1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon

Attack in Lyon, France The 1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon was an attack on the Turkish Consulate General in Lyon on 5August 1980, where four people were wounded.Gunman Wounds Four At Consulate In France https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101399208/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Associated Press August 6, 1980 LyonLe consulat de Turquie attaqué http://doc.rero.ch/record/108067/files/1980-08-06.pdf L'Impartial AP August 6, 1980 French4 Hurt When Gunmen Open Fire at Turkish Consulate in France https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/482469996/ The Calgary Herald Associated Press August 6, 1980Pistol toter wounds Turks at consulate https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/379162138/ Austin American-Statesman Associated Press August 6, 1980 Two Armenian gunmen stormed the Turkish Consulate General and demanded the location of the Consul General. When the doorman did not understand the gunmen's broken French, the gunmen opened fire. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claimed responsibility for the attack. Sedat Laçiner, Ermeni Sorunu, Diaspora ve Türk Dış Politikası Ankara: USAK, 2008, p. 263 References Category:1980 in international relations Category:1980 murders in France Category:1980 mass shootings in Europe 1980 Turkish Consulate attack Category:Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions in France Lyon, 1980 Category:1980 crimes Category:August 1980 Category:August 1980 in Europe Turkish Consulate attack Consulate attack in Lyon Category:Mass shootings in France Category:Terrorist incidents attributed to Armenian militant groups Category:Terrorist incidents in France in 1980 Category:Military history of Lyon