File:Congo Crisis dead hostages.jpg
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U.S. Air Force photos. Some of the hostages after the terrible shooting by the rebels ".Photo is of the rescue operation of Western hostages held in Stanleyville during the Congo Crisis, on 24th november 1964. The soldier lying prone appears to be a Belgian paracommando. 50 years later he was identified by former hostages and admitted the picture was a build-up. He was asked by a photographer to lay on that spot just the time of a photograph. Indeed the hostages were killed minutes before the troops arrived and the soldiers immediately took full control of that street. Above all, the way this soldier lays is against all tactical options. Français : Stanleyville - Congo, 24 novembre 1964. Sauvetage des otages occidentaux retenus captifs par les rebelles simba par les paracommandos belges. Les quelques otages abattus par les rebelles à la dernière minute gisent au sol sur la rue Ketele. Le soldat du premier plan a admis près de 50 ans plus tard avoir été requis de prendre cette pose (très peu tactique) pour la photo. |
| Date | 24 November 1964 |
| Source | http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/odom/odom.asp |
| Author | U.S. Air Force |
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This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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