Galactic City spaceport hostage siege The Galactic City Spaceport Hostage Siege took place in the year 22 BBY , four months after the Battle of Geonosis , when terrorists took control of the Galactic City Spaceport on Coruscant . Background . Fed up with the Republic ' s continuing presence on Haruun Kal and its interference in the planet ' s affairs , Korun nai terrorists under the leadership of Nuriin - Ar seized control of the Galactic City Spaceport and took six hostages , including Mon Calamari Senator Meena Tills , her aide Vun Merett Jai , and a number of civilians . Holed up in a customs clearance corridor in the spaceport ' s terminal building , the terrorists threatened to detonate explosives — a threat given credence by witnesses who ' d seen the men all carrying backpacks — should their demands not be met : the Republic had to immediately remove itself from Haruun Kal affairs . When contacted , the Haruun Kal government denied all knowledge of Nuriin - Ar although the Korunnai ambassador claimed to " fully understand the group ' s frustrations " and publicly urged the Republic to cease it ' s interference in the matters of Haruun Kal . The Standoff . The Coruscant Security Force had cordoned off the area around the spaceport , erecting security barriers under the direction of CSF Lieutenant Dovel , who ' d been named Incident Commander . In addition , Senate Guards under Commander Jaller Obrim were stationed on scene due to the involvement of Senator Tills . Despite the combined forces of the CSF and the Senate Guard , the Grand Army of the Republic ' s Special Operations Brigade was contacted and the clone commandos of Omega Squad dispatched to aid in the effort . Upon arriving at the scene via a CSF VAAT / e assault ship , Omega conferred with Commander Obrim and Lieutenant Dovel . Despite the Senate Security Committee ' s desire for the incident to be over quickly as a deterring show of force — to demonstrate that terrorist acts would gain their perpetrators nothing , especially when attempting to hold Republic senators for ransom — Dovel disagreed and refused to endanger the lives of the other five civilians to effect a fast rescue for the senator . While the men of Omega Squad were prepared to begin setting up for an assault on the spaceport to free the hostages , Dovel informed them that a Jedi was being sent to negotiate with the terrorists . It wasn ' t long before a Twi ' lek Jedi Master by the name of Kaim arrived , but he did not do so alone . With him was the Senate Head of Public Affairs , Mar Rugeyan , along with Null ARC Captain N - 11 — " Ordo " , and former " Cuy ' val Dar " commando training sergeant , now special security advisor to the Grand Army , Kal Skirata . As Omega Squad reunited with the man who ' d trained them back on Kamino , Master Kaim decided to enter the terminal alone and unarmed to directly negotiate with the terrorists . RC - 3222 — " Atin " gave the Jedi Master a strip - cam to be placed somewhere inside so that the squad and the CSF officers would be able to get a better look at what was happening inside the terminal , or an audio feed at the very least , should the negotiations and the chance for a peaceful resolution fail and direct action need to be taken . Kaim attempted to convince the Korunnai to release their captives , asserting that mercy would buy them more sympathy for their cause than brutality . When it was clear that the terrorists were unwilling to give up , and the packs of explosives strapped to each hostage seen by all , Kaim suggested that they release the captive elderly couple from Garqi , Joz and Cira Larutur , in exchange for him taking their place as their prisoner . Unfortunately , Kaim was exposed when one of the men spotted the strip - cam , and the Jedi Master was killed . Further , when his body was thrown out of the terminal , the CSF officers who approached found it booby - trapped , rigged with explosives . Before they could detonate , RC - 8015 — " Fi " , threw himself on the body to shield the unprotected cops . Though the bomb did explode , Fi ' s heavy Katarn - class commando armor spared his life and his body from any serious injury beyond a likely bruise . As a result , Captain Ordo used an electromagnetic pulse to disable the media holocams in the area in a move known as " droiding " , effectively shutting down the terrorists ' ability to see outside via the viewscreens within the terminal . As Omega Squad set up charges around the doors for what then seemed an inevitable assault on the spaceport terminal , Skirata turned to ensuring the understandably shaken Fi was all right . As he sat and talked with the man , he overheard Mar Rugeyan refer to the clone commando pejoratively as a " grunt " . Angered by the insult , Skirata made a point of " forcefully " reminding the Head of Public Affairs not to do so again and insisted he leave the scene and allow the clones to carry on doing their job . When the terrorist made demands for food and buckets for refresher facilities , Skirata volunteered to take the items in , himself . With a hearing enhancer in one ear to transmit audio back — knowing that the terrorists would think it too obvious to be any real concern — Skirata was soon willingly taken hostage as well . Once inside , he engaged in apparently harmless conversation with the other hostages , which unknown to their captors were actually coded messages relaying the position of the hostages and the name of the previously unknown sixth hostage : N ' zaet Nir of Mayro . Assault . With the terrorists identified and a relative position known for the hostages , it was time to act . With a three - count from RC - 1136 — " Darman " , CSF shut down the lights inside the terminal , Omega Squad blew the doors in with entry charges , lobbing in flash - bang grenade s to stun the terrorists , while Ordo came through the ceiling . The resulting assault took approximately twenty seconds by Fi ' s count , and during the chaotic firefight , Fi nearly shot and killed Skirata when Kal threw himself in front of one of the hostages who ' d been forced to change clothes with one of the terrorists . After all four terrorists had been shot and killed , Skirata kept them calm and still until they could be checked out by an explosives officer who determined that the packs were fake , filled not with bombs but used comlink parts . Once it was determined that they were in no further danger , the hostages were escorted out of the spaceport terminal . Aftermath . With the deaths of the terrorists and the release of the hostages , Skirata , Omega Squad , and Jaller Obrim would piece together the terrorists ' true objective based on the identity of the sixth hostage , N ' zaet Nir . Nir was a member of the Corporate Sector Authority ' s Executive Directorship Board , the group responsible for managing the companies that comprised the CSA . Wanting the Republic forces to believe Senator Tills was the highest priority , they planned for Nir to be " accidentally " killed in the attack so that the political fallout might sway the currently neutral Corporate Sector and all its immense wealth to side with the Separatists . The incident would also forge a mutual respect between the Republic commandos and the men of CSF due to the action Fi took to smother the bomb - laden body of Master Kaim , saving the lives of several officers . Following the incident , Fi became something of a hero to Coruscant ' s police force and Obrim would personally count the man , his brothers in Omega Squad , and Skirata among his close friends in the years to come . Omega returned to Arca Company Barracks afterward , and would be redeployed on another mission at 0600 hours the following morning .