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Coverage dated July 23, 2026

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut

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BEIRUT (AP) — Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    BEIRUT (AP) — Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more…

  2. The Times of Israel

    Japanese Red Army terrorist behind deadly 1972 attack on Israeli airport dies at 78 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Kozo Okamoto was sentenced to life in prison for attack that killed 26 people, but was freed 13 years later in a prisoner deal and moved to Lebanon, remaining there until his death

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