BBC - International Terrorism (2008) Part 24 The Moluccan Separatists

International Terrorism: The Global War on Terror

The terrorist is by no means a new actor on the world stage. However, thanks to startling developments in military and communications technology, this perennial threat to freedom and security has taken a quantum leap forward during the past thirty years. In many cases, these vicious and determined men and women have supplanted nation states on the globe's “most wanted” list! This extraordinary 26-episode series provides a comprehensive look at these modern masters of political murder and extortion. From the I.R.A. to al-Qaeda, Global Terror runs the gamut of groups that have pledged themselves to destroy the stability that we cling to so tenuously—examining their goals, their methods and their terrifying prospects for success!

Part 24: The Moluccan Separatists

On 23 May 1977, in North-East Holland, nine ruthless and fanatical South Moluccan terrorists hijacked a train en route from Utrecht to Groningen – their second train hijacking in two years – and demanded independence for their distant homeland in the western Pacific. At the same time, four more terrorists had seized a primary school in the nearby village of Bovensmilde. The lives of 55 train passengers, 105 schoolchildren and four teachers now hung in the balance.

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