On 27 November 1969, El Al offices in Athens, Greece were attacked[1] with grenades by two terrorists belonging to the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PSF).[2] A 2-year-old Greek boy later died from his injuries, while 14 others were wounded in the attack.[3] The two terrorists were arrested but subsequently released in the wake of the Olympic Airways Flight 255 hijacking.[2]
| 1969 Athens attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Athens, Greece |
| Date | 27 November 1969 |
Attack type | Grenade attacks |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 14 |
| Perpetrators | Palestinian Popular Struggle Front |
In 2019, Mansour Saif al-Din Mourad, a member of Jordan’s House of Representatives, in a television interview bragged about carrying out a terrorist attack against El Al offices in Greece in 1969 which was thought to have been this attack, although the date was cited as 27 December.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Terrorist Hurls Grenade into Athens El Al Office, Injuring 14 Persons–2 Seriously". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 28 November 1969.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Dec. 12, 1969 - Two-Year Old Greek Boy Dies After Arab Guerrilla Attack On Israeli Airline Office In". imago. 12 December 1969.
- ^ "Jordanian MP brags about carrying out terror attack against El Al office in 1969". The Times of Israel. 20 December 2019.