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The '''1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon''' was an attack on the [[Turkish Consulate General]] in [[Lyon]] on 5 August 1980, where two people were killed and 11 wounded. Two [[Armenia]]n gunmen stormed the Turkish Consulate General and demanded the location of the [[Consul General]]. When the doorman did not understand the gunmen's broken [[French language|French]], the gunmen killed him. The Armenian gunmen stormed the tourism waiting lounge, opening fire and killing one and wounding eleven [[French people|French]] visitors. The [[Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia]] (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
The '''1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon''' was an attack on the [[Turkish Consulate General]] in [[Lyon]] on 5 August 1980, where two people were killed and 11 wounded. Two [[Armenia]]n gunmen stormed the Turkish Consulate General and demanded the location of the [[Consul General]]. When the doorman did not understand the gunmen's broken [[French language|French]], the gunmen killed him. The Armenian gunmen stormed the tourism waiting lounge, opening fire and killing one and wounding eleven [[French people|French]] visitors. The [[Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia]] (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
<ref>[http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=198310010001 Sedat Laçiner, Ermeni Sorunu, Diaspora ve Türk Dış Politikası] Ankara: USAK, 2008, p. 263</ref>
<ref>[http://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=198310010001 Sedat Laçiner, Ermeni Sorunu, Diaspora ve Türk Dış Politikası] Ankara: USAK, 2008, p. 263</ref>

Revision as of 07:45, 15 January 2021

The 1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon was an attack on the Turkish Consulate General in Lyon on 5 August 1980, where two people were killed and 11 wounded. Two Armenian gunmen stormed the Turkish Consulate General and demanded the location of the Consul General. When the doorman did not understand the gunmen's broken French, the gunmen killed him. The Armenian gunmen stormed the tourism waiting lounge, opening fire and killing one and wounding eleven French visitors. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attack. [1]

References

  1. ^ Sedat Laçiner, Ermeni Sorunu, Diaspora ve Türk Dış Politikası Ankara: USAK, 2008, p. 263
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