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Today in True Crime

April 11, 1955: Kashmir Princess Plane Crashes

Today in True Crime

Parcast

True Crime, Education, History

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Zhou Enlai, the Premier of China, was supposed to be one of the delegates aboard the Kashmir Princess when it flew from Hong Kong to India. But at the last minute, he didn't show up. When the plane crashed in the South China Sea, people wondered if it had been an assassination attempt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, April 11th, 2022. On this day in 1955, a bombing brought down a plane over the South China Sea.

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0:51.6

Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.

0:56.6

Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised.

1:00.5

This episode includes descriptions of a violent plane crash.

1:04.3

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

1:08.4

Today we'll be talking about the bombing of the plane known as the Kashmir Princess.

1:13.6

The attack seemed deliberately aimed at China's leadership. Now let's go back to Hong Kong's airport swarmed with security. Air India planned to fly a group of

1:39.7

European and Chinese delegates to the Bandun Conference in Indonesia.

1:45.0

But the safety of the flight had come into question, as government officials received word of a possible attack against the delegates.

1:53.0

Once the plane was cleared, security made sure each delegate was safely boarded, except for one.

2:00.0

Joe N. Lai, the premier of China and the chief advisor to head

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