20 September 1981 Paris, France.
Operation VAN - operation to capture the Turkish consulate in Paris, carried out the Armenian militant organization ASALA 24 September 1981. Four Armenian name of "Yeghia Keshishian Suicide Commando" (commander Vazgen Sislian, Hagop Dzhulfayan, Gevorg Guzelian, Aram Basmajian) for 15 hours, kept the Turkish consulate in Paris. Breaking into the consulate, they were seriously wounded Consul Kaya Inal and security representative Cemal Ozen. Two militants while injured. Terrorists seized 56 hostages; some of which, apparently, it was the Turkish crypto Armenians and helped the rebels. As a result, the militants were allowed to send wounded Inal and Ozen to the hospital where he died from Ozen raneniy. All four militants were young Armenians from Lebanon, members of ASALA. In Paris, the court held, which was attended by the heroine of the French Resistance Malin Manushyan - Misak Manushyan widow, famous singer Liz Saryan and drgua. Lawyer militants was a future member of Parliament and Minister of Industry of France. After the words "the defendants, stand up!" Stood all those present in the courtroom Armenians. Three of the militants were released in 1986 and went to Lebanon, two of them then moved to Armenia.
One of the militants - Aram Basmadzhyan, committed suicide in prison, and was buried at the Pere Lachaise cemetery.
