Ugandan Hostage Rescue Site Crossword Clue

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	noun • a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
	38%	14		The game involves various game modes such as bomb defusal and hostage rescue
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	36%	13		Often utilized in hostage rescue situations
	noun • a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun

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New York Times27 Sep 1992	Down 99
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