marktrriv...@yahoo.com wrote:
> With direct and generous support from their allies, the victors of
WWI
> including Czarist Russia, the terrorist Armenian Nation raped,
> tortured, massacred millions of innocent and defenceless Turks, Jews,
> Kurds, Arabs and other non-Armenians in Ottoman Eastern Anatolia
during
> WWI to ethnically cleanse the area for an Armenian homeland which
never
> existed.

> The rest of the Ottoman Armenian population either very blindly
> followed their terrorist leaders (who were ".. craven and
mean-spirited
> and exel in nothing except drinking ..imperfect Christians" - Marco
> Polo), or remained totally complacent.

> Another thug of Armenian anti-Turkish Hatred Inc indicates typical
> Armenian behavior correctly:

> "No sir, you will not find Armenians who will express disapproval or
> distress for the assassination of Turkish governmental officials. It
is
> unfortunate that the attitude of the Turkish government vis-a-vis
> Armenian demands dictates that more people have to die in pursuit of
> justice. ...  It is not uncommon to find those within the Armenian
> diaspora who actually applaud these violent actions. "

> David Davidian <d...@urartu.SDPA.org>  | The life of a people is a
sea,
> and
> S.D.P.A. Center for Regional Studies  | those that look at it from
the
> shore
> P.O. Box 2761, Cambridge, MA 02238    | cannot know its depths.
> ->> Boston'dan Van'i istiyoruz <<-    |                    -Armenian
> proverb

> http://www.ataa.org/ataa/ref/atrocities/chronological_rundown.html

> Armenian Atrocities & Terrorism

> Armenian Terrorism - A Chronological Rundown

> January 27, 1973 Santa Barbara, California|

> The Armenian Gourgen Yanikian, a U.S. citizen, invites the Turkish
> Consul General, Mehmet Baydar, and the Consul, Bahadžr Demir to a
> luncheon. The unsuspecting diplomats accept the friendly invitation.
> Gourgen Yanikian murders his two guests. He is sentenced to life
> imprisonment.

> April 4, 1973 Paris

> Bombings at the Turkish Consulate General and the offices of Turkish
> Airlines (THY). Extensive damage.

> October 26, 1973 New York

> Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information Office. The bomb is
> discovered in time and defused. A group calling itself the "Yanikian
> Commandos" claims responsibility. They want the release of the double
> murderer of Santa Barbara, Gourgen Yanikian, who insidiously murdered
> two Turkish diplomats.

> February 7, 1975 Beirut

> Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information and Tourism Bureau. The
> bomb explodes while being defused. A Lebanese policeman is injured.
The
> "Prisoner Gourgen Yanikian Group" claims responsibility.

> February 20, 1975 Beirut

> The "Yanikian" group demanding the release of the double murderer of
> Santa Barbara strikes again. Extensive damage is caused by a bomb
> explosion at the THY offices. ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the
> Liberation of Armenia) also claims responsibility for the bombing.

> October 22, 1975 Vienna

> The Turkish Ambassador, Danis Tunalžgil, is assassinated in his
study
> by three Armenian terrorists. ASALA claims responsibility.

> October 24, 1975 Paris

> Ambassador Ismail Erez and his driver, Talip Yener, are murdered. The
> ASALA and the JCAG (Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide)
> dispute responsibility.

> October 28, 1975 Beirut

> Grenade attack on the Turkish Embassy. The ASALA claims
responsibility.

> February 16, 1976 Beirut

> The First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, Oktar Cirit, is
> assassinated in a restaurant on Hamra Street. The ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> May 17, 1976 Frankfurt, Essen, Cologne

> Consulates General in Frankfurt, Essen and Cologne are the targets of
> simultaneous bomb attacks.

> May 28, 1976 Zurich

> Bomb attacks at the offices of the Turkish Labor Attache and the
> Garanti Bank. Extensive damage. A bomb in the Turkish Tourism Bureau
is
> defused in time. Responsibility is claimed by the JCAG.

> May 2, 1977 Beirut

> The cars of the Military Attache, Nahit Karakay, and the
Administrative
> Attache, Ilhan Özbabacan, are destroyed. The two diplomats are
> uninjured. Credit is claimed by the ASALA.

> May 14, 1977 Paris

> Bomb attack at the Turkish Tourism Bureau. Extensive damage. The "New
> Armenian Resistance Group" claims responsibility.

> June 6, 1977 Zurich

> Bomb attack at the store of a Turkish citizen, Hüseyin Bülbül.

> June 9, 1977 Rome

> Assassination of the Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Taha Caržm.
> He dies soon after the attack. The JCAG claims responsibility.

> October 4, 1977 Los Angeles

> Bomb attack at the house of Professor Stanford Shaw, who teaches
> Ottoman history at the University of California in Los Angeles
(UCLA).
> Responsibility is claimed by an "Armenian Group of 28."

> January 2, 1978 Brussels

> Bomb attack at a building containing Turkish banking services. The
"New
> Armenian Resistance" claims credit.

