THE LUFTHA SA HEIST
African Pilot|January 2023
Within hours, the men would flee, having committed one of the largest cash robberies in the United States, prompting an investigation which would span decades and would go on to be called the ‘Lufthansa Heist ’.
THE LUFTHA SA HEIST

The men, all members and associates of the American Mafia, cut through the gates to the cargo building and took several Lufthansa employees hostage, handcuffing them in the canteen.

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