José Antonio Gurriarán
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José Antonio Gurriarán is a Spanish
journalist, assistant director of the "Pueblo" newspaper.
Being accidentally injured during an 3 October Organization attack in Madrid
, on December 29, 1980, he was interested what the group's purposes were, he found and interviewed Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
members. In 1982 his "La Bomba" book was published, supporting the Armenian cause. The book reissued several times also in English translation.
and then to have a dinner at a restaurant. It was the end of the year. When Jose Antonio put down the headset two bombs exploded in the nearby headquarters of airlines Swissair and TWA was. Nobody died but among the 9 injured was Jose Antonio.
As soon as he was released from the hospital, Jose Antonio wanted to know who made that attack. Still in the hospital, where he struggled to save both his legs, he started to read books and materials about the case and the history of the Armenians.
Combining therapy recovery with the detailed study of a nation, in 1982 he found and met the leaders of ASALA in Lebanon. Militants were covered their faces with balaclavas and never left the Kalashnikov throughout the day. The Spanish journalist, relied on his cane, gave a gift, a book by Martin Luther King, to the leader of the Armenian group, to think about the path they have chosen.
Soon after the incident, "La Bomba" was released, telling the personal experience of a Spanish journalist and the tragic story of survival of a whole nation.
Spain
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journalist, assistant director of the "Pueblo" newspaper.
Being accidentally injured during an 3 October Organization attack in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, on December 29, 1980, he was interested what the group's purposes were, he found and interviewed Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia or ASALA was an Armenian nationalist militant organization, that operated from 1975 to 1986. The group also operated under other names such as The Orly Group and the 3 October Organization...
members. In 1982 his "La Bomba" book was published, supporting the Armenian cause. The book reissued several times also in English translation.
La bomba
On December 30, 1980, Jose Antonio left the building of the newspaper "The People" (Pueblo) and entered a telephone booth to talk to his wife. The plan was to go to see a movie by Woody AllenWoody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
and then to have a dinner at a restaurant. It was the end of the year. When Jose Antonio put down the headset two bombs exploded in the nearby headquarters of airlines Swissair and TWA was. Nobody died but among the 9 injured was Jose Antonio.
As soon as he was released from the hospital, Jose Antonio wanted to know who made that attack. Still in the hospital, where he struggled to save both his legs, he started to read books and materials about the case and the history of the Armenians.
Combining therapy recovery with the