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Armenian Atrocities & Terrorism
Armenian Terrorism - A Chronological Rundown
January 27, 1973 Santa Barbara, California|
The Armenian Gourgen Yanikian, a U.S. citizen, invites the Turkish
Consul General, Mehmet
Baydar, and the Consul, Bahadr Demir to a luncheon. The unsuspecting
diplomats accept the
friendly invitation. Gourgen Yanikian murders his two guests. He is
sentenced to life
imprisonment.
April 4, 1973 Paris
Bombings at the Turkish Consulate General and the offices of Turkish
Airlines (THY).
Extensive damage.
October 26, 1973 New York
Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information Office. The bomb is
discovered in time and
defused. A group calling itself the "Yanikian Commandos" claims
responsibility. They want the
release of the double murderer of Santa Barbara, Gourgen Yanikian, who
insidiously murdered
two Turkish diplomats.
February 7, 1975 Beirut
Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information and Tourism Bureau. The
bomb explodes while
being defused. A Lebanese policeman is injured. The "Prisoner Gourgen
Yanikian Group" claims
responsibility.
February 20, 1975 Beirut
The "Yanikian" group demanding the release of the double murderer of
Santa Barbara strikes
again. Extensive damage is caused by a bomb explosion at the THY
offices. ASALA (Armenian
Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) also claims responsibility
for the bombing.
October 22, 1975 Vienna
The Turkish Ambassador, Danis Tunalgil, is assassinated in his study
by three Armenian
terrorists. ASALA claims responsibility.
October 24, 1975 Paris
Ambassador Ismail Erez and his driver, Talip Yener, are murdered. The
ASALA and the JCAG (
Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide) dispute responsibility.
October 28, 1975 Beirut
Grenade attack on the Turkish Embassy. The ASALA claims
responsibility.
February 16, 1976 Beirut
The First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, Oktar Cirit, is
assassinated in a restaurant on
Hamra Street. The ASALA claims responsibility.
May 17, 1976 Frankfurt, Essen, Cologne
Consulates General in Frankfurt, Essen and Cologne are the targets of
simultaneous bomb
attacks.
May 28, 1976 Zurich
Bomb attacks at the offices of the Turkish Labor Attache and the
Garanti Bank. Extensive
damage. A bomb in the Turkish Tourism Bureau is defused in time.
Responsibility is claimed by
the JCAG.
May 2, 1977 Beirut
The cars of the Military Attache, Nahit Karakay, and the
Administrative Attache, Ilhan Ö
zbabacan, are destroyed. The two diplomats are uninjured. Credit is
claimed by the ASALA.
May 14, 1977 Paris
Bomb attack at the Turkish Tourism Bureau. Extensive damage. The "New
Armenian Resistance
Group" claims responsibility.
June 6, 1977 Zurich
Bomb attack at the store of a Turkish citizen, Hüseyin Bülbül.
June 9, 1977 Rome
Assassination of the Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Taha Carm.
He dies soon after the
attack. The JCAG claims responsibility.
October 4, 1977 Los Angeles
Bomb attack at the house of Professor Stanford Shaw, who teaches
Ottoman history at the
University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Responsibility is
claimed by an "Armenian
Group of 28."
January 2, 1978 Brussels
Bomb attack at a building containing Turkish banking services. The
"New Armenian Resistance"
claims credit.
June 2, 1978 Madrid
Terrorist attack on the automobile of the Turkish Ambassador, Zeki
Kuneralp. His wife, Necla
Kuneralp, the retired Turkish Ambassador Besir Balcoglu die
immediately in the rain of
gunfire. The Spanish chauffeur, Antonio Torres, dies of his injuries
in the hospital. ASALA
and JCAG claim responsibility.
December 6, 1978 Geneva
A bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate General. Extensive
damage. The "New
Armenian Resistance Group" claims responsibility.
December 17, 1978 Geneva
A bomb explodes at the THY Bureau. ASALA claims responsibility.
July 8, 1979 Paris
The French capital experiences four bomb attacks in a single day. The
first is at the THY
offices; the next at the offices of the Turkish Labor Attache; the
third in the Turkish
Information and Tourism Bureau. A fourth explosive, intended for the
Turkish Permanent
Representative to the O.E.C.D., is defused before it explodes. The
JCAG claims
responsibility.
August 22, 1979 Geneva
A bomb is thrown at the car of the Turkish Consul General, Niyazi
Adal. The diplomat escapes
unhurt. Two Swiss passers-by are injured. Two cars are destroyed.
August 27, 1979 Frankfurt
The offices of THY are totally destroyed by an explosion. A pedestrian
is injured. The ASALA
claims responsibility.
