Capitole train bombing
| Capitole train bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ambazac, France |
| Date | 28 March 1982 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 28 |
| Perpetrators | International Terrorist Friends of Carlos |
The Capitole train bombing was the bombing of a Le Capitole train on the Paris-Toulouse express near Limoges on 28 March 1982. The attack killed five people and injured 28 others.[1] The bombing was claimed by a group calling itself "International Terrorist Friends of Carlos", and was later attributed to Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal. In 2011 Carlos was convicted for the bombing whilst he was already serving life imprisonment.[2] The attack was followed with the bombing of an anti-Syrian newspaper office in Paris in April.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The explosion on a Paris-Toulouse express train that killed..."
- ^ "France convicts Carlos the Jackal". 15 December 2011 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Carlos the Jackal back in Paris dock". 7 November 2011.
- ^ Times, Henry Tanner and Special To the New York. "BOMB IN PARIS KILLS 1; 2 SYRIANS OUSTED".
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