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Fifty years ago today, Swedish police pumped tear gas into holes drilled into a bank vault, where two criminals had held four hostages for six days.

The gas forced the captors to surrender, on Aug. 28, 1973, ending a bizarre standoff the world watched on live TV. The incident gave the world the phrase "Stockholm syndrome," and it's still misunderstood. Here's why @medium

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