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Mathias Rust's plane just prior to illegally landing in Red Square, Moscow, in the Soviet Union, 1987 (lemmy.world)
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[–] BeepStreet@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"On 24 November 1989, while doing his obligatory community service (Zivildienst) as an orderly in a West German hospital, Rust stabbed a female co-worker who had rejected him."

Nice

[–] Bondrewd@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago
  • Literally almost killed someone out of spite.
  • 15 months in prison.
[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

This sorta sounds like the soldier who ran to north korea recently in some ways.