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West German Embassy siege

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West German Embassy siege

Summary

West German Embassy siege is a hostage taking[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (hostage_taking category, ranking #17 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • West German Embassy siege is in the country of Sweden[3].
  • West German Embassy siege's image is recorded as Tysklands ambassad 2008.jpg[4].
  • West German Embassy siege's instance of is recorded as hostage taking[5].
  • West German Embassy siege's location is recorded as Embassy of Germany, Stockholm[6].
  • West German Embassy siege's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time[7].
  • West German Embassy siege's target is recorded as list of diplomatic missions of Germany[8].
  • West German Embassy siege's start time is recorded as +1975-04-24T00:00:00Z[9].
  • West German Embassy siege's end time is recorded as +1975-04-24T00:00:00Z[10].
  • West German Embassy siege's point in time is recorded as +1975-04-24T00:00:00Z[11].
  • West German Embassy siege's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.334544, 'lon': 18.106378}[12].
  • West German Embassy siege's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dfwp4[13].
  • West German Embassy siege's participant is recorded as Commando Holger Meins[14].

Why It Matters

West German Embassy siege draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (hostage_taking category, ranking #17 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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