1978 Orly Airport attack
| 1978 Orly Airport attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Orly Airport, Paris, France |
| Date | 20 May 1978 c. 3:00 pm |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 2 civilians (+3 attackers) |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrators | Palestinian nationalists |
The 1978 Orly Airport attack was a shoot-out that took place on 20 May 1978 in the Paris Orly Airport, France as three terrorists armed with submachine guns opened fire at the El Al boarding gate.[1][2][3] The terrorists were also reportedly carrying grenades and plastic explosives in the shoot-out that lasted for 25 minutes.[4] Two people including one police officer were killed before the three terrorists were shot and killed by French police and Israeli security guards.[1][2][3] Five people waiting to board a nearby Iberia flight to Malaga were wounded.[5] The airport was evacuated for about three hours after the attack.[5] According to Israeli sources the group behind the attack was a unit headed by Abu Nidal which cooperated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).[5]
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