Terror in a railway: case study of South-Moluccan terrorism in the Netherlands 1975–1977 Cover Image

Terror na torach. Studium przypadku terroryzmu południowomolukańskiego w Holandii 1975–1977
Terror in a railway: case study of South-Moluccan terrorism in the Netherlands 1975–1977

Author(s): Jarosław Tomasiewicz
Subject(s): Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego
Keywords: terrorism; nationalism; diaspora; hijacking; railway;

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines incidents of train hijacking terrorists in the Netherlands in the 70s in the broader context of terrorism of the South Moluccan diaspora. Author’s goal is the analysis of these terrorist acts in order to evaluate the vulnerability of a rail transport in context of terrorist attacks. The method is analysis and critics of literature and media reports. The hypothesis of the paper is concludes high security vulnerability of rail transport (especially in the case of feign hostage situation).

  • Issue Year: 21/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 173-188
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish