On this day, in 1983, five Armenian gunmen - "The Lisbon Five" - storm the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon, killing a Portuguese law enforcement officer and wounding another in Lisbon, Portugal.
On this day, in 1982, an Armenian gunman assassinated Turkish Honorary Consul Orhan Gündüz in Somerville, Massachusetts, while he waits in his automobile in rush-hour traffic. The gunman escapes. JCAG claims responsibility.
On this day in 1982, two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Kemal Arikan, in Los Angeles, California, USA while he was waiting in his automobile at an intersection. JCAG (The Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide) claims responsibility. One of the assassins, Hampig Sassounian, a 19-year-old Armenian American member of the JCAG, is arrested shortly thereafter. Sassounian's father states on public television, "I am glad that a Turk was killed...
On this day, in 1980, two Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Consul General, Sarik Ariyak, and his bodyguard, Engin Sever in Sydney, Australia, as the Turkish officials are walking toward their vehicle. Ariyak dies instantly and the bodyguard dies on the way to the hospital. JCAG claims responsibility...