Operation Ashwamedh
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Operation Ashwamedh was an operation conducted between April 24 and April 25, 1993 when NSG Commandos
stormed a hijacked Indian Airlines Boeing 737
with 141 passengers on board at Amritsar
airport. The hijacker, Mohammed Yousuf Shah, was killed before he could react and harm any of the hostages.
National Security Guards
The National Security Guard is a Special Response Unit in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism activities and was created by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of the Indian Parliament in 1986...
stormed a hijacked Indian Airlines Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
with 141 passengers on board at Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
airport. The hijacker, Mohammed Yousuf Shah, was killed before he could react and harm any of the hostages.