July 1980 Athens attack

A mass shooting occurred in Athens, Greece on 31 July 1980. An Armenian gunman attacked Turkish Embassy Administrative Attaché, Galip Ozmen, and his family as they were waiting in their automobile at a traffic light. Galip Ozmen and his fourteen-year-old daughter, Neslihan Ozmen, were killed. His wife, Sevil Ozmen, and his sixteen-year-old son, Kaan Ozmen, were seriously wounded but survived. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attack. [1]

References

  1. AP (1 August 1980). "Turk Killed In Greece". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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