October 4, 1979 Copenhagen
Two Danes are injured when a bomb explodes near the offices of THY.
ASALA claims credit.
October 12, 1979 The Hague
Ahmet Benler, the son of Turkish Ambassador Özdemir Benler, is
assassinated by Armenian
terrorists. The murderers escape. JCAG and ASALA claim responsibility.
October 30, 1979 Milan
The offices of THY are destroyed by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims
responsibility.
November 8, 1979 Rome
The Turkish Tourism Office is destroyed by a bomb. ASALA claims
responsibility.
November 18, 1979 Paris
Bomb explosions destroy the offices of THY, KLM, and Lufthansa. Two
French policemen are
injured. Responsibility is claimed by ASALA.
November 25, 1979 Madrid
Bomb explosions in front of the offices of TWA and British Airways.
ASALA, in claiming
responsibility, states that the attacks are meant as a warning to the
Pope to cancel his
planned visit to Turkey.
December 9, 1979 Rome
Two bombs explode in downtown Rome, damaging the offices of PAN AM,
British Airways and the
Philippine Airways. Nine people are injured in the terrorist attack. A
"New Armenian
Resistance Movement" claims responsibility.
December 17, 1979 London
Extensive damage is caused when a bomb explodes in front of the THY
offices. A "Front for the
Liberation of Armenia" claims responsibility.
December 22, 1979 Paris
Ylmaz Çolpan, the Tourism Attache at the Turkish Embassy is
assassinated while walking on
the Champs Elysées. Several groups, including ASALA, JCAG and the
"Commandos of Armenian
Militants Against Genocide" claim responsibility.
December 22, 1979 Amsterdam
Heavy damage results from a bomb explosion in front of the THY
offices. ASALA claims credit.
December 23, 1979 Rome
A bomb explodes in front of a World Council of Churches Refugee
Center, being used as a
transit point for Armenian refugees from Lebanon. ASALA claims credit
for the attack and
warns the Italian authorities to halt "the Armenian diaspora."
December 23, 1979 Rome
Three bomb explosions occur in front of the offices of Air France and
TWA, injuring a dozen
passers-by. ASALA claims responsibility, stating that the bomb was
placed "in reprisal
against the repressive measures of French authorities against
Armenians in France" (i.e.,
questioning suspects, carry out investigations, etc.)
January 10, 1980 Teheran
A bomb which explodes in front of the THY offices causes extensive
damage. ASALA claims
responsibility.
January 20, 1980 Madrid
A series of bomb attacks, resulting in numerous injuries, occurs in
front of the offices of
TWA, British Airways, Swissair, and Sabena. The JCAG claims credit for
the attacks.
February 2, 1980 Brussels
Two bombs explode within minutes of each other in front of the
downtown offices of THY and
Aeroflot. The "New Armenian Resistance Group" issues a communique in
which they claim
responsibility for both attacks.
February 6, 1980 Bern
A terrorist opens fire on Turkish Ambassador Dogan Türkmen, who
escapes with minor wounds.
The would-be-assassin, an Armenian named Max Klindjian, is
subsequently arrested in
Marseilles and returned to Switzerland for trial. The JCAG claims
credit for the attack.
February 18, 1980 Rome
The offices of Lufthansa, El Al and Swissair are damaged by two bomb
attacks. Telephone
messages give three reasons for the attacks: 1. The Germans support
"Turkish fascism"; 2. The
Jews are Zionists (ASALA); 3. The Swiss behave "repressively" towards
the Armenians.
March 10, 1980 Rome
Bomb attacks on the THY and Turkish Tourism Bureau offices on the
Piazza Della Repubblica.
The blasts kill two Italians and injure fourteen. Credit for the
attack is claimed by the "
New Armenian Resistance of the Armenian Secret Army."
April 17, 1980 Rome
The Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Vecdi Türel, is shot and
seriously wounded. His
chauffeur, Tahsin Güvenç, is also slightly wounded in the
assassination attempt. JCAG claims
responsibility for the attack.
May 19, 1980 Marseilles
A rocket aimed at the Turkish Consulate General in Marseilles is
discovered and defused prior
to exploding. ASALA and a group calling itself "Black April" claim
credit for the attack.
July 31, 1980 Athens
Galip Özmen, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, and
his family are attacked
by Armenian terrorists while sitting in their car. Galip Özmen and his
fourteen-year-old
daughter, Neslihan, are killed in the attack. His wife, Sevil, and his
sixteen-year-old son,
Kaan, are wounded. Credit for the double killing is claimed by ASALA.
