On October 17 and October 18 , 1977 , a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP ) group hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 to Mogadishu , holding 86 hostages . West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Barre negotiated a deal to allow a GSG 9 anti-terrorist unit into Mogadishu to free the hostages
Lufthansa Flight 181
Lufthansa Flight 181
Siad Barre