Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack

Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack
LocationAnkara Esenboğa Airport, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates40°07′41″N 032°59′42″E / 40.12806°N 32.99500°E / 40.12806; 32.99500
Date7 August 1982
16:00 – 19:00 (EEST)
TargetPassengers and staff
Attack type
Bombing, mass shooting, hostage taking
WeaponsIED, submachine guns
Deaths9 (+ 1 attacker)
Injured72
PerpetratorsArmenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
No. of participants
2

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 by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). Nine people were killed and 72 injured during the attack.

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