> June 2, 1978 Madrid

> Terrorist attack on the automobile of the Turkish Ambassador, Zeki
> Kuneralp. His wife, Necla Kuneralp, the retired Turkish Ambassador
> Besir Balcžoglu die immediately in the rain of gunfire. The Spanish
> chauffeur, Antonio Torres, dies of his injuries in the hospital.
ASALA
> and JCAG claim responsibility.

> December 6, 1978 Geneva

> A bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate General. Extensive
> damage. The "New Armenian Resistance Group" claims responsibility.

> December 17, 1978 Geneva

> A bomb explodes at the THY Bureau. ASALA claims responsibility.

> July 8, 1979 Paris

> The French capital experiences four bomb attacks in a single day. The
> first is at the THY offices; the next at the offices of the Turkish
> Labor Attache; the third in the Turkish Information and Tourism
Bureau.
> A fourth explosive, intended for the Turkish Permanent Representative
> to the O.E.C.D., is defused before it explodes. The JCAG claims
> responsibility.

> August 22, 1979 Geneva

> A bomb is thrown at the car of the Turkish Consul General, Niyazi
> Adalž. The diplomat escapes unhurt. Two Swiss passers-by are
injured.
> Two cars are destroyed.

> August 27, 1979 Frankfurt

> The offices of THY are totally destroyed by an explosion. A
pedestrian
> is injured. The ASALA claims responsibility.

> October 4, 1979 Copenhagen

> Two Danes are injured when a bomb explodes near the offices of THY.
> ASALA claims credit.

> October 12, 1979 The Hague

> Ahmet Benler, the son of Turkish Ambassador Özdemir Benler, is
> assassinated by Armenian terrorists. The murderers escape. JCAG and
> ASALA claim responsibility.

> October 30, 1979 Milan

> The offices of THY are destroyed by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> November 8, 1979 Rome

> The Turkish Tourism Office is destroyed by a bomb. ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> November 18, 1979 Paris

> Bomb explosions destroy the offices of THY, KLM, and Lufthansa. Two
> French policemen are injured. Responsibility is claimed by ASALA.

> November 25, 1979 Madrid

> Bomb explosions in front of the offices of TWA and British Airways.
> ASALA, in claiming responsibility, states that the attacks are meant
as
> a warning to the Pope to cancel his planned visit to Turkey.

> December 9, 1979 Rome

> Two bombs explode in downtown Rome, damaging the offices of PAN AM,
> British Airways and the Philippine Airways. Nine people are injured
in
> the terrorist attack. A "New Armenian Resistance Movement" claims
> responsibility.

> December 17, 1979 London

> Extensive damage is caused when a bomb explodes in front of the THY
> offices. A "Front for the Liberation of Armenia" claims
responsibility.

> December 22, 1979 Paris

> Yžlmaz Çolpan, the Tourism Attache at the Turkish Embassy is
> assassinated while walking on the Champs Elysées. Several groups,
> including ASALA, JCAG and the "Commandos of Armenian Militants
Against
> Genocide" claim responsibility.

> December 22, 1979 Amsterdam

> Heavy damage results from a bomb explosion in front of the THY
offices.
> ASALA claims credit.

> December 23, 1979 Rome

> A bomb explodes in front of a World Council of Churches Refugee
Center,
> being used as a transit point for Armenian refugees from Lebanon.
ASALA
> claims credit for the attack and warns the Italian authorities to
halt
> "the Armenian diaspora."

> December 23, 1979 Rome

> Three bomb explosions occur in front of the offices of Air France and
> TWA, injuring a dozen passers-by. ASALA claims responsibility,
stating
> that the bomb was placed "in reprisal against the repressive measures
> of French authorities against Armenians in France" (i.e., questioning
> suspects, carry out investigations, etc.)

> January 10, 1980 Teheran

> A bomb which explodes in front of the THY offices causes extensive
> damage. ASALA claims responsibility.

> January 20, 1980 Madrid

> A series of bomb attacks, resulting in numerous injuries, occurs in
> front of the offices of TWA, British Airways, Swissair, and Sabena.
The
> JCAG claims credit for the attacks.

> February 2, 1980 Brussels

> Two bombs explode within minutes of each other in front of the
downtown
> offices of THY and Aeroflot. The "New Armenian Resistance Group"
issues
> a communique in which they claim responsibility for both attacks.

> February 6, 1980 Bern

> A terrorist opens fire on Turkish Ambassador Dogan Türkmen, who
> escapes with minor wounds. The would-be-assassin, an Armenian named
Max
> Klindjian, is subsequently arrested in Marseilles and returned to
> Switzerland for trial. The JCAG claims credit for the attack.

> February 18, 1980 Rome

> The offices of Lufthansa, El Al and Swissair are damaged by two bomb
> attacks. Telephone messages give three reasons for the attacks: 1.
The
> Germans support "Turkish fascism"; 2. The Jews are Zionists (ASALA);
3.
> The Swiss behave "repressively" towards the Armenians.

