Japanese Militant in Tel Aviv Airport Attack Dies in Lebanon at 78
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Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese Red Army militant who survived the 1972 suicide attack at Tel Aviv airport, has died at age 78 in Lebanon. He was part of a three-man cell aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. His death closes a chapter on one of the most notorious acts of international left-wing militancy in the 1970s.
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Okamoto was a member of the left-wing Japanese Red Army.
Kozo Okamoto was a member of the Japanese Red Army.
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Kozo Okamoto was a member of the Japanese Red Army.
New York Times- Okamoto was a member of the left-wing Japanese Red Army.
- The group was aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
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Kozo Okamoto was a member of the Japanese Red Army.
New York TimesOkamoto survived the 1972 suicide mission.
New York TimesThe Japanese Red Army was aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
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