Japanese militant involved in 1972 Lod Airport attack dies

Key facts

• Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who participated in the 1972 Lod Airport attack, has died in Beirut.
• Okamoto was one of three members of the Japanese Red Army responsible for the attack.
• The Lod Airport attack in 1972 resulted in 26 fatalities and 78 injuries.

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who was involved in the 1972 Lod Airport attack in Israel, has died in Beirut. Okamoto was one of three members of the Japanese Red Army who carried out the assault. The attack, which occurred at Lod Airport (now Ben Gurion Airport), resulted in the deaths of 26 people and left 78 others injured. Okamoto was captured alive by Israeli authorities following the attack.