1975 Indonesian consulate hostage crisis

On 4 December 1975, seven armed Moluccans raided the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam in support of a train hijacking near the village of Wijster which had started two days before.

After taking 41 hostages, including 16 children, the terrorists moved into the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam, towards the top floor.

One attempted to jump to the ground, but fell 30 feet (9.1 m) and died five days later from his injuries in a hospital.

The rebels gathered the children on a third-floor balcony, threatening to push them off the edge if their demands were not met.

[1][incomplete short citation] The crisis ended on 19 December when the hostage-takers surrendered after being given vague promises of meetings with Dutch and Indonesian authorities to talk about their case.