1970 Munich bus attack
Terrorist incident at a German airport
| 1970 Munich bus attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of Terrorism in Germany | |
| Location | Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany |
| Date | 10 February 1970 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, grenade attack |
| Weapons | Submachine guns, hand grenades |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 23 |
| Perpetrator | Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
On 10 February 1970, a bus carrying passengers to an El Al airplane at the Munich-Riem Airport, West Germany was attacked by terrorists. One person was killed and 23 were wounded in the attack.[1]
Attack
An El Al Boeing 707 jet was preparing to take off for London when three terrorists opened fire with submachine guns and hand grenades on a bus carrying passengers to the plane.[1] The attack killed one person and wounded 23 others.[1] The pilot of the plane was slightly wounded when he wrestled one grenade-wielding terrorist to the ground while the other terrorists were shooting.[2] After a brief gunfight with police the terrorists were arrested. As the actor Assi Dayan, a son of the Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan was among the passengers some suggested him to have been the target of the attack, while others disregarded this by noting that the attack was indiscriminate and random as Dayan himself was unhurt.[1][3] Another passenger was actress Hanna Maron who was critically wounded and had to have her leg amputated.[4]
Aftermath
The Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PDFLP), as well as the "Action Organization for the Liberation of Palestine" in Jordan claimed responsibility for the attack.[5] The three terrorists arrested for the attack were identified as Mohammed Hadidi and Mohammed Hanasi from Jordan, and Abdul Rachman from Egypt.[1] The terrorists were released and deported later the same year in response to the Dawson's Field hijackings.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "West German Government Condemns Arab Terrorist Attack on El Al Airline". JTA. 12 February 1970.
- ^ "Arab Terrorists Attack El Al Passengers; Pilot Disregards Own Safety to Save Others". JTA. 11 February 1970.
- ^ "Grenades Miss Dayan Son In Arab Attack in Munich". The New York Times. 11 February 1970.
- ^ "Iconic Israeli actress Hanna Maron dies at age 90". The Jerusalem Post. 30 May 2014.
- ^ Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. p. 186. ISBN 9781317474654.
- ^ "Few Arab Terrorists Are Punished for Hijackings and Killings". The New York Times. 20 December 1973.
- ^ "Terrorist Incidents against Jewish Communities and Israeli Citizens Abroad, 1968-2003". International Institute for Counter-Terrorism. 20 December 2003. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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- Avivim school bus bombing* (May 22, 1970)
- Lod Airport massacre (May 30, 1972)
- Kiryat Shmona massacre* (April 11, 1974)
- Ma'alot massacre* (May 15, 1974)
- Nahariya attack* (June 24–25, 1974)
- Beit She'an attack (November 19, 1974)
- Savoy Hotel attack* (March 6, 1975)
- Kfar Yuval hostage crisis* (June 15, 1975)
- Zion Square refrigerator bombing (July 4, 1975)
- Coastal Road massacre* (March 11, 1978)
- Nahariya massacre* (April 22, 1979)
- Murder of the Aroyo children (January 2, 1971)
- Swissair Flight 330 (February 21, 1970)
- Olympic Airways Flight 255 hijacking (July 22, 1970)
- Dawson's Field hijackings (September 6–13, 1970)
- Lufthansa Flight 649 (February 22–23, 1972)
- Sabena Flight 571 (May 8, 1972)
- Lufthansa Flight 615 (October 29, 1972)
- Rome airport attacks and hijacking (December 17–18, 1973)
- TWA Flight 841 (September 8, 1974)
- Air France Flight 139 (June 27, 1976)
- Lufthansa Flight 181 (October 13–18, 1977)
- Munich massacre (September 5–6, 1972)
- Israeli Bangkok embassy hostage crisis (December 28, 1972)
- Assassination of the Israeli attache in Washington (July 1, 1973)
- Schoenau ultimatum (September 28–29, 1973)
- Paris café attack (September 15, 1974)
- Orly Airport attacks (January, 1975)
- OPEC siege (December 21, 1975)
- Yeşilköy airport attack (August 11, 1976)
- Orly Airport attack (May 20, 1978)
- London bus attack (August 20, 1978)
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