What the records say
- When
- 22 Jul 1985
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 55.68° N, 12.56° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1985 Copenhagen bombings.
Summary
Copenhagen bombings by Hezbollah; three bombs were set off in Copenhagen. Two exploded near the Great Synagogue and the third destroyed the offices of the American Northwest Orient Airlines. One person was killed and 26 injured in the attacks. The Lebanon-based Islamic Jihad Organization claimed responsibility for the attacks, and three Palestinians were later tried (Abu Talb, Marten Imandi and another, of whom the latter two were convicted of the Copenhagen attacks) in a Swedish court for the terrorist attacks.
1985 Copenhagen bombings
1985 terrorist attack in Copenhagen, Denmark
On 22 July 1985, two bombs exploded in a terrorist attack in Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the bombs exploded near the Great Synagogue and a Jewish nursing home and kindergarten, and another at the offices of Northwest Orient Airlines. At least one more bomb, planned for the El Al airline offices, was discovered. One person was killed and 26 people were injured in the attacks.
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