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May Day, May Day, Bangbus: The Infamous Hijacking Incident that Shook the World

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May 1st, a day of celebration and labor rights advocacy for many, but for one unsuspecting aircraft and its passengers, it became a day of unimaginable terror. The "May Day, May Day, Bangbus" incident, as it came to be known, was a shocking hijacking event that took place on May 1st, 1985, involving a commercial airliner and a group of rogue individuals.

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