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Crimes - Criminals - Judges - Lawyers - Trials

Jul. 07, 1972 - Japanese Gunman Is Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By An Israeli Military Court: Kozo Okamoto, 24, sole survivor of the three-man Japanese suicide squad which gunned down nearly 100 people at Lydda airport on the orders of Arab guerrillas, killing 24 and wounding 72, was spared the death penalty by an Israeli military court at Sarafand after a plea by the prosecution. He was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to life imprisonment. Photo shows Kozo Okamoto is handcuffed between two policemen as the sentence of the court is pronounced

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Counts Guerrillas Guilty Gunman Gunned Handcuffed Imprisonment Israeli Kozo Lydda Nearly Okamoto Penalty Plea Pronounced Prosecution Sarafand Sentence Sentenced Sole Spared Squad Suicide Survivor Three-man Wounding


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