A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on June 28, 1976, Forty Years Ago. The resolution urged the 47 member states to give the two banned South African liberation movements — Pan African Congress and the African National Congress — “maximum political, economic and military support”. A representative of the Chinese embassy in new Delhi was present at the airport to see Narayanan off. A French airliner carrying more than 80 Israelis among more than 200 passengers was skyjacked to Libya. Beirut Airport ShutBeirut airport was closed after a barrage of shells and rockets destroyed a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707, killing the captain and injuring two of his crew.

Source: Indian Express June 27, 2016 19:07 UTC