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1969 Athens attack
LocationAthens, Greece
Date27 November 1969
Attack type
Grenade attacks
Deaths1
Injured14
PerpetratorsPalestinian Popular Struggle Front

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]

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

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  1. ^ "Terrorist Hurls Grenade into Athens El Al Office, Injuring 14 Persons–2 Seriously". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 28 November 1969.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Dec. 12, 1969 - Two-Year Old Greek Boy Dies After Arab Guerrilla Attack On Israeli Airline Office In". imago. 12 December 1969.
  4. ^ "Jordanian MP brags about carrying out terror attack against El Al office in 1969". The Times of Israel. 20 December 2019.

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