> March 10, 1980 Rome

> Bomb attacks on the THY and Turkish Tourism Bureau offices on the
> Piazza Della Repubblica. The blasts kill two Italians and injure
> fourteen. Credit for the attack is claimed by the "New Armenian
> Resistance of the Armenian Secret Army."

> April 17, 1980 Rome

> The Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Vecdi Türel, is shot and
> seriously wounded. His chauffeur, Tahsin Güvenç, is also slightly
> wounded in the assassination attempt. JCAG claims responsibility for
> the attack.

> May 19, 1980 Marseilles

> A rocket aimed at the Turkish Consulate General in Marseilles is
> discovered and defused prior to exploding. ASALA and a group calling
> itself "Black April" claim credit for the attack.

> July 31, 1980 Athens

> Galip Özmen, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, and
> his family are attacked by Armenian terrorists while sitting in their
> car. Galip Özmen and his fourteen-year-old daughter, Neslihan, are
> killed in the attack. His wife, Sevil, and his sixteen-year-old son,
> Kaan, are wounded. Credit for the double killing is claimed by ASALA.

> August 5, 1980 Lyon

> Two terrorists storm into the Turkish Consulate General in Lyon and
> open fire, killing two and injuring several other bystanders. ASALA
> claims credit for the attack.

> August 11, 1980 New York

> An "Armenian group" hurls paint bombs at the Turkish House across
from
> the United Nations, home of the Turkish Representations in New York.

> September 26, 1980 Paris

> Selçuk Bakkalbasž, the Press Counselor at the Turkish Embassy, is
> shot as he enters his home. Bakkalbasž survives but is permanently
> paralyzed as a result of his injuries. ASALA claims responsibility
for
> the attack.

> October 3, 1980 Geneva

> Two Armenian terrorists are injured when a bomb they are preparing
> explodes in their Geneva hotel room. The two, Suzy Mahseredjian from
> Canoga Park, California, and Alexander Yenikomechian, are arrested.
> Their arrest leads to the formation of a new group called "October
3,"
> which subsequently strikes at Swiss targets.

> October 3, 1980 Milan

> Two Italians are injured when a bomb explodes in front of the THY
> offices. ASALA claims credit for the attack.

> October 5, 1980 Madrid

> The offices of Alitalia are rocked by a bomb explosion which injures
> twelve individuals. The ASALA claims responsibility for the attack.

> October 6, 1980 Los Angeles

> Two molotov cocktails are thrown into the home of the Turkish Consul
> General, Kemal Aržkan. He survives with injuries.

> October 10, 1980 Beirut

> Two bombs explode near Swiss offices in West Beirut. A group calling
> itself "October 3" claims responsibility for these bombings as well
as
> others on the same day against Swiss offices in England.

> October 12, 1980 New York

> A bomb placed in front of the Turkish House explodes. Four passers-by
> are injured. JCAG assumes responsibility.

> October 12, 1980 Los Angeles

> A travel agency in Hollywood, owned by a Turkish-American, is
> destroyed. JCAG claims responsibility.

> October 12, 1980 London

> The Turkish Tourism and Information Bureau's offices are damaged by a
> bomb explosion. ASALA claims credit.

> October 12, 1980 London

> A Swiss shopping complex in central London is damaged by a bomb
blast.
> Callers claim the explosion was the work of "October 3."

> October 13, 1980 Paris

> A Swiss tourist office is damaged by a bomb explosion. "October 3"
> again claims credit.

> October 21, 1980 Interlaken, Switzerland

> A bomb is found in a Swiss express train coming from Paris. Luckily,
it
> does not explode. "October 3" is believed to be behind the action,
> which could have caused a catastrophe.

> November 4, 1980 Geneva

> The Swiss Palace of Justice in Geneva is heavily damaged by a bomb
> explosion. Credit is claimed by "October 3."

> November 9, 1980 Strasbourg

> Heavy damage results from a bomb blast at the Turkish Consulate
> General. The attack is claimed by ASALA.

> November 10, 1980 Rome

> Five people are injured in attacks on the Swissair and Swiss Tourist
> offices. ASALA and "October 3" claim credit.

> November 19, 1980 Rome

> The offices of the Turkish Tourism Bureau and those of THY are
damaged
> by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims responsibility.

> November 25, 1980 Geneva

> The offices of the Union of Swiss Banks are hit by a bomb explosion.
> Responsibility is claimed by "October 3."

> December 5, 1980 Marseilles

> A police expert defuses a time bomb left at the Swiss Consulate in
> Marseilles. "October 3" claims responsibility.

> December 15, 1980 London

> Two bombs placed in front of the French Tourism Office in London are
> defused by a Scotland Yard bomb squad. "October 3" claims the bombs
are
> a warning to the French for assistance they have rendered the Swiss
in
> fighting Armenian terrorism.

