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On this day, in 1984, a bomb explodes in a vehicle owned by the Assistant Labor and Social Affairs Counselor of the Turkish Embassy, Erdogan Ozen, in Vienna, Austria. The explosion kills Ozen and seriously injures five Austrian nationals, including two law enforcement officers. The "Armenian Revolutionary Army" of the Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claims responsibility for the attack.

TurkishPAC strongly condemns Armenian terrorist acts.

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On this day, in 1981, an Armenian gunman assassinates Turkish Consulate Secretary, Mehmet Savas Yerguz, as he is leaving his office in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss authorities apprehend Mardiros Jamgotchian. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claims responsibility for the assassination.

On this day, in 1973, Gourgen Yanikian, an elderly U.S. citizen of Armenian origin, assassinates Los Angeles Turkish Consul General, Mehmet Baydar, and Vice Consul, Bahadır Demir in Santa Barbara, California.

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.

Armenian gunmen assassinate Turkish Embassy Administrative Attaché, Dursun Aksoy, while in his automobile waiting at a traffic light. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), Armenian Revolutionary Army (ARA) and Justice Commandos against Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claimed responsibility.

TurkishPAC strongly condems Armenian terrorist acts. 

On this day, in 1981, an Armenian gunman assassinates Turkish Consulate Secretary, Mehmet Savas Yerguz, in Geneva, Switzerland, as he is leaving his office. Swiss authorities apprehend Mardiros Jamgotchian. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claims responsibility for the assassination.