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On This Day: June 3, 1982 – Israeli Ambassador Shlomo Argov Shot in London

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On This Day: June 3, 1982 – Israeli Ambassador Shlomo Argov Shot in London.

On this day June 3, 1982, Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, was shot in the head outside a hotel in London. The attack left him critically wounded and permanently paralyzed. He survived the initial assault but remained in a coma for months and spent the rest of his life confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak.

The assassination attempt was quickly linked to a Palestinian splinter group opposed to the PLO, and the incident sent immediate shockwaves through the Middle...
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