> December 17, 1980 Sydney

> Two terrorists assassinate saržk Aržyak, the Turkish Consul
General,
> and his bodyguard, Engin Sever. JCAG claims responsibility.

> December 25, 1980 Zurich

> A bomb explosion destroys a radar monitor at Kloten Airport, and a
> second explosive planted on the main runway of the airport is
defused.
> "October 3" claims credit for these attempted mass-murders.

> December 29, 1980 Madrid

> A Spanish reporter is seriously injured in a telephone booth while
> calling in a story to his paper about the bomb attack on the Swissair
> offices. "October 3" claims responsibility.

> December 30, 1980 Beirut

> Bomb attack on the Credit-Suisse offices. ASALA and "October 3" fight
> over who gets the credit.

> January 2, 1981 Beirut

> In a press communique, ASALA threatens to "attack all Swiss diplomats
> throughout the world" in response to the alleged mistreatment of
"Suzy
> and Alex" in Switzerland. On January 4, ASALA issues a statement
giving
> the Swiss a few days to think things over.

> January 14, 1981 Paris

> A bomb explodes in the car of Ahmet Erbeyli, the Economic Counselor
of
> the Turkish Embassy. Erbeyli is not injured, but the explosion
totally
> destroys his car. A group calling itself the "Alex Yenikomechian
> Commandos" of ASALA claims credit for the explosion.

> January 27, 1981 Milan

> The Swissair and Swiss Tourist offices in Milan are damaged by bomb
> explosions. Two passers-by are injured. "October 3" claims credit for
> the bombing in a call to local media representatives.

> February 3, 1981 Los Angeles

> Bomb-squad officials disarm a bomb left at the Swiss Consulate. The
> terrorists threaten in anonymous phone calls that such attacks will
> continue until Suzy Mahseredjian is released.

> February 5, 1981 Paris

> Bombs explode in the TWA and Air France offices. One injured, heavy
> material damage. "October 3" claims credit.

> March 4, 1981 Paris

> Two terrorists open fire on Resat Moralž, Labor Attache at the
Turkish
> Embassy, Tecelli Arž, Religious Affairs Attache, and Ilkay Karakoç,
> the Paris representative of the Anadolu Bank. Moralž and Arž are
> assassinated. Karakoç manages to escape. ASALA claims
responsibility.

> March 12, 1981 Teheran

> A group of ASALA terrorists try to occupy the Turkish Embassy,
killing
> two guards in the process. Two of the perpetrators are captured and
> later executed by the Iranians. ASALA claims credit.

> April 3, 1981 Copenhagen

> Cavit Demir, the Labor Attache at the Turkish Embassy, is shot as he
> enters his apartment building late in the evening and is seriously
> wounded. Both ASALA and JCAG claim the attack.

> June 3, 1981 Los Angeles

> Bombs force the cancellation of performances by a Turkish folk-dance
> group. Threats of similar bombings force the group's performances in
> San Francisco to be canceled as well.

> June 9, 1981 Geneva

> Mehmet Savas Yergüz, Secretary in the Turkish Consulate, is
> assassinated by the Armenian terrorist Mardiros Jamgotchian. The
arrest
> of the ASALA terrorist leads to the formation of a new ASALA branch
> called the "Ninth of June Organization," which will be responsible
for
> a new series of attacks.

> June 11, 1981 Paris

> A group of Armenian terrorists, led by one Ara Toranian, occupies the
> THY offices. Initially ignored by the French authorities, the
> terrorists are only evicted from the premises after vehement protests
> from the Turkish Embassy.

> June 19, 1981 Teheran

> A bomb explodes at the offices of Swissair. The "Ninth of June
> Organization" claims responsibility.

> June 26, 1981 Los Angeles

> A bomb explodes in front of the Swiss Banking Corporation offices.
> Again the work of the "Ninth of June Organization."

> July 19, 1981 Bern

> A bomb explodes at the Swiss Parliament Building. "Ninth of June"
> claims responsibility.

> July 20, 1981 Zurich

> "Ninth of June" strikes again. A bomb explodes in an automatic
> photo-booth at Zurich's international airport.

> July 21, 1981 Lausanne

> Twenty women are injured as a bomb laid by Armenian terrorists
explodes
> in a department store. "Ninth of June" claims responsibility.

> July 22, 1981 Geneva

> A bomb explodes in a locker at the train station. Authorities suspect
> "Ninth of June."

> July 22, 1981 Geneva

> An hour later, a second bomb explodes in a locker at the station.
> Police cordoned off the area following the first explosion, thereby
> preventing injuries from the second.

> August 11, 1981 Copenhagen

> Two bombs destroy the offices of Swissair. An American tourist is
> injured in the explosion. "Ninth of June" claims responsibility.

> August 20, 1981 Los Angeles

> A bomb explodes outside the offices of Swiss Precision Instruments.
The
> attack is claimed by "Ninth of June."

> August 20, 1981 Paris

> Explosion at Alitalia Airlines. "October 3" is back in action.

