GTD ID:
198004160009

When:
1980-04-16

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Istanbul

City:
Istanbul

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Navy
Specific Description Sam Novello; 56, (Chief Petty Officer)*
Nationality of Target United States
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Navy
Specific Description Ali Sabri Baysar (Engineer)*
Nationality of Target Turkey
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Firearms Handgun
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Firearm; Pistols; Automatic firearm
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Marxist-Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 3
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 7 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities Unknown
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 7
Number of U.S. Injured Unknown
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources