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An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
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1983 Orly Airport attack
Bombing in Orly airport by ASALA
The Orly Airport attack was the 15 July 1983 bombing of a Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Orly Airport in Paris, by the Armenian militant organization ASALA as part of its campaign for the recognition of and reparations for the Armenian genocide. The explosion killed eight…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Orly Airport
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Paris Orly Airport is one of two international airports serving Paris, France, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Paris. It serves as a secondary hub for domestic and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Country in West Asia
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Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Armenian militant organization that operated from 1975 to the early 1990s
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) was a militant organization active between 1975 and the 1990s whose stated goal was "to compel the Turkish Government to acknowledge publicly its responsibility for the Armenian genocide in 1915, pay reparations, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)