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Japanese Red Army militant from 1972 airport attack dies in Beirut

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Kōzō Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in the 1972 Lod Airport attack, has died in Beirut at the age of 78. Okamoto was a member of the Japanese Red Army and participated in the attack that killed 26 people. He had been living in Lebanon under the alias Ahmad al-Yabani and was reportedly ill for a long time. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which protected him, stated that his life was marked by sacrifices in support of the Palestinian cause. AI

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Japanese Red Army militant from 1972 airport attack dies in Beirut

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Japanese militant who took part in 1972 Israel airport attack dies in Beirut

    Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died on Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that…

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