1974 Japanese Embassy attack in Kuwait
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On 7 February 1974, Palestinian militants occupied the Japanese embassy in Kuwait City
, taking the ambassador and ten others hostage. The militants motive was to support the Japanese Red Army
members and Palestinian militants who were holding hostages on a Singaporean ferry in what is known as the Laju incident
. Ultimately, the hostages were released, and the guerillas allowed to fly to Aden
.
Kuwait City
-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...
, taking the ambassador and ten others hostage. The militants motive was to support the Japanese Red Army
Japanese Red Army
The was a Communist terrorist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu early in 1971 in Lebanon. It sometimes called itself Arab-JRA after the Lod airport massacre...
members and Palestinian militants who were holding hostages on a Singaporean ferry in what is known as the Laju incident
Laju incident
The Laju Incident occurred on 31 January 1974 in Singapore, when four armed men attacked the Shell oil refinery complex on Pulau Bukom and later hijacked the ferryboat Laju.- Overview :...
. Ultimately, the hostages were released, and the guerillas allowed to fly to Aden
Aden
Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
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Sources
- Embassy of Japan in the State of Kuwait
- Terror Targets Time. 17 March 1980.