August 5, 1980 Lyon
Two terrorists storm into the Turkish Consulate General in Lyon and
open fire, killing two
and injuring several other bystanders. ASALA claims credit for the
attack.
August 11, 1980 New York
An "Armenian group" hurls paint bombs at the Turkish House across from
the United Nations,
home of the Turkish Representations in New York.
September 26, 1980 Paris
Selçuk Bakkalbas, the Press Counselor at the Turkish Embassy, is shot
as he enters his home.
Bakkalbas survives but is permanently paralyzed as a result of his
injuries. ASALA claims
responsibility for the attack.
October 3, 1980 Geneva
Two Armenian terrorists are injured when a bomb they are preparing
explodes in their Geneva
hotel room. The two, Suzy Mahseredjian from Canoga Park, California,
and Alexander
Yenikomechian, are arrested. Their arrest leads to the formation of a
new group called "
October 3," which subsequently strikes at Swiss targets.
October 3, 1980 Milan
Two Italians are injured when a bomb explodes in front of the THY
offices. ASALA claims
credit for the attack.
October 5, 1980 Madrid
The offices of Alitalia are rocked by a bomb explosion which injures
twelve individuals. The
ASALA claims responsibility for the attack.
October 6, 1980 Los Angeles
Two molotov cocktails are thrown into the home of the Turkish Consul
General, Kemal Arkan.
He survives with injuries.
October 10, 1980 Beirut
Two bombs explode near Swiss offices in West Beirut. A group calling
itself "October 3"
claims responsibility for these bombings as well as others on the same
day against Swiss
offices in England.
October 12, 1980 New York
A bomb placed in front of the Turkish House explodes. Four passers-by
are injured. JCAG
assumes responsibility.
October 12, 1980 Los Angeles
A travel agency in Hollywood, owned by a Turkish-American, is
destroyed. JCAG claims
responsibility.
October 12, 1980 London
The Turkish Tourism and Information Bureau's offices are damaged by a
bomb explosion. ASALA
claims credit.
October 12, 1980 London
A Swiss shopping complex in central London is damaged by a bomb blast.
Callers claim the
explosion was the work of "October 3."
October 13, 1980 Paris
A Swiss tourist office is damaged by a bomb explosion. "October 3"
again claims credit.
October 21, 1980 Interlaken, Switzerland
A bomb is found in a Swiss express train coming from Paris. Luckily,
it does not explode. "
October 3" is believed to be behind the action, which could have
caused a catastrophe.
November 4, 1980 Geneva
The Swiss Palace of Justice in Geneva is heavily damaged by a bomb
explosion. Credit is
claimed by "October 3."
November 9, 1980 Strasbourg
Heavy damage results from a bomb blast at the Turkish Consulate
General. The attack is
claimed by ASALA.
November 10, 1980 Rome
Five people are injured in attacks on the Swissair and Swiss Tourist
offices. ASALA and "
October 3" claim credit.
November 19, 1980 Rome
The offices of the Turkish Tourism Bureau and those of THY are damaged
by a bomb explosion.
ASALA claims responsibility.
November 25, 1980 Geneva
The offices of the Union of Swiss Banks are hit by a bomb explosion.
Responsibility is
claimed by "October 3."
December 5, 1980 Marseilles
A police expert defuses a time bomb left at the Swiss Consulate in
Marseilles. "October 3"
claims responsibility.
December 15, 1980 London
Two bombs placed in front of the French Tourism Office in London are
defused by a Scotland
Yard bomb squad. "October 3" claims the bombs are a warning to the
French for assistance they
have rendered the Swiss in fighting Armenian terrorism.
December 17, 1980 Sydney
Two terrorists assassinate sark Aryak, the Turkish Consul General,
and his bodyguard, Engin
Sever. JCAG claims responsibility.
December 25, 1980 Zurich
A bomb explosion destroys a radar monitor at Kloten Airport, and a
second explosive planted
on the main runway of the airport is defused. "October 3" claims
credit for these attempted
mass-murders.
December 29, 1980 Madrid
A Spanish reporter is seriously injured in a telephone booth while
calling in a story to his
paper about the bomb attack on the Swissair offices. "October 3"
claims responsibility.
December 30, 1980 Beirut
Bomb attack on the Credit-Suisse offices. ASALA and "October 3" fight
over who gets the
credit.
January 2, 1981 Beirut
In a press communique, ASALA threatens to "attack all Swiss diplomats
throughout the world"
in response to the alleged mistreatment of "Suzy and Alex" in
Switzerland. On January 4,
ASALA issues a statement giving the Swiss a few days to think things
over.
