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Black September  

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  • Founded in 1970, Black September was a Palestinian militant faction. It chose its name to commemorate the violent Hashemite-Palestinian clash in Jordan in September 1970, during which the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) tried to seize power from King Hussein. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Black September]

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