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each on 9 March 1984, exactly one year after the incident. The Court ruled that after they have served the sentences they would be expelled from
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Kaya Necet were wounded, the condition of the ambassador being critical. The two assailants then attempted to run away from the scene, and killed a
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Brajović, who was blocking his escape. It also charged
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Justice Commandos had carried out the assault. The messages said the shooting was intended to draw the world's attention to what the group called "the national problem of the Armenian people."
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passports. Levonian, seriously wounded, was caught shortly after the attack, and
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