September 1982 Paris car bombing explained

September 1982 Paris car bombing
Location:Rue Cardinet, Paris, France
Date:17 September 1982
Time:3:25 pm
Type:Car bombing
Perps:Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions
Fatalities:0
Injuries:51

On 17 September 1982 a car bomb exploded near Lycée Carnot in Paris, France, injuring 51 people.[1] The attack was claimed by the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (FARL) in the context of anti-Israeli terrorism. The attack was not fatal, though most of the wounded were Carnot students. The bomb exploded in the car of Amos Manel, an Israeli diplomat, a Peugeot 504. The FARL had previously committed the assassinations of American lieutenant colonel Charles R. Ray in January[2] and that of Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov in April, both of whom were shot dead in Paris,[3] amongst other attacks - some of which were done with the assistance of the Action Directe group. The attack happened on the eve of Rosh Hashanah and a few months after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[4]

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References

  1. Web site: Principaux attentats et agressions antisémites en France depuis 40 ans. fr.news.yahoo.com. 2018-07-20.
  2. Web site: - The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com. 2018-07-20.
  3. News: ISRAELI DIPLOMAT SHOT AND KILLED IN PARIS. The New York Times . 4 April 1982 . 2018-07-20.
  4. Web site: France – Paris – Attentat du lycée Carnot – AfVT – Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme. afvt.org. 2018-07-20.