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Founder of Japan terror group behind deadly 1972 attack on Israel airport set free | ||||
2022-05-29 | ||||
[IsraelTimes] Fusako Shigenobu, draped in keffiyah, apologizes for hurting innocents; 3 Japanese Red Army members recruited by Paleostinian terrorists, killed 8 Israelis, 16 tourists Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the terrorist group Japanese Red Army,
She was freed just two days before the 50th anniversary of the terror group’s deadly attack at Lod Airport that killed 26 people and injured dozens of others.
"I have hurt innocent people I did not know by putting our struggles first. Although those were different times, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize deeply," said Shigenobu, who was draped in a keffiyeh — the Arab headdress which has become a symbol of Paleostinian nationalism. Shigenobu was convicted of criminal masterminding the 1974 siege of the French Embassy in the Hague, the Netherlands. She was arrested in 2000 in Osaka in central Japan, where she had been in hiding. The Japanese Red Army, formed in 1971 and linked with Paleostinian terror groups,
Three members of the Japanese Red Army recruited by a Paleostinian terrorist group, opened fire and threw grenades at Lod Airport, killing eight Israelis and 16 foreign tourists. The Japanese Red Army also took responsibility for several other attacks including the takeover of the US Consulate in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1975. Shigenobu was not physically present in the attacks. A year after her arrest, she declared the group dissolved. Japanese media reports said Shigenobu had undergone surgery for cancer during her incarceration. Kozo Okamoto, who was injured and arrested in the Israeli airport attack, was released in 1985 in a prisoner exchange between Israeli and Paleostinian forces. He is reportedly in ...The land area formerly occupied by the state of Lebanon, before that Phoenicia... Okamoto and several other members of the group are still wanted by Japanese authorities for their alleged role in attacks in the 1970s and 1980s, including the terror assault on the airport in Israel.
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Posted by:trailing wife |
#10 I know, I don't get much. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-29 18:09 |
#9 Gave the cook the nite off. Went up to the corner to get some Meex. 6 young to middle age here on the patio with me, the old guy. None of them completes a thought or sentence without using the word......"LIKE". |
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-29 16:26 |
#8 about the same thing these days in my opinion. |
Posted by: Chris 2022-05-29 15:36 |
#7 Ref #6: Falling apple, tree, etc. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-29 13:57 |
#6 The next generation, working to achieve the same change from within the system: her daughter is a journalist, according to Wikipedia. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2022-05-29 13:18 |
#5 these terrorists are now in their 70s although they deserve more prison it might be best not to bother |
Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-05-29 09:59 |
#4 these terrorists are now in their 70s How long do you keep a rabid dog caged? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-05-29 09:49 |
#3 these terrorists are now in their 70s although they deserve more prison it might be best not to spend the resourses |
Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-05-29 09:17 |
#2 My initial thought would be for Israel to 'unleash' MOSSAD to do a snatch n' grab to bring her back to continue her life sentence, but this incident will most likely be swept quickly under the rug. Israel will want Japan's backing when they move against Iran. Japan will want Israel's backing when China moves against Taiwan. Why ruffle feathers! |
Posted by: Phusose Squank8803 2022-05-29 08:47 |
#1 Okamoto and several other members of the group are still wanted by Japanese authorities for their alleged role in attacks in the 1970s and 1980s, including the terror assault on the airport in Israel.... ...for failure to follow the culturally demanded practice of ritual seppuku? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-05-29 08:13 |