Reformatorisch Dagblad Erdee Media Groep 7 March 2008 nl-NL 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 nl Images from an armoured car unit which was involved South Moluccan Suicide Commando in MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base nl News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978 nl News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978 nl News from local newspaper dagblad van het Noorden March 13, 1978 Category:History of Drenthe Category:Hostage taking in the Netherlands Category:Moluccan Dutch Category:Assen Category:1978 murders in the Netherlands Category:Terrorist incidents in the Netherlands in the 1970s Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1978 Category:Attacks on government buildings and structures in Europe Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in the Netherlands Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1978