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Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack

7 August 1982 · Turkey

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: terrorist attack (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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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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Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack. (2026, April 29). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ankara_Esenbo%C4%9Fa_Airport_attack&oldid=1351639203

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“Ankara Esenboğa Airport attack.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Apr. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ankara_Esenbo%C4%9Fa_Airport_attack&oldid=1351639203.

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