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Lod Airport

Coverage of Lod Airport in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 24 · 11:52 UTCMost recent: Jul 27 · 02:58 UTC
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Kozo Okamotoperson2Japanese Red Armyorganization2Pastor José Vega Franquiperson1Lod Airport massacretopic1Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestineorganization1Israelplace1Lebanonplace11972 attacktopic1
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  • SECURITYJul 27 · 02:58 UTCTIMES OF ISRAEL
    Death of Lod Airport massacre terrorist ‘closes chapter’ in victim family’s painful story

    The death of Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese Red Army terrorist involved in the 1972 Lod Airport massacre, is seen as closing a chapter for victims' families. Pastor José Vega Franqui, a survivor, expressed forgiveness for Okamoto, part of a 3-man squad that killed 26 and wounded 80 in the attack.

  • WORLDJul 24 · 11:52 UTCMIDDLE EAST EYE
    Japanese 'Arab resistance fighter' Kozo Okamoto dies at 78

    Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese leftist involved in the 1972 attack on Lod Airport in Israel that killed 26 people, died at 78 in Beirut. He spent much of his life in Lebanon after being released from an Israeli prison in 1985 and was protected by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).