1985 Rome and Vienna airport attacks
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The Rome and Vienna airport attacks were two major terrorist attacks carried out on 27 December 1985. Seven Arab terrorists attacked two airports in Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria, with assault rifles and hand grenades. Nineteen civilians were killed and over a hundred were injured before four of the terrorists were killed by El Al Security personnel and local police, who captured the remaining three.
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Rome and Vienna airport attacks | |
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Part of the Arab–Israeli conflict | |
Location | Fiumicino, Italy Schwechat, Austria |
Date | 27 December 1985 9:15 am (UTC+1) |
Target | Israeli targets in Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Rome) and Vienna International Airport (Vienna) |
Attack type | Shootings, bombings |
Weapons | Assault rifles Grenades |
Deaths | 19 (+4 terrorists) |
Injured | 138 (+1 terrorist) |
Perpetrators | Abu Nidal Organization (purported) |
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