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The '''Red Armenian Army (RAA)''', also known as the '''Armenian Red Army''', was a small militant organization, which organized a single unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Consul General, ], on 1 July 1982 in ], ]. There were no sustained injuries from this attack. | The '''Red Armenian Army (RAA)''', also known as the '''Armenian Red Army''', was a small militant organization, which organized a single unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Consul General, ], on 1 July 1982 in ], ]. The group used a gun in the assassination attempt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=198207210002|title=Incident Summary for GTDID: 198207210002|website=www.start.umd.edu|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> There were no sustained injuries from this attack. | ||
A member of the group named ] was later sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the incident. Three additional members of the group are still at large. | A member of the group named ] was later sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the incident. Three additional members of the group are still at large. |
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The Red Armenian Army (RAA), also known as the Armenian Red Army, was a small militant organization, which organized a single unsuccessful attack against the Turkish Consul General, Kemalettin Demirer, on 1 July 1982 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The group used a gun in the assassination attempt. There were no sustained injuries from this attack.
A member of the group named Penyemin Evingulu was later sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the incident. Three additional members of the group are still at large.
The Armenian Red Army has not claimed any attacks in over two decades and is presumed to be disbanded and inactive.
References
- "Incident Summary for GTDID: 198207210002". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
- Political Terrorism: A New Guide to Actors, Authors, Concepts, Data Bases, Theories, and Literature - Page 675 by Albert J. Jongman, Alex Peter Schmid
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