First Chechen War - Turkish passenger ship
Time: Tuesday Jan 16, 1996
Place: Black Sea
Details: On 16 January 1996, a Turkish passenger ship carrying 200 Russian passengers was taken over by what were mostly Turkish gunmen who were seeking to publicize the Chechen cause.
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January 1996


First Chechen War-Conflict in Dagestan
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Kobe Bryant-NBA Decision
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First Chechen War-Cypriot passenger jet was hijacked by Chechen sympathizers while flying toward Germany
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