1981 Turkish consulate attack in Paris
The 1981 Turkish consulate attack (also known as Van Operation, Armenian:«Վան» գործողություն) was an attack on the Turkish consulate in Paris, France on September 24–25, 1981. According to a statement issued by Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, army's militants demanded to release political prisoners in Turkey including two Armenian clergymen Father Manuel Yergatian and Pastor Hrant Guzelian and 10 non-Armenians.