OPEC siege members of OPEC were taken hostage in Vienna, Austria, where the ministers were attending a meeting at the OPEC headquarters at Dr-Karl-Lueger-Ring 10 (renamed Universitätsring in 2012). The hostage attack was orchestrated by a six-person team led by Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal (which included Gabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann, Hans-Joachim Klein and Anis al-Naqqash). The self-named "Arm of the Arab Revolution" group called for the liberation of Palestine. Carlos planned to take over the conference by force and kidnap all eleven oil ministers in attendance and hold them for ransom, with the exception of Ahmed Zaki Yamani and Iran's Jamshid Amuzegar, who
Don Rigsby (1996)", "Finding The Way" (1998), and "Talkin' To Myself" (2000). The band included Rigsby, Ronnie Bowman, Sammy Shelor, and Kenny Smith. When John Duffey suddenly died, Rigsby filled in with the Seldom Scene. Along with Dudley Connell and James King, Rigsby was a member of Longview. The band released three albums: "Longview" (1997), "High Lonesome" (1999), and "Lessons In Stone" (2002). Other members included Joe Mullins (banjo), Glen Duncan (fiddle), and Marshall Wilborn (bass). Rigsby and Connell sing Stanley Brothers-style high-baritone harmonies behind King. Rigsby's first solo album "A Vision", released in 1999, was a collection of bluegrass gospel music.