January 14, 1981 Paris
A bomb explodes in the car of Ahmet Erbeyli, the Economic Counselor of
the Turkish Embassy.
Erbeyli is not injured, but the explosion totally destroys his car. A
group calling itself
the "Alex Yenikomechian Commandos" of ASALA claims credit for the
explosion.
January 27, 1981 Milan
The Swissair and Swiss Tourist offices in Milan are damaged by bomb
explosions. Two passers-
by are injured. "October 3" claims credit for the bombing in a call to
local media
representatives.
February 3, 1981 Los Angeles
Bomb-squad officials disarm a bomb left at the Swiss Consulate. The
terrorists threaten in
anonymous phone calls that such attacks will continue until Suzy
Mahseredjian is released.
February 5, 1981 Paris
Bombs explode in the TWA and Air France offices. One injured, heavy
material damage. "October
3" claims credit.
March 4, 1981 Paris
Two terrorists open fire on Resat Moral, Labor Attache at the Turkish
Embassy, Tecelli Ar,
Religious Affairs Attache, and Ilkay Karakoç, the Paris representative
of the Anadolu Bank.
Moral and Ar are assassinated. Karakoç manages to escape. ASALA
claims responsibility.
March 12, 1981 Teheran
A group of ASALA terrorists try to occupy the Turkish Embassy, killing
two guards in the
process. Two of the perpetrators are captured and later executed by
the Iranians. ASALA
claims credit.
April 3, 1981 Copenhagen
Cavit Demir, the Labor Attache at the Turkish Embassy, is shot as he
enters his apartment
building late in the evening and is seriously wounded. Both ASALA and
JCAG claim the attack.
June 3, 1981 Los Angeles
Bombs force the cancellation of performances by a Turkish folk-dance
group. Threats of
similar bombings force the group's performances in San Francisco to be
canceled as well.
June 9, 1981 Geneva
Mehmet Savas Yergüz, Secretary in the Turkish Consulate, is
assassinated by the Armenian
terrorist Mardiros Jamgotchian. The arrest of the ASALA terrorist
leads to the formation of a
new ASALA branch called the "Ninth of June Organization," which will
be responsible for a new
series of attacks.
June 11, 1981 Paris
A group of Armenian terrorists, led by one Ara Toranian, occupies the
THY offices. Initially
ignored by the French authorities, the terrorists are only evicted
from the premises after
vehement protests from the Turkish Embassy.
June 19, 1981 Teheran
A bomb explodes at the offices of Swissair. The "Ninth of June
Organization" claims
responsibility.
June 26, 1981 Los Angeles
A bomb explodes in front of the Swiss Banking Corporation offices.
Again the work of the "
Ninth of June Organization."
July 19, 1981 Bern
A bomb explodes at the Swiss Parliament Building. "Ninth of June"
claims responsibility.
July 20, 1981 Zurich
"Ninth of June" strikes again. A bomb explodes in an automatic
photo-booth at Zurich's
international airport.
July 21, 1981 Lausanne
Twenty women are injured as a bomb laid by Armenian terrorists
explodes in a department
store. "Ninth of June" claims responsibility.
July 22, 1981 Geneva
A bomb explodes in a locker at the train station. Authorities suspect
"Ninth of June."
July 22, 1981 Geneva
An hour later, a second bomb explodes in a locker at the station.
Police cordoned off the
area following the first explosion, thereby preventing injuries from
the second.
August 11, 1981 Copenhagen
Two bombs destroy the offices of Swissair. An American tourist is
injured in the explosion.
"Ninth of June" claims responsibility.
August 20, 1981 Los Angeles
A bomb explodes outside the offices of Swiss Precision Instruments.
The attack is claimed by
"Ninth of June."
August 20, 1981 Paris
Explosion at Alitalia Airlines. "October 3" is back in action.
September 15, 1981 Copenhagen
Two people are injured as a bomb explodes in front of the THY offices.
Police experts manage
to defuse a second bomb. Credit is claimed by a "Sixth Armenian
Liberation Army."
September 17, 1981 Teheran
A bomb explosion damages a Swiss Embassy building. ASALA's "Ninth of
June" claims
responsibility.
September 24, 1981 Paris
Four Armenian terrorists occupy the Turkish Consulate General. During
their entry into the
building, the Consul, Kaya Inal, and a security guard, Cemal Özen, are
seriously wounded.
Terrorists take 56 hostages. Özen dies of his injuries in the
hospital. The terrorists are
ASALA members.
