On October 22, 1956, five major figures of the National Liberation Front (FLN)—Mohamed Khider, Ahmed Ben Bella, Hocine Ait Ahmed, Mohamed Boudiaf, and Mostafa Lacheraf—were subjected to an act of international air piracy. Traveling from Rabat to Tunis on a chartered Moroccan plane, they were intercepted by the French army and forced to land in Algiers. Following brutal interrogations, the leaders were imprisoned in France until the nation achieved independence. This incident took place at a time when the Liberation War was gaining momentum, notably following the North Constantinois offensives and the organizing efforts of the Soummam Congress in August 1956. Despite the abduction of its leadership, the Revolution continued to intensify. The movement proved to be firmly rooted in the Algerian population, rendering the colonial strategy of decapitation entirely ineffective.