Leila Khaled
Leila Khaled (Arabic: ليلى خالد, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈlajla ˈxaːled]; born April 9, 1944) is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and an airline hijacker who was later released in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by her fellow PFLP members. She was a member of the Palestinian National Council and currently lives in Amman, Jordan.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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- http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9203.shtml
- http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49126
- http://irelandsown.net/leilakhalid2.html
- http://khanyacollege.org.za/Documents/journal5-pdfs/j5-14.pdf
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/1090986.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/1090986.stm
- http://www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2002%20Opinion%20editorials/Oct%202002%20op%20eds/Oct%2017,%202002%20op%20eds.htm
- http://www.asi-mag.com/editorials/leila_khaled.htm
- http://www.avsec.com/interviews/leila-khaled.htm