BERLIN (AP) — The commander of a German paramilitary unit that ended the 1977 hijacking of a plane by Palestinian militants has died. Ulrich Wegener was the first commander of the GSG-9 unit, created ...

Lufthansa Flight 181, a Boeing 737 aircraft, was hijacked on Oct. 13, 1977 by four militants who called themselves Commando Martyr Halime on the way to Germany. The terrorists aimed to secure the ...

BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany's elite paramilitary unit says it will be increased by a third and will open a second base due to increased terror threats. Jerome ...

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 1977 file photo the first freed hostages step down the gangway after landing at Frankfurt am Main's airport, in West Germany. Ulrich Wegener, the commander of the German ...