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Terror in the air during foiled hijacking of an Israeli El Al airlines jet is recounted at Toronto International Airport as David Meranda greets his w(...)
Terror in the air during foiled hijacking of an Israeli El Al airlines jet is recounted at Toronto International Airport as David Meranda greets his w(...)

Terror in the air during foiled hijacking of an Israeli El Al airlines jet is recounted at Toronto International Airport as David Meranda greets his w(...)

Date9/7/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Terror in the air during foiled hijacking of an Israeli El Al airlines jet is recounted at Toronto International Airport as David Meranda greets his wife; ahima; and children Gabriel (left) 3; Clara; 10; and Gabriella; (right); 6; yesterday after they arrived home. Meranda's wife and children were aboard the Boeing 707 in which a would-be hijacker was killed; his woman companinon captured.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120270F
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