Red Army Faction obliged and released several of these members for the safe release of Lorenz. On 24 April 1975, six members affiliated with the Baader-Meinhof group seized the West German Embassy in Stockholm. The group took hostages and set the building to explode. They demanded the release of several imprisoned members of the Baader-Meinhof gang. The government refused the request, which led to the execution of two of the hostages. A few of the bombs that were intended to blow up the embassy prematurely detonated, which resulted in the death of two of the six Baader-Meinhof affiliates. The other four members eventually
Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File The NCIC Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File (VGTOF) was designed to provide identifying information about violent criminal gangs and terrorist organizations and their members to a wide variety of law enforcement personnel. This information warns law enforcement officers of the potential danger posed by violent individuals and to promote the exchange of information about these organizations and members to facilitate criminal investigations. The Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File was implemented in December 1994. It is run by the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC). When the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) became operational on