> September 15, 1981 Copenhagen

> Two people are injured as a bomb explodes in front of the THY
offices.
> Police experts manage to defuse a second bomb. Credit is claimed by a
> "Sixth Armenian Liberation Army."

> September 17, 1981 Teheran

> A bomb explosion damages a Swiss Embassy building. ASALA's "Ninth of
> June" claims responsibility.

> September 24, 1981 Paris

> Four Armenian terrorists occupy the Turkish Consulate General. During
> their entry into the building, the Consul, Kaya Inal, and a security
> guard, Cemal Özen, are seriously wounded. Terrorists take 56
hostages.
> Özen dies of his injuries in the hospital. The terrorists are ASALA
> members.

> October 3, 1981 Geneva

> The main post office and the city courthouse are hit by bomb
> explosions. An ASALA member is scheduled to go on trial for murder in
> the courthouse. "Ninth of June" claims credit for the attacks, which
> leave one person injured.

> October 25, 1981 Rome

> An Armenian terrorist fires at Gökberk Ergenekon, Second Secretary
at
> the Turkish Embassy. Ergenekon is wounded in the arm. ASALA claims
> credit in the name of the "September 24 Suicide Commandos."

> October 25, 1981 Paris

> Fouquet's, the fashionable French restaurant, is the target of a bomb
> attack. A group calling itself "September-France" claims the attack.

> October 26, 1981 Paris

> The same group is behind the explosion of a booby-trapped automobile
in
> front of "Le Drugstore."

> October 27, 1981 Paris

> "September-France" carries out a bomb attack at Roissy Airport.

> October 27, 1981 Paris

> A second bomb explodes near a busy escalator at Roissy Airport. No
one
> is injured. "September-France" claims responsibility.

> October 28, 1981 Paris

> The same group is responsible for a bomb attack in a movie theater.
> Three people are injured.

> November 3, 1981 Madrid

> A bomb explodes in front of the Swissair offices, injuring three
> persons. Considerable damage to nearby buildings. ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> November 5, 1981 Paris

> A bomb explodes in the Gare de Lyon, injuring one person. The attack
is
> claimed by the Armenian "Orly Organization."

> November 12, 1981 Beirut

> Simultaneous bomb explosions occur in front of three French offices:
> the French Cultural Center, the Air France offices and the home of
the
> French Consul General. The "Orly Organization" claims responsibility.
> This organization owes its name to the fact that the French police
> arrested an Armenian at Orly Airport in Paris because of forged
papers.
> The idea now is to "bomb him free."

> November 14, 1981 Paris

> A bomb explosion damages an automobile near the Eiffel Tower. "Orly"
> claims responsibility.

> November 14, 1981 Paris

> "Orly" launches a grenade attack on a group of tourists disembarking
> from a sightseeing boat on the River Seine.

> November 15, 1981 Paris

> "Orly" threatens to blow up an Air France airplane in flight.

> November 15, 1981 Beirut

> Simultaneous bomb attacks are carried out against three French
targets:
> the "Union des Assurances de Paris", the Air France offices and the
> "Banque Libano-Française". "Orly" is responsible.

> November 15, 1981 Paris

> A McDonald's restaurant is destroyed by "September-France."

> November 16, 1981 Paris

> A bomb injures two innocent bystanders at the Gare de l'Est. "Orly"
> claims responsibility.

> November 18, 1981 Paris

> "Orly" announces that it has planted a bomb at the Gare du Nord.

> November 20, 1981 Los Angeles

> The Turkish Consulate General in Beverly Hills suffers extensive
> damage. The JCAG claims credit.

> January 13, 1982 Toronto

> An ASALA bomb causes extensive damage to the Turkish Consulate
General.

> January 17, 1982 Geneva

> Two bombs destroy parked cars. The ASALA "Ninth of June Organization"
> claims credit.

> January 17, 1982 Paris

> A bomb explodes at the Union of Banks and a second is disarmed at the
> Credit Lyonnais. "Orly" claims responsibility.

> January 19, 1982 Paris

> A bomb explodes in the Air France offices in the Palais des Congres.
> "Orly" claims responsibility.

> January 28, 1982 Los Angeles

> Kemal Aržkan, the Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is
> assassinated by two terrorists while driving to work. Nineteen year
old
> Hampig Sassounian is arrested and sentenced to life.

> March 22, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts

> A gift shop belonging to Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul
> General in Boston, is blown up. Gündüz receives an ultimatum:
Either
> he gives up his honorary position or he will be "executed."
> Responsibility is claimed by the JCAG.

> March 26, 1982 Beirut

> Two dead, sixteen injured in an explosion at a movie theater. ASALA
> claims credit for the attack.

> April 8, 1982 Ottawa

> Kani Güngör, the Commercial Attache at the Turkish Embassy in
Ottawa,
> is seriously wounded in an attack by Armenian terrorists in the
garage
> of his apartment house. ASALA claims responsibility.

