In September 1985, chaos erupted in the Soviet embassy in Lebanon. Several diplomats were kidnapped by ***, and the news quickly reached the top of the Soviet Union. The Soviets are known as a fighting nation, and the kidnapping of diplomats undoubtedly touches the bottom line of their dignity.
As a result, the Soviet leadership immediately issued a warning, saying that it would take retaliatory measures at all costs, and that if there was any attempt to harm diplomats, they would be met with equal retaliation.
However, instead of taking the Soviet warnings into account, these *** shot one of the diplomats directly. Faced with this situation, the Soviet Union decisively decided to counter violence with violence, sending special forces organized by the KGB to use the same means to fight these lawbreakers.
After a period of struggle, these *** were frightened by the KGB's resolute actions and chose to beg for mercy. Why, then, did these people kill Soviet diplomats?
And how did the KGB counter violence with violence? The mystery of all this is revealed below.
Soviet ambassador assassinated, Soviet Union demands immediate release of hostagesOn September 30, 1985, the ambassador of the Soviet Embassy in Lebanon was on his way to the conference as planned, when a vehicle suddenly appeared and forced the ambassador's car to stop.
Holding **, forcibly pull them out of the car and order them to raise their hands. Fearing repercussions, diplomats had to obey orders. Subsequently, they were blindfolded and dragged into an unknown car.
The four hostages included the secretary of the consular department of the USSR, the minister of the USSR, representatives of the delegation of the USSR ** and their entourage. Katkov, one of the members of the delegation's entourage, was unfortunately injured while trying to escape and fell unconscious in a pool of blood.
This incident provoked strong resentment from the Soviet Union, who immediately demanded that the Lebanese ** immediately release these hostages.
We have only one demand, you must withdraw the Syrian troops within the stipulated time, otherwise we will all be executed at the cost of the lives of these diplomats! ”
In the face of this arrogant terrorist force, the people of the Soviet Union felt very aggrieved, they were always asked for help by others in the past, when were they also threatened?
The Soviet top brass was shocked and outraged by the atrocities of this group of ***. They contacted this group of *** righteous words and said: "Now that the situation is complicated, we ask your superiors to come forward to solve this matter and release the hostages as soon as possible." ”
However, these *** did not take the warning of the Soviet Union in the slightest, and still insisted on their own demands, saying: "If you want us to release people, then you must agree to our demands, otherwise everything will not be discussed!" ”
The Soviet Union once again warned them that if they dared to harm any of our diplomats, they would face the most brutal reprisals. But these *** still insist that they should take the initiative and that it should be the USSR who should make compromises.
What they didn't know, however, was that the Soviet Union had already discovered their identity and purpose. The leader of these *** is Mughnia of the Lebanese PLO, codenamed "Hyena".
The kidnapping was a product of the Lebanese civil war. Lebanon is a special country in which the two major sects, ** and Islam, are almost evenly divided, which leads to serious religious conflicts.
In January 1976, Islamist-backed Palestinian forces officially entered Lebanon and took control of most of the area. With the entry of Syria, Lebanon was divided into several parts.
However, at this critical juncture, the PLO, despite the plight of Lebanon, launched another terrorist attack on Israel, causing human beings.
In the face of unjust provocations, Israel immediately launched a large-scale military operation, carrying out all-round bombardment of PLO strongholds in southern Lebanon.
All this is due to the presence of the PLO, which has once again brought unwarranted suffering to Lebanon. In June 1982, Israel sent more than 60,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on Lebanese areas, penetrating about 90 kilometers into Lebanese territory, which led to the outbreak of the fifth Middle East war.
With the Israeli invasion, Lebanon was effectively torn apart, and the PLO was losing ground under the Israeli offensive. To make matters worse, PLO leader Yasser Arafat was attacked by Syrian opposition factions in Tripoli, which reversed the relationship between the PLO and Syria, from an "ally" to an "adversary".
In order to get out of Syrian control, the PLO began to plan its expulsion. However, Syria has the support of the Soviet Union behind it, and the PLO itself is in a state of "half-dead", so it is unrealistic to drive Syria out by force alone.
Therefore, they weighed again and again and decided to use the power of the Soviet Union to expel Syria from the country. Prior to this, this group had repeatedly kidnapped hostages from British and American countries to achieve its goals through violent means.
Due to the international constraints, the British and American countries did not respond too much to this terrorist organization, but chose to compromise according to their demands, so that these *** tasted the sweetness of solving the problem through violent means.
They had planned to kidnap one or the leader of the Soviet Union as a threat, but they were never able to do so because the Soviets were protected by a large number of guards when they traveled, so they turned their attention to Soviet diplomats who were easier to hijack.
After implementing the kidnapping plan, they confidently called the Soviet embassy with a demand for the immediate withdrawal of Syrian troops in Lebanon. However, the Soviet Union and the Anglo-American countries acted in very different ways, and as a fighting people, the Soviet Union never made concessions to any form of violence.
The Soviet leader at the time, Mikhail Gorbachev, who had just taken office, also wanted to establish his prestige through this matter, so he rejected their request and ordered them to release them within the stipulated time.
Gorbachev initially did not intend to expand the contradictions between the USSR and the PLO, but after giving them an ultimatum, the USSR sent a tough message to PLO leader Yasser Arafat.
Although Arafat had Soviet assistance, he rejected the Soviet Union's offer of reconciliation, which led to a deterioration in relations between the two sides. After that, some people acted violently against the Soviet Union, which resulted in the serious injury and eventual death of a diplomat.
This incident sparked more conflict and tragedy.
This incident completely infuriated the Soviet Union, and they decided to counter violence with violence and force the other side to comply. As a result, KGB fighters were sent on this mission. The predecessor of the KGB was the State Political Security Bureau of the Soviet Union, the General Directorate of ** (GPU), and in 1954 it was renamed the *** Committee, that is, the KGB.
The organization's capabilities in intelligence, reconnaissance, counterintelligence, and more importantly, the fact that few people knew about it at the time, made it fitting that they were in charge of this task.
Soon, 10 members of the special forces arrived in Lebanon. Through a message from a Druze community leader, they learned that the diplomats could be held in the Baalbek prison built by ***.
However, they face another problem, if they rush in easily, these *** may choose to commit suicide, leading to even greater losses.
We still say that if Syria does not retreat for a day, we will refuse to release Soviet diplomats. ”
The KGB showed their might to the hyenas, and it didn't take long for them to capture the hyena's younger brother, torture him, and even send him his ears. It was only then that the hyenas really realized the strength of the USSR and the terribleness of the fighting nation.
He realized that if he continued to persevere, not only would the hostages be killed by the Soviet Union, but even everything he had worked so hard to build would come to naught. Therefore, he immediately released the diplomat.
After the diplomat was rescued, the 10 mysterious special forces members disappeared from Lebanon. Everything is back to normal, but the hyena knows in his heart that it's not over yet.
He took 4 hostages and returned only 3, although the Soviet Union did not say it on the surface, but secretly it may still take measures. From then on, he lived in fear until 2008, when he left his apartment in a bomb attack when he thought the Soviets had let their guard down.
Later, the medical examiner found the radioactive material polonium in his body, which means that he may not have died from **. However, the ** of this radioactive material is unknown.
The KGB incident has become a classic case of "countering violence with violence" in history, and it has once again proved a fact: a weak country has no diplomacy. In order to gain a firm foothold in the international arena, it is necessary to have sufficient strength and "means".