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| The '''assassination of Orhan Gündüz''', ] businessman and diplomat, took place on May 4, 1982 in ], ]. | The '''assassination of Orhan Gündüz''', ] businessman and diplomat, took place on May 4, 1982 in ], ]. | ||
| An ]n gunman attacked and killed the Turkish Honorary Consul Orhan Gunduz while he waited in his automobile in ] traffic. The |
An ]n gunman attacked and killed the Turkish Honorary Consul Orhan Gunduz while he waited in his automobile in ] traffic. The gunman escaped. ] (JCAG) claimed responsibility. | ||
| The assassination occurred six weeks after Mr. Gunduz was wounded in a bomb attack at his gift shop, Topkapi Imports, on March 22, before which JCAG threatened that Mr. Gunduz either resign as a Honorary Consul or be executed. Salespersons at Topkapi Imports commented that neither the store nor Mr. Gunduz had been given police protection despite the fact that the store had been the site of the prior bombing. | The assassination occurred six weeks after Mr. Gunduz was wounded in a bomb attack at his gift shop, Topkapi Imports, on March 22, before which JCAG threatened that Mr. Gunduz either resign as a Honorary Consul or be executed. Salespersons at Topkapi Imports commented that neither the store nor Mr. Gunduz had been given police protection despite the fact that the store had been the site of the prior bombing. | ||
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The assassination of Orhan Gündüz, Turkish businessman and diplomat, took place on May 4, 1982 in Somerville, Massachusetts.
An Armenian gunman attacked and killed the Turkish Honorary Consul Orhan Gunduz while he waited in his automobile in rush-hour traffic. The gunman escaped. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) claimed responsibility.
The assassination occurred six weeks after Mr. Gunduz was wounded in a bomb attack at his gift shop, Topkapi Imports, on March 22, before which JCAG threatened that Mr. Gunduz either resign as a Honorary Consul or be executed. Salespersons at Topkapi Imports commented that neither the store nor Mr. Gunduz had been given police protection despite the fact that the store had been the site of the prior bombing.
To help solve the murder of Orhan Gunduz, local television and newspapers utilized a composite drawing based on information provided by a witness in order to apprehend the assassin. When the witness was subsequently gunned down, all community efforts to help apprehend the assassin came to a halt. The Somerville Police Department and FBI were never able to apprehend the assassin.
References
- Foreign Affairs, Vol. 61, No. 3, America and the World 1982 (1982) by Janis A. Kreslins. Chronology 1982, pp. 714-744