> April 24, 1982 Dortmund, West Germany

> Several Turkish-owned businesses suffer extensive damage in bomb
> attacks. The "New Armenian Resistance Organization" claims
> responsibility.

> May 4, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts

> Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul General in Boston is
> assassinated. The murderer is still at large.

> May 10, 1982 Geneva

> Bombs explode at two banks. The attacks are claimed by an Armenian
> "World Punishment Organization."

> May 18, 1982 Toronto

> Four Armenians are arrested for trying to smuggle money out of the
> country. The money was extorted from Armenians, a common practice
> throughout the world. In the course of the investigation, it is
> discovered that the terrorists fire-bombed the house of an Armenian
who
> refused to make his contribution to Armenian terrorism.

> May 18, 1982 Tampa, Florida

> Attack at the office of Nash Karahan, the Turkish Honorary Consul
> General.

> May 26, 1982 Los Angeles

> A bomb damages the office of Swiss Banking Corporation. The suspects:
> four Armenians accused of involvement in ASALA.

> May 30, 1982 Los Angeles

> Three members of ASALA are arrested when planting a bomb in the Air
> Canada cargo-office.

> June 7, 1982 Lisbon

> The Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, Erkut Akbay, and
his
> wife, Nadide Akbay, are assassinated in front of their home. JCAG
> claims responsibility.

> July 1, 1982 Rotterdam

> Kemalettin Demirer, the Turkish Consul General in Rotterdam, is shot
> down by four Armenian terrorists. An "Armenian Red Army" claims
> responsibility.

> July 21, 1982 Paris

> Sixteen injured in a bomb explosion near a cafe in the Place
> Saint-Severin. Credit is claimed by the Orly Organization. "Orly"
> complains that the French do not treat the arrested Armenian
terrorists
> as "political prisoners," but rather as ordinary criminals.

> July 26, 1982 Paris

> "Orly" is responsible for injuring two women in an explosion in
Paris'
> "Pub Saint-Germain."

> August 2, 1982 Paris

> Pierre Gulumian, an Armenian terrorist, is killed when a bomb he is
> making explodes in his face.

> August 7, 1982 Ankara, Esenboga Airport

> Two Armenian terrorists open fire in a crowded passenger waiting
room.
> One of the terrorists takes more than twenty hostages while the
second
> is apprehended by the police. Nine people are dead and eighty-two
> injured—some seriously. The surviving terrorist, Levon
Ekmekjian
> is arrested and sentenced.

> August 8, 1982 Paris

> A bomb is defused in time. "Orly" regrets the discovery.

> August 12, 1982 Paris

> Terrorists open fire on a policeman assigned to protect the offices
of
> the Turkish Tourism Attache. Luckily, he escapes without injury.

> August 27, 1982 Ottawa

> Colonel Atilla Altžkat, the Military Attache at the Turkish Embassy,
> is assassinated in his car. JCAG claims responsibility.

> September 9, 1982 Burgaz, Bulgaria

> Bora Süelkan, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Consulate
> General in Burgaz, is assassinated in front of his home. The assassin
> leaves a message "We shot dead the Turkish diplomat: Combat Units of
> Justice Against the Armenian Genocide." An anonymous caller claims
that
> the assassination is the work of a branch of the ASALA.

> October 26, 1982 Los Angeles

> Five Armenian terrorists are charged with conspiring to blow up the
> offices of the Honorary Turkish Consul General in Philadelphia. All
> belong to the JCAG.

> December 8, 1982 Athens

> Two Armenians on a motorbike throw a bomb at the offices of the Saudi
> Arabian Airlines. The bomb hits a power pylon, explodes and kills one
> of the terrorists. His accomplice, an Armenian from Iran named Vahe
> Kontaverdian is arrested. It is later revealed that ASALA ordered the
> attack because Saudi Arabia maintains friendly relations with Turkey.

> January 21, 1983 Anaheim, California

> Nine "sophisticated" pipe bombs are confiscated from an Armenian
bakery
> after one of the detonators goes off and causes fire.

> January 22, 1983 Paris

> Two terrorists attack the offices of THY with hand grenades. No one
is
> injured. ASALA claims credit.

> January 22, 1983 Paris

> French police defuse a powerful explosive device near the THY counter
> at Orly airport.

> February 2, 1983 Brussels

> The offices of THY are bombed. The "New Armenian Resistance
> Organization" claims responsibility.

> February 28, 1983 Luxembourg

> A bomb placed in front of Turkey's diplomatic mission is defused. The
> Armenian Reporter in New York reports that the "New Armenian
Resistance
> Organization" is responsible.

> February 28, 1983 Paris

> A bomb explodes at the Marmara Travel Agency. Killed in the explosion
> is Renée Morin, a French secretary. Four other Frenchmen are
wounded.
> A few minutes after the attack, ASALA claims responsibility.

