The Question:
In the morning of Aug 23,1973, an escaped convict named Jan Erik
Olsson , aged 32 , entered the Sveriges Kreditbanken, one of the city's
larger banks located at Normallmstorg , along with accomplice Clark Olaffson.
From beneath a folded jacket, he produced a submachine gun which he fired
into the ceiling creating great panic. How is what this incident immortalized?
The answer:
As the Stockholm Syndrome, where innocent hostages begin to sympathise with the cause of their captors.
Results of Gopal's Weekly Quiz - 51:
No of respondents: 1
No. of correct answers: 1
The Respondents:
1. Deepa Muthukrishnan
Her Answer: The Stockholm Syndrome
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