1978 Orly Airport attack

1978 terrorist attack yes April 2023 1978 Orly Airport attack France Île-de-France 48.7233 2.3794 The attack site Orly Airport, Paris, France 48.7233 2.3794 inline,title 1978 5 20 yes 3:00 pm Mass shooting 2 civilians (+3 attackers) 5 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.Terrorist Incidents against Jewish Communities and Israeli Citizens Abroad, 1968-2003 https://www.ict.org.il/Article/893/Terrorist-Incidents-against-Jewish-Communities-and-Israeli-Citizens-Abroad-1968-2003#gsc.tab=0 International Institute for Counter-Terrorism 20 December 2003 21 June 2018 26 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210326041448/https://www.ict.org.il/Article/893/Terrorist-Incidents-against-Jewish-Communities-and-Israeli-Citizens-Abroad-1968-2003#gsc.tab=0 deadMichael Curtis The Middle East: A Reader https://books.google.com/books?id=kzrFOhXDp5wC&pg=PA279 1986 Transaction Publishers 279 9781412837798Barry Rubin Judith Colp Rubin Chronologies of Modern Terrorism 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=ynNsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA193 Routledge 193 9781317474654 The terrorists were also reportedly carrying grenades and plastic explosives in the shoot-out that lasted for 25 minutes.3 Terrorists Killed In Attack In Paris On El Al Passengers https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/21/archives/3-terrorists-killed-in-attack-in-paris-on-el-al-passengers-3-french.html The New York Times 21 May 1978 Two people including one police officer were killed before the three terrorists were shot and killed by French police and Israeli security guards. Five people waiting to board a nearby Iberia flight to Malaga were wounded.Passengers Onel Al Flight Credit Israeli Security Guards for Thwarting Terrorist Attack on Plane Pas https://www.jta.org/1978/05/22/archive/passengers-onel-al-flight-credit-israeli-security-guards-for-thwarting-terrorist-attack-on-plane-pas Jewish Telegraphic Agency 22 May 1978 The airport was evacuated for about three hours after the attack. 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). References 33em Category:May 1978 in Europe Category:1970s crimes in Paris Category:1978 in Paris Category:Abu Nidal attacks Category:Palestinian terrorist incidents in France Category:Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacks Orly Category:El Al accidents and incidents Category:Terrorist incidents in Paris Category:Terrorist incidents in France in 1978 Category:Murder in Paris Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Paris Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1978 Category:Shootouts