> March 9, 1983 Belgrade

> Galip Balkar, the Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia is assassinated in
> central Belgrade. His chauffeur, Necati Kayar is shot in the stomach.
> As the two assailants flee from the scene, they are bravely pursued
by
> Yugoslav citizens. One of the terrorists shoots and wounds a Yugoslav
> Colonel, and is in turn apprehended by a policeman. The second
> terrorist opens fire on civilians who are chasing him, killing a
young
> student and wounding a young girl. The two terrorists, Kirkor
Levonian
> and Raffi Elbekian, are tried and sentenced.

> March 31, 1983 Frankfurt

> An anonymous caller threatened to bomb the offices and kill the staff
> of Tercüman newspaper, a Turkish daily.

> May 24, 1983 Brussels

> Bombs explode in front of the Turkish Embassy's Culture and
Information
> offices and in front of a Turkish-owned travel agency. The Italian
> director of the travel agency is wounded. ASALA claims credit.

> June 16, 1983 Istanbul

> Armenian terrorists carry out an attack with hand grenades and
> automatic weapons inside the covered bazaar in Istanbul. Two dead,
> twenty-one wounded. ASALA claims responsibility.

> July 8, 1983 Paris

> Armenian terrorists attack the offices of the British Council,
> protesting against the trials of Armenians in London.

> July 14, 1983 Brussels

> Armenian terrorists murder Dursun Aksoy, the Administrative Attache
at
> the Turkish Embassy. ASALA, ARA and JCAG claim responsibility.

> July 15, 1983 Paris

> A bomb explodes in front of the THY counter at Orly airport. Eight
> dead, more than sixty injured. A 29 years old Syrian-Armenian named
> Varadjian Garbidjian confesses to having planted the bomb. He admits
> that the bomb was intended to have exploded once the plane was
> airborne.

> July 15, 1983 London

> A bomb, similar to the one that exploded at Orly, is defused in time.
> ASALA claims responsibility for both attacks.

> July 18, 1983 Lyon

> A bomb threat is made by ASALA against the Lyon railroad station.

> July 20, 1983 Lyon

> Panicky evacuation of Lyon's Gare de Perrache following a bomb threat
> from ASALA.

> July 22, 1983 Teheran

> "Orly" carries out bomb attacks on the French Embassy and Air France.

> July 27, 1983 Lisbon

> Five Armenian terrorists attempt to storm the Turkish Embassy in
> Lisbon. Failing to gain access to the chancery, they occupy the
> residence, taking the Deputy Chief of Mission(DCM) and his family
> hostage. When explosives being planted by the terrorists go off,
Cahide
> Mžhçžoglu, wife of the DCM and four of the terrorists are blown to
> pieces. The DCM, Yurtsev Mžhçžoglu, and his son Atasay are
injured.
> The fifth terrorist is killed in the initial assault by Turkish
> security forces. One Portuguese policeman is also killed and another
> wounded. The ARA claims responsibility.

> July 28, 1983 Lyon

> Another bomb threat on Lyon-Perrache railroad station. ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> July 29, 1983 Teheran

> A threat to blow up the French Embassy in Teheran with a rocket
attack
> causes Iranian officials to increase security at the facility.

> July 31, 1983 Lyon and Rennes

> Bomb threats from Armenian terrorists force the emergency landing of
> two domestic French flights carrying 424 passengers.

> August 10, 1983 Teheran

> A bomb explodes in an automobile at the French Embassy. ASALA claims
> credit for the attack.

> August 25, 1983 Bonn

> A whole series of bomb attacks against offices of the French
Consulate
> General claim two lives and leave twenty-three injured. ASALA claims
> responsibility.

> September 9, 1983 Teheran

> Two French Embassy cars are bombed. One of the bombs injures two
> embassy staff members. ASALA claims credit.

> October 1, 1983 Marseilles

> A bomb blast destroys the U.S., Soviet and Algerian pavilions at an
> international trade fair in Marseilles. One person is killed and
> twenty-six injured. ASALA and "Orly" claim credit.

> October 6, 1983 Teheran

> A French Embassy vehicle is bombed, injuring two passengers. "Orly"
> claims responsibility.

> October 29, 1983 Beirut

> Hand-grenade attack on the French Embassy. One of the ASALA
terrorists
> is arrested.

> October 29, 1983 Beirut

> The Turkish Embassy is attacked by three Armenian terrorists. One of
> the assailants, Sarkis Denielian, a 19 years old Lebanese-Armenian is
> apprehended. ASALA claims responsibility.

> February 8, 1984 Paris

> Bomb threat on an Air France flight to New York.

> March 28, 1984 Teheran

> A timed series of attacks is carried out against Turkish diplomats:

> Two Armenian terrorists shoot and seriously wound Sergeant Ismail
> Pamukçu, employed at the office of the Turkish Military Attache;

> Hasan Servet Öktem, First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, is
> slightly wounded as he leaves his home;

> Ibrahim Özdemir, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy,
> alerts police to two suspicious looking men. They turn out to be
> Armenian terrorists and are arrested;

> In the afternoon of the same day, Iranian police arrest three more
> Armenian terrorists outside the Turkish Embassy;

> An Armenian terrorist is killed when a bomb he is attempting to plant
> in the car of the Turkish Assistant Commercial Counselor explodes
> prematurely. The dead terrorist is later identified as Sultan
Gregorian
> Semaperdan (ASALA).

