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1954 Burma Hijack

Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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In June 1954 separatist Karen rebels in Burma hijacked a passenger plane. They wanted to use it to help arm fellow insurgents in the west of the country. Witness hears from Saw Kyaw Aye, who led the hijackers. (Photo: Saw Kyaw Aye, now in his late 80s)

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