Alfortville Armenian Genocide Memorial bombings
A hit-team headed bomb attack was undertaken at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Alfortville, France by Grey Wolves member[1] Abdullah Çatlı and paid for by Turkey's National Intelligence Organization.[2][3][4][5] It occurred on 3 May 1984, in a heavily Armenian populated district.[4]
The target chosen for the attack was a memorial dedicated to the victims of the
An investigation was begun immediately after the attack. It was later reported by one newspaper that the attack was operated by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization or MİT.[3] The memorial bombing came after several bombings that occurred against Armenian institutions and monuments throughout France, such as the bombing of the Armenian Cultural Center in Alfortville in 1983.[2]
A second attack occurred during the evening of 13 April 2002; three unknown assailants threw three
See also
- Anti-Armenianism
References
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- ^ "Armenian Genocide Monument in French City Damaged". Asbarez. Retrieved 26 December 2012.