Israel honours Entebbe operation

Kampala, 13 Sept-(ANA)-Israel's foreign minister has visited the site of one of his country's boldest overseas military operations - the old airport in Entebbe, Uganda.

Avigdor Lieberman laid a wreath at the site where Israeli commandos freed more than 100 people from a plane that was hijacked by militants.

Uganda's military ruler Idi Amin was furious at the 1976 operation.

Amin said Kenya colluded with Israel in the raid and hundreds of Kenyans living in Uganda were massacred afterwards.

Some analysts believe the raid helped to destabilise the Amin government, which was eventually overthrown in 1979. (ANA)

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