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On 31 March 1970, a group of left-wing extremists from the Japanese Red Army Faction hijacked a plane with samurai swords and demanded to be taken to North Korea. The incident still affects Japanese-North Korean relationships today - because some of the hijackers are still in North Korea. Witness speaks to Daniel MacDonald, who was one of the passengers on board the plane. (Photo: South Korean ground crew supply oxygen and electricity to the hijacked Japan Airlines Boeing 727 jet Yodo on 1 April 1970. Credit: Associated Press)
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