Japan honours ex-air chief Mahmud
Japan has honoured Air Vice Marshal (retd) AG Mahmud with “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” for his contributions to rescuing 151 hostages from an aircraft hijacked by Japanese Red Army in 1977.
The 83-year-old was among the 105 foreign recipients of “2017 Spring Imperial Decorations”, said Japanese embassy press release yesterday.
The award giving ceremony will be held on May 9 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be present, reports The Japan Times.
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