Seizure of West German embassy in Stockholm

Seizure of West German embassy in Stockholm


Official name	Seizure of West German embassy in Stockholm
Year	1975
Date	04/24
Place
Place	West Germany
Place	Europe
Story Perps/s	Red Army Faction

This psyop is part of a series of events involving the controlled opposition outlet Red Army Faction (RAF) between the 1970 and 1998 in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany).

Official summary

On 24 April 1975, six members affiliated with the Baader-Meinhof group seized the West German embassy located in Stockholm. The group took hostages and set the building to explode. They demanded the release of several imprisoned members of the Baader-Meinhof gang. The government refused the request, which led to the execution of two of the hostages. A few of the bombs that were intended to blow up the embassy prematurely detonated, which resulted in the death of two of the six Baader-Meinhof affiliates. The other four members eventually surrendered to the authorities.