October 3, 1981 Geneva
The main post office and the city courthouse are hit by bomb
explosions. An ASALA member is
scheduled to go on trial for murder in the courthouse. "Ninth of June"
claims credit for the
attacks, which leave one person injured.
October 25, 1981 Rome
An Armenian terrorist fires at Gökberk Ergenekon, Second Secretary at
the Turkish Embassy.
Ergenekon is wounded in the arm. ASALA claims credit in the name of
the "September 24 Suicide
Commandos."
October 25, 1981 Paris
Fouquet's, the fashionable French restaurant, is the target of a bomb
attack. A group calling
itself "September-France" claims the attack.
October 26, 1981 Paris
The same group is behind the explosion of a booby-trapped automobile
in front of "Le
Drugstore."
October 27, 1981 Paris
"September-France" carries out a bomb attack at Roissy Airport.
October 27, 1981 Paris
A second bomb explodes near a busy escalator at Roissy Airport. No one
is injured. "
September-France" claims responsibility.
October 28, 1981 Paris
The same group is responsible for a bomb attack in a movie theater.
Three people are injured.
November 3, 1981 Madrid
A bomb explodes in front of the Swissair offices, injuring three
persons. Considerable damage
to nearby buildings. ASALA claims responsibility.
November 5, 1981 Paris
A bomb explodes in the Gare de Lyon, injuring one person. The attack
is claimed by the
Armenian "Orly Organization."
November 12, 1981 Beirut
Simultaneous bomb explosions occur in front of three French offices:
the French Cultural
Center, the Air France offices and the home of the French Consul
General. The "Orly
Organization" claims responsibility. This organization owes its name
to the fact that the
French police arrested an Armenian at Orly Airport in Paris because of
forged papers. The
idea now is to "bomb him free."
November 14, 1981 Paris
A bomb explosion damages an automobile near the Eiffel Tower. "Orly"
claims responsibility.
November 14, 1981 Paris
"Orly" launches a grenade attack on a group of tourists disembarking
from a sightseeing boat
on the River Seine.
November 15, 1981 Paris
"Orly" threatens to blow up an Air France airplane in flight.
November 15, 1981 Beirut
Simultaneous bomb attacks are carried out against three French
targets: the "Union des
Assurances de Paris", the Air France offices and the "Banque
Libano-Française". "Orly" is
responsible.
November 15, 1981 Paris
A McDonald's restaurant is destroyed by "September-France."
November 16, 1981 Paris
A bomb injures two innocent bystanders at the Gare de l'Est. "Orly"
claims responsibility.
November 18, 1981 Paris
"Orly" announces that it has planted a bomb at the Gare du Nord.
November 20, 1981 Los Angeles
The Turkish Consulate General in Beverly Hills suffers extensive
damage. The JCAG claims
credit.
January 13, 1982 Toronto
An ASALA bomb causes extensive damage to the Turkish Consulate
General.
January 17, 1982 Geneva
Two bombs destroy parked cars. The ASALA "Ninth of June Organization"
claims credit.
January 17, 1982 Paris
A bomb explodes at the Union of Banks and a second is disarmed at the
Credit Lyonnais. "Orly"
claims responsibility.
January 19, 1982 Paris
A bomb explodes in the Air France offices in the Palais des Congres.
"Orly" claims
responsibility.
January 28, 1982 Los Angeles
Kemal Arkan, the Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is
assassinated by two terrorists
while driving to work. Nineteen year old Hampig Sassounian is arrested
and sentenced to life.
March 22, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts
A gift shop belonging to Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul
General in Boston, is
blown up. Gündüz receives an ultimatum: Either he gives up his
honorary position or he will
be "executed." Responsibility is claimed by the JCAG.
March 26, 1982 Beirut
Two dead, sixteen injured in an explosion at a movie theater. ASALA
claims credit for the
attack.
April 8, 1982 Ottawa
Kani Güngör, the Commercial Attache at the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa,
is seriously wounded in
an attack by Armenian terrorists in the garage of his apartment house.
ASALA claims
responsibility.
April 24, 1982 Dortmund, West Germany
Several Turkish-owned businesses suffer extensive damage in bomb
attacks. The "New Armenian
Resistance Organization" claims responsibility.
May 4, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul General in Boston is
assassinated. The murderer is
still at large.
May 10, 1982 Geneva
Bombs explode at two banks. The attacks are claimed by an Armenian
"World Punishment
Organization."
May 18, 1982 Toronto
Four Armenians are arrested for trying to smuggle money out of the
country. The money was
extorted from Armenians, a common practice throughout the world. In
the course of the
investigation, it is discovered that the terrorists fire-bombed the
house of an Armenian who
refused to make his contribution to Armenian terrorism.
