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In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
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Main international airport of Israel
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Lod
City in Israel
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Country in West Asia
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Japanese Red Army
Communist militant organization (1971–2001)
The Japanese Red Army was a militant communist organization active from 1971 to 2001. It was designated a terrorist organization by Japan and the United States. The JRA was founded by Fusako Shigenobu and Tsuyoshi Okudaira in February 1971, and was most active in the 1970s and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lod Airport massacre
1972 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv, Israel
The Lod Airport massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 30 May 1972. Three members of the Japanese Red Army recruited by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), attacked Lod Airport near Tel Aviv, killing 26 people and injuring 80 others. Two of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)