> March 29, 1984 Los Angeles

> ASALA sends a written threat, saying they will assassinate Turkish
> athletes who take part in the Olympics.

> April 8, 1984 Beirut

> ASALA issues a communique warning that all flights to Turkey will be
> considered military targets.

> April 26, 1984 Ankara

> The Turkish Prime Minister, Turgut Özal, receives a threat warning
him
> that if he goes ahead with a planned visit to Teheran, ASALA will
> schedule a major terrorist operation against his country.

> April 28, 1984 Teheran

> Two Armenian terrorists riding a motorcycle open fire on Isžk
Yönder
> as he drives his wife, Sadiye Yönder, to the Turkish Embassy where
she
> works. Isžk Yönder is killed, and ASALA claims credit for yet
another
> senseless murder.

> June 20, 1984 Vienna

> A bomb explodes in a car belonging to Erdogan Özen, Assistant Labor
> and Social Affairs Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Vienna. Özen
is
> killed and five others seriously wounded, including a policeman. ARA
> terrorists claim credit for the crime.

> June 25, 1984 Los Angeles

> A news agency office in France receives a letter threatening to
attack
> all governments, organizations and companies which assist, in any way
> whatsoever, Turkey's team at the Los Angeles Olympics.

> August 13, 1984 Lyon

> A bomb explodes in a Lyon train station causing minor damage. ASALA
> claims credit.

> September 1984 Teheran

> Several Turkish owned firms in Iran come under attack after receiving
> warning letters informing them that they are to be targeted. The
first
> victim is the Sezai Türkes Company. A Turkish employee is injured
> while fighting the fire caused by the explosion. A chain of smaller
> scale acts of intimidation follows.

> September 1, 1984 Teheran

> Iranian authorities expose a plot to assassinate Ismet Birsel, the
> Turkish Ambassador to Teheran.

> September 3, 1984 Istanbul

> Two Armenian terrorists die as one of their bombs goes off too soon.
> The ARA claims credit.

> November 19, 1984 Vienna

> Evner Ergun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Development and
> Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, Vienna is assassinated
> while driving to work. The assassins leave a flag with the initials
> "ARA" on his body.

> December 1984 Brussels

> Authorities are able to thwart a bombing attempt at the residence of
> Selçuk Incesu, Turkish Consul General.

> December 29, 1984 Beirut

> Two French buildings in East Beirut are bombed. ASALA claims credit.

> December 29, 1984 Paris

> Following an ASALA threat to blow up an Air France plane, police
> increase security at the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

> January 3, 1985 Beirut

> The offices of Agence France Presse are extensively damaged when a
bomb
> explodes.

> March 3, 1985 Paris

> An anonymous caller to Agence France Presse threatens to attack
French
> interests throughout the world upon the indictment of the three
> terrorists who participated in the Orly attack.

> March 12, 1985 Ottawa

> Three heavily armed terrorists storm the Turkish Embassy, killing a
> Canadian security guard in the process. After blowing up the front
> door, the gunmen enter the building. Ambassador Coskun Kžrca manages
> to escape but suffers extensive injuries. The wife and daughter of
the
> Ambassador, who were taken hostage, are later released, and the
> terrorists surrender. ARA claims responsibility.

> March 26, 1985 Toronto

> A threat to blow up the city of Toronto's transit system leads to
chaos
> during the rush hour. An "Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of
> Our Homeland" claims responsibility for the threat.

> November 1985 Brussels

> A special anti-terrorist security squad of the Belgian police exposes
> and arrests three Armenian terrorists with Portuguese passports. They
> were planning an attack on Turkish officers at NATO headquarters.

> November 28, 1985 Paris

> French police arrest the leader of the terrorist
> organization—the "Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of
> Armenia-Revolutionary Movement" (ASALA-RM)—Mr. Monte
Melkonian,
> a U.S. citizen. In Melkonian's apartment, police confiscate weapons,
> explosive devices, arrival and departure information on Turkish ships
> scheduled to visit France and a picture of Turkey's Ambassador to
> France, Adnan Bulak.

> December 1985 Paris

> Forty-one shoppers in two of Paris' leading department stores
(Gallerie
> Lafayette and Printemps) are injured (twelve seriously) when nearly
> simultaneous bomb explosions rip through the stores. In the ensuing
> panic, some 10,000 Christmas shoppers flee into the street. The
> Armenian Reporter, published in New York, reports in its December
12th
> issue that French law enforcement authorities are concentrating on
> ASALA as the most likely perpetrator. ASALA later takes credit for
the
> two bombings.

> November 23, 1986 Melbourne

> At 2:15 a.m. a bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate
General.
> One dead -presumedly the perpetrator- and one Australian injured.