May 18, 1982 Tampa, Florida
Attack at the office of Nash Karahan, the Turkish Honorary Consul
General.
May 26, 1982 Los Angeles
A bomb damages the office of Swiss Banking Corporation. The suspects:
four Armenians accused
of involvement in ASALA.
May 30, 1982 Los Angeles
Three members of ASALA are arrested when planting a bomb in the Air
Canada cargo-office.
June 7, 1982 Lisbon
The Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, Erkut Akbay, and
his wife, Nadide Akbay,
are assassinated in front of their home. JCAG claims responsibility.
July 1, 1982 Rotterdam
Kemalettin Demirer, the Turkish Consul General in Rotterdam, is shot
down by four Armenian
terrorists. An "Armenian Red Army" claims responsibility.
July 21, 1982 Paris
Sixteen injured in a bomb explosion near a cafe in the Place
Saint-Severin. Credit is claimed
by the Orly Organization. "Orly" complains that the French do not
treat the arrested Armenian
terrorists as "political prisoners," but rather as ordinary criminals.
July 26, 1982 Paris
"Orly" is responsible for injuring two women in an explosion in Paris'
"Pub Saint-Germain."
August 2, 1982 Paris
Pierre Gulumian, an Armenian terrorist, is killed when a bomb he is
making explodes in his
face.
August 7, 1982 Ankara, Esenboga Airport
Two Armenian terrorists open fire in a crowded passenger waiting room.
One of the terrorists
takes more than twenty hostages while the second is apprehended by the
police. Nine people
are dead and eighty-two injured&emdash;some seriously. The surviving
terrorist, Levon
Ekmekjian is arrested and sentenced.
August 8, 1982 Paris
A bomb is defused in time. "Orly" regrets the discovery.
August 12, 1982 Paris
Terrorists open fire on a policeman assigned to protect the offices of
the Turkish Tourism
Attache. Luckily, he escapes without injury.
August 27, 1982 Ottawa
Colonel Atilla Altkat, the Military Attache at the Turkish Embassy,
is assassinated in his
car. JCAG claims responsibility.
September 9, 1982 Burgaz, Bulgaria
Bora Süelkan, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Consulate
General in Burgaz, is
assassinated in front of his home. The assassin leaves a message "We
shot dead the Turkish
diplomat: Combat Units of Justice Against the Armenian Genocide." An
anonymous caller claims
that the assassination is the work of a branch of the ASALA.
October 26, 1982 Los Angeles
Five Armenian terrorists are charged with conspiring to blow up the
offices of the Honorary
Turkish Consul General in Philadelphia. All belong to the JCAG.
December 8, 1982 Athens
Two Armenians on a motorbike throw a bomb at the offices of the Saudi
Arabian Airlines. The
bomb hits a power pylon, explodes and kills one of the terrorists. His
accomplice, an
Armenian from Iran named Vahe Kontaverdian is arrested. It is later
revealed that ASALA
ordered the attack because Saudi Arabia maintains friendly relations
with Turkey.
January 21, 1983 Anaheim, California
Nine "sophisticated" pipe bombs are confiscated from an Armenian
bakery after one of the
detonators goes off and causes fire.
January 22, 1983 Paris
Two terrorists attack the offices of THY with hand grenades. No one is
injured. ASALA claims
credit.
January 22, 1983 Paris
French police defuse a powerful explosive device near the THY counter
at Orly airport.
February 2, 1983 Brussels
The offices of THY are bombed. The "New Armenian Resistance
Organization" claims
responsibility.
February 28, 1983 Luxembourg
A bomb placed in front of Turkey's diplomatic mission is defused. The
Armenian Reporter in
New York reports that the "New Armenian Resistance Organization" is
responsible.
February 28, 1983 Paris
A bomb explodes at the Marmara Travel Agency. Killed in the explosion
is Renée Morin, a
French secretary. Four other Frenchmen are wounded. A few minutes
after the attack, ASALA
claims responsibility.
March 9, 1983 Belgrade
Galip Balkar, the Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia is assassinated in
central Belgrade. His
chauffeur, Necati Kayar is shot in the stomach. As the two assailants
flee from the scene,
they are bravely pursued by Yugoslav citizens. One of the terrorists
shoots and wounds a
Yugoslav Colonel, and is in turn apprehended by a policeman. The
second terrorist opens fire
on civilians who are chasing him, killing a young student and wounding
a young girl. The two
terrorists, Kirkor Levonian and Raffi Elbekian, are tried and
sentenced.
March 31, 1983 Frankfurt
An anonymous caller threatened to bomb the offices and kill the staff
of Tercüman newspaper,
a Turkish daily.
May 24, 1983 Brussels
Bombs explode in front of the Turkish Embassy's Culture and
Information offices and in front
of a Turkish-owned travel agency. The Italian director of the travel
agency is wounded. ASALA
claims credit.
June 16, 1983 Istanbul
Armenian terrorists carry out an attack with hand grenades and
automatic weapons inside the
covered bazaar in Istanbul. Two dead, twenty-one wounded. ASALA claims
responsibility.
July 8, 1983 Paris
Armenian terrorists attack the offices of the British Council,
protesting against the trials
of Armenians in London.
July 14, 1983 Brussels
Armenian terrorists murder Dursun Aksoy, the Administrative Attache at
the Turkish Embassy.
ASALA, ARA and JCAG claim responsibility.
July 15, 1983 Paris
A bomb explodes in front of the THY counter at Orly airport. Eight
dead, more than sixty
injured. A 29 years old Syrian-Armenian named Varadjian Garbidjian
confesses to having
planted the bomb. He admits that the bomb was intended to have
exploded once the plane was
airborne.
July 15, 1983 London
A bomb, similar to the one that exploded at Orly, is defused in time.
ASALA claims
responsibility for both attacks.
July 18, 1983 Lyon
A bomb threat is made by ASALA against the Lyon railroad station.
July 20, 1983 Lyon
Panicky evacuation of Lyon's Gare de Perrache following a bomb threat
from ASALA.
July 22, 1983 Teheran
"Orly" carries out bomb attacks on the French Embassy and Air France.
July 27, 1983 Lisbon
Five Armenian terrorists attempt to storm the Turkish Embassy in
Lisbon. Failing to gain
access to the chancery, they occupy the residence, taking the Deputy
Chief of Mission(DCM)
and his family hostage. When explosives being planted by the
terrorists go off, Cahide Mhç
oglu, wife of the DCM and four of the terrorists are blown to pieces.
The DCM, Yurtsev Mhç
oglu, and his son Atasay are injured. The fifth terrorist is killed in
the initial assault by
Turkish security forces. One Portuguese policeman is also killed and
another wounded. The ARA
claims responsibility.
July 28, 1983 Lyon
Another bomb threat on Lyon-Perrache railroad station. ASALA claims
responsibility.
July 29, 1983 Teheran
A threat to blow up the French Embassy in Teheran with a rocket attack
causes Iranian
officials to increase security at the facility.
July 31, 1983 Lyon and Rennes
Bomb threats from Armenian terrorists force the emergency landing of
two domestic French
flights carrying 424 passengers.
August 10, 1983 Teheran
A bomb explodes in an automobile at the French Embassy. ASALA claims
credit for the attack.
August 25, 1983 Bonn
A whole series of bomb attacks against offices of the French Consulate
General claim two
lives and leave twenty-three injured. ASALA claims responsibility.
September 9, 1983 Teheran
Two French Embassy cars are bombed. One of the bombs injures two
embassy staff members. ASALA
claims credit.
October 1, 1983 Marseilles
A bomb blast destroys the U.S., Soviet and Algerian pavilions at an
international trade fair
in Marseilles. One person is killed and twenty-six injured. ASALA and
"Orly" claim credit.
October 6, 1983 Teheran
A French Embassy vehicle is bombed, injuring two passengers. "Orly"
claims responsibility.
October 29, 1983 Beirut
Hand-grenade attack on the French Embassy. One of the ASALA terrorists
is arrested.
October 29, 1983 Beirut
The Turkish Embassy is attacked by three Armenian terrorists. One of
the assailants, Sarkis
Denielian, a 19 years old Lebanese-Armenian is apprehended. ASALA
claims responsibility.
February 8, 1984 Paris
Bomb threat on an Air France flight to New York.
March 28, 1984 Teheran
A timed series of attacks is carried out against Turkish diplomats:
Two Armenian terrorists shoot and seriously wound Sergeant Ismail
Pamukçu, employed at the
office of the Turkish Military Attache;
Hasan Servet Öktem, First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, is
slightly wounded as he leaves
his home;
Ibrahim Özdemir, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy,
alerts police to two
suspicious looking men. They turn out to be Armenian terrorists and
are arrested;
In the afternoon of the same day, Iranian police arrest three more
Armenian terrorists
outside the Turkish Embassy;
An Armenian terrorist is killed when a bomb he is attempting to plant
in the car of the
Turkish Assistant Commercial Counselor explodes prematurely. The dead
terrorist is later
identified as Sultan Gregorian Semaperdan (ASALA).
March 29, 1984 Los Angeles
ASALA sends a written threat, saying they will assassinate Turkish
athletes who take part in
the Olympics.
April 8, 1984 Beirut
ASALA issues a communique warning that all flights to Turkey will be
considered military
targets.
April 26, 1984 Ankara
The Turkish Prime Minister, Turgut Özal, receives a threat warning him
that if he goes ahead
with a planned visit to Teheran, ASALA will schedule a major terrorist
operation against his
country.
April 28, 1984 Teheran
Two Armenian terrorists riding a motorcycle open fire on Isk Yönder
as he drives his wife,
Sadiye Yönder, to the Turkish Embassy where she works. Isk Yönder is
killed, and ASALA
claims credit for yet another senseless murder.
June 20, 1984 Vienna
A bomb explodes in a car belonging to Erdogan Özen, Assistant Labor
and Social Affairs
Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Vienna. Özen is killed and five
others seriously wounded,
including a policeman. ARA terrorists claim credit for the crime.
June 25, 1984 Los Angeles
A news agency office in France receives a letter threatening to attack
all governments,
organizations and companies which assist, in any way whatsoever,
Turkey's team at the Los
Angeles Olympics.
August 13, 1984 Lyon
A bomb explodes in a Lyon train station causing minor damage. ASALA
claims credit.
September 1984 Teheran
Several Turkish owned firms in Iran come under attack after receiving
warning letters
informing them that they are to be targeted. The first victim is the
Sezai Türkes Company. A
Turkish employee is injured while fighting the fire caused by the
explosion. A chain of
smaller scale acts of intimidation follows.
September 1, 1984 Teheran
Iranian authorities expose a plot to assassinate Ismet Birsel, the
Turkish Ambassador to
Teheran.
September 3, 1984 Istanbul
Two Armenian terrorists die as one of their bombs goes off too soon.
The ARA claims credit.
November 19, 1984 Vienna
Evner Ergun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Development and
Humanitarian Affairs of
the United Nations, Vienna is assassinated while driving to work. The
assassins leave a flag
with the initials "ARA" on his body.
December 1984 Brussels
Authorities are able to thwart a bombing attempt at the residence of
Selçuk Incesu, Turkish
Consul General.
December 29, 1984 Beirut
Two French buildings in East Beirut are bombed. ASALA claims credit.
December 29, 1984 Paris
Following an ASALA threat to blow up an Air France plane, police
increase security at the
Charles de Gaulle Airport.
January 3, 1985 Beirut
The offices of Agence France Presse are extensively damaged when a
bomb explodes.
March 3, 1985 Paris
An anonymous caller to Agence France Presse threatens to attack French
interests throughout
the world upon the indictment of the three terrorists who participated
in the Orly attack.
March 12, 1985 Ottawa
Three heavily armed terrorists storm the Turkish Embassy, killing a
Canadian security guard
in the process. After blowing up the front door, the gunmen enter the
building. Ambassador
Coskun Krca manages to escape but suffers extensive injuries. The
wife and daughter of the
Ambassador, who were taken hostage, are later released, and the
terrorists surrender. ARA
claims responsibility.
March 26, 1985 Toronto
A threat to blow up the city of Toronto's transit system leads to
chaos during the rush hour.
An "Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Our Homeland" claims
responsibility for the
threat.
November 1985 Brussels
A special anti-terrorist security squad of the Belgian police exposes
and arrests three
Armenian terrorists with Portuguese passports. They were planning an
attack on Turkish
officers at NATO headquarters.
November 28, 1985 Paris
French police arrest the leader of the terrorist
organization&emdash;the "Armenian Secret
Army for the Liberation of Armenia-Revolutionary Movement"
(ASALA-RM)&emdash;Mr. Monte
Melkonian, a U.S. citizen. In Melkonian's apartment, police confiscate
weapons, explosive
devices, arrival and departure information on Turkish ships scheduled
to visit France and a
picture of Turkey's Ambassador to France, Adnan Bulak.
December 1985 Paris
Forty-one shoppers in two of Paris' leading department stores
(Gallerie Lafayette and
Printemps) are injured (twelve seriously) when nearly simultaneous
bomb explosions rip
through the stores. In the ensuing panic, some 10,000 Christmas
shoppers flee into the
street. The Armenian Reporter, published in New York, reports in its
December 12th issue that
French law enforcement authorities are concentrating on ASALA as the
most likely perpetrator.
ASALA later takes credit for the two bombings.
November 23, 1986 Melbourne
At 2:15 a.m. a bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate
General. One dead -presumedly
the perpetrator- and one Australian injured.