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1. History of Their Activities The Japanese Red Army (JRA) is an international terrorist organization that was established by a faction of an extremist group who committed felonious crimes, such as attacks on police stations, bank raids, and the like in Japan with the objective of revolutionizing the country based on Marxist-Leninist ideology, and to ultimately unify the world under communism. It was formed abroad after the members fled from Japan in search of a base for their revolutionary activities while advocating the "Plan to Construct International Bases." Through contact with the "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine" ,...

Most victims of Lod Airport massacre were Puerto Rican pilgrims. Now, American court orders Pyongyang to pay $378 million to families as compensation Ynet 7/21/2010 Israel news [The United States District Court in Puerto Rico] has ordered North Korea to pay $378 million compensation to the families of those killed in the 1972 terror attack on Lod Airport (now known as Ben Gurion International Airport). The plaintiffs claimed that Pyongyang funded the training of the terrorists involved in the attack. South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Justice Francisco A. Besosa of the US District Court in Puerto Rico ruled...

Israeli legal group sues North Korea over 1972 terror attack By Zohar Blumenkrantz An Israeli human rights organization is filing a lawsuit against North Korea over a 1972 terrorist attack at Ben-Gurion International Airport that left more than 20 people dead and over 50 wounded, Haaretz has learned. The attack, known as the Lod Airport massacre, was carried out by three members of the Japanese Red Army on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The victims included 16 Christian pilgrims from Puerto Rico, and Israeli professor and biophysicist Aharon Katzir. While two of the terrorists were...