On December 4, 1975 six armed Moluccans raided the Indonesian consulate in Amsterdam in support of a train hijacking near the village of Wijster which had started two days before.
One hostage tried to flee by jumping out of a window but fell 10 metres (30 ft) and died five days later.
After negotiations the children were released.
The crisis ended on December 19 when the hostage-takers surrendered after being given vague promises of meetings with Dutch and Indonesian authorities to talk about their case.
The hostage-takers were later convicted and given 7 year sentences.