Ny: Kidnappingen i Wien og terroristen Carlos Sjakalen
Shortly before Christmas 1975, OPEC headquarters is attacked by terrorists. Over 60 ministers, delegates and officials are taken hostage and three people are killed. New episodes from P3 Documentary can be found first in Sveriges Radio Play. Inside the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, a large international meeting on world oil prices is underway when six armed terrorists enter the building. The hostage drama in Vienna will last for several days and people will be shot to death inside the building. ## **The terrorist attack on OPEC becomes world news** The terrorists demand an airplane and safe passage out of the country. They also demand that a seven-page communiqué be read on Austrian radio, every other hour. Yet no one really understands what the terrorists want. Who is really behind the attack? After the hostage drama, the group's leader, the well-dressed and mythical terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, better known as *Carlos* or *The Jackal*, goes underground. The myth about him grows, and over the years reaches enormous proportions. He is said to have women all over the world, described as a jet-set terrorist and as the world's most dangerous man. But who is he really? And why can't anyone catch him? **Participants:** Sylvia Smetiprach, then secretary at OPEC. "Miguel", Carlos' classmate and friend. Dan Hansén, senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University. Anton Gatnar, journalist in Vienna. Susanna Ericson Wallstén, author. Jan Mosander, then journalist at Expressen. Wolfgang Mayer König, negotiator. Achmed Khammas, partygoer in Damascus. Ilich Ramírez Sánchez or *Carlos, The Jackal,* convicted terrorist. **A documentary by:** Eric Ericson and Susanna Ericson Wallstén. **Producer:** Rosa Fernández. The documentary was produced in 2025.
Original title: Ny: Gisslandramat i Wien och terroristen Carlos Schakalen
Original description: <p>Strax före jul 1975 attackeras OPEC:s högkvarter av terrorister. Över 60 ministrar, delegater oc…