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'''Souhaila Sami Andrawes Sayeh''' ({{lang-ar|سهيلة أندراوس}} born 28 March 1953 in Beirut<ref name="nyt9jan">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/world/woman-tied-to-1977-hijacking-fights-extradition-to-germany.html?sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink/|title=Woman Tied to 1977 Hijacking Fights Extradition to Germany|date=9 January 1995|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=12 March 2010}}</ref>), is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] member of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). In 1977 she participated in the [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacking]] of [[Lufthansa Flight 181]] and the murder of pilot [[Jürgen Schumann]]. Andrawes was the only one of the four hijackers to survive the [[GSG 9]] storming of the plane in [[Mogadishu]].<ref>[http://www.norwaves.com/norwaves/Volume4_1996/v4nw45.html Norwaves Volume 4, nr 45, 1996]</ref> During the rescue operation, she was shot in the legs and lungs.
'''Souhaila Sami Andrawes Sayeh''' ({{lang-ar|سهيلة أندراوس}} born 28 March 1953 in Beirut<ref name="nyt9jan">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/world/woman-tied-to-1977-hijacking-fights-extradition-to-germany.html?sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink/|title=Woman Tied to 1977 Hijacking Fights Extradition to Germany|date=9 January 1995|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=12 March 2010}}</ref>), is a [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] member of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). In 1977 she participated in the [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacking]] of [[Lufthansa Flight 181]] and the murder of pilot [[Jürgen Schumann]]. Andrawes was the only one of the four hijackers to survive the [[GSG 9]] storming of the plane in [[Mogadishu]].<ref>[http://www.norwaves.com/norwaves/Volume4_1996/v4nw45.html Norwaves Volume 4, nr 45, 1996]</ref> During the rescue operation, she was shot in the legs and lungs.


Andrawes was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in [[Somalia]], but was released a year later due to poor health, after which she moved to [[Beirut]].<ref name="taillon">{{cite book|last=Taillon|first=J. Paul de B.|title=Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism|publisher=[[Praeger Publishers]]|year=2002|pages=144}}</ref> In 1991, she moved to [[Oslo]] with her husband Palestinian academic and human rights activist Dr. [[Ahmad Abu Matar]], and her daughter until she was tracked down by PST in 1994 and handed over to Germany in 1995.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E7D91039F935A15752C1A963958260 World News Briefs; Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker], ''The New York Times'', November 26, 1995</ref><ref>[http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Brundtland-III/Justis--og-politidepartementet/261257/261258/souhaila_andrawes_to_be_extradited.html?id=235216 "Souhaila Andrawes to be extradited to Germany"], [[Ministry of Justice and Public Security|Royal Ministry of Justice]], Norwegian press release on Andrawes' extradition, October 10, 1995</ref> The arrest was followed by a strong debate over how to deal with foreign criminals. She was sentenced to 12 years for terrorism charges and crimes and was released after three years<ref>[http://www.asi-mag.com/air_watch/sep-nov1999.htm Air Watch – September to November 1999] November 12, 1999 entry</ref> due to ill health.<ref>[http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/1999/11/29/184622.html Souhaila Andrawes to be released tomorrow] ''[[Dagbladet]]'', November 29, 1999 (in Norwegian)</ref> She was the first woman to be sentenced twice for such a crime. Andrawes has since resided in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] with her husband and their daughter.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article647809/Eine-Angeklagte-leidet-doch-ihre-Opfer-nicht-minder.html "Eine Angeklagte leidet – doch ihre Opfer nicht minder"] by Uwe Bahnsen, ''[[Die Welt]]'', 29 April 1996 {{in lang|de}}</ref>
Andrawes was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in [[Somalia]], but was released a year later due to poor health, after which she moved to [[Beirut]].<ref name="taillon">{{cite book|last=Taillon|first=J. Paul de B.|title=Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism|publisher=[[Praeger Publishers]]|year=2002|pages=144}}</ref> In 1991, she moved to [[Oslo]] with her husband Palestinian academic and human rights activist Dr. [[Ahmad Abu Matar]], and her daughter until she was tracked down by [[Norwegian Police Security Service]] (PST) in 1994 and handed over to Germany in 1995.<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407E7D91039F935A15752C1A963958260 World News Briefs; Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker], ''The New York Times'', November 26, 1995</ref><ref>[http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Brundtland-III/Justis--og-politidepartementet/261257/261258/souhaila_andrawes_to_be_extradited.html?id=235216 "Souhaila Andrawes to be extradited to Germany"], [[Ministry of Justice and Public Security|Royal Ministry of Justice]], Norwegian press release on Andrawes' extradition, October 10, 1995</ref> The arrest was followed by a strong debate over how to deal with foreign criminals. She was sentenced to 12 years for terrorism charges and crimes and was released after three years<ref>[http://www.asi-mag.com/air_watch/sep-nov1999.htm Air Watch – September to November 1999] November 12, 1999 entry</ref> due to ill health.<ref>[http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/1999/11/29/184622.html Souhaila Andrawes to be released tomorrow] ''[[Dagbladet]]'', November 29, 1999 (in Norwegian)</ref> She was the first woman to be sentenced twice for such a crime. Andrawes has since resided in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] with her husband and their daughter.<ref>[https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article647809/Eine-Angeklagte-leidet-doch-ihre-Opfer-nicht-minder.html "Eine Angeklagte leidet – doch ihre Opfer nicht minder"] by Uwe Bahnsen, ''[[Die Welt]]'', 29 April 1996 {{in lang|de}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:44, 11 December 2020

Souhaila Sami Andrawes Sayeh (Arabic: سهيلة أندراوس born 28 March 1953 in Beirut[1]), is a Palestinian member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1977 she participated in the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 and the murder of pilot Jürgen Schumann. Andrawes was the only one of the four hijackers to survive the GSG 9 storming of the plane in Mogadishu.[2] During the rescue operation, she was shot in the legs and lungs.

Andrawes was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment in Somalia, but was released a year later due to poor health, after which she moved to Beirut.[3] In 1991, she moved to Oslo with her husband Palestinian academic and human rights activist Dr. Ahmad Abu Matar, and her daughter until she was tracked down by Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) in 1994 and handed over to Germany in 1995.[4][5] The arrest was followed by a strong debate over how to deal with foreign criminals. She was sentenced to 12 years for terrorism charges and crimes and was released after three years[6] due to ill health.[7] She was the first woman to be sentenced twice for such a crime. Andrawes has since resided in Oslo, Norway with her husband and their daughter.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Woman Tied to 1977 Hijacking Fights Extradition to Germany". The New York Times. 9 January 1995. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ^ Norwaves Volume 4, nr 45, 1996
  3. ^ Taillon, J. Paul de B. (2002). Hijacking and Hostages: Government Responses to Terrorism. Praeger Publishers. p. 144.
  4. ^ World News Briefs; Norway Gives Germany A Palestinian Hijacker, The New York Times, November 26, 1995
  5. ^ "Souhaila Andrawes to be extradited to Germany", Royal Ministry of Justice, Norwegian press release on Andrawes' extradition, October 10, 1995
  6. ^ Air Watch – September to November 1999 November 12, 1999 entry
  7. ^ Souhaila Andrawes to be released tomorrow Dagbladet, November 29, 1999 (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ "Eine Angeklagte leidet – doch ihre Opfer nicht minder" by Uwe Bahnsen, Die Welt, 29 April 1996 (in German)


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