Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack
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The Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack was an attack on Ankara Esenboğa Airport, 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, on 7 August 1982. The attack was perpetrated[1] by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA).[2] Nine people were killed and 72 injured during the attack.
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Location | Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Ankara, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°07′41″N 032°59′42″E |
Date | 7 August 1982 16:00 – 19:00 (EEST) |
Target | Passengers and staff |
Attack type | Bombing, mass shooting, hostage taking |
Weapons | IED, submachine guns |
Deaths | 9 (+ 1 attacker) |
Injured | 72 |
Perpetrators | Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia |
No. of participants | 2 |
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