Reports of Kidnapped Americans in Asia

Kidnapped Americans in Asia

July 4, 1995 · Kashmir, India
Two American tourists were kidnaped while trekking in Kashmir, near Srinagar, India. The kidnaping was committed by the al-Faran, an Islamic militant group. One of the Americans escaped on July 8, 1995. There has been no contact with the group since November 1995 and reports have been received that claim that the other American tourist and other foreign hostages have been killed. These reports have not been confirmed, so their whereabouts remain unknown.

December 24, 1999 · Kathmandu, Nepal
Five armed men hijacked an Indian Airlines Airbus carrying 189 persons, including one American and 11 crew members, and threatened to kill all on board. The plane was traveling from Kathmandu to New Delhi, India. During the first few hours of the incident, the hijackers diverted the aircraft to brief stops in Amritsar (India), Lahore (Pakistan), and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). In Dubai, the hijackers released 27 hostages and the body of an Indian hostage they had murdered. The hijackers then ordered the flight crew to fly the plane to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where the hijackers stated their demands. The demands included the release of 36 militants, $200 million, and the exhumation and return of the body of another militant. On December 31, the hijackers released the remaining hostages, including the American, in exchange for the Indian Government’s release of three imprisoned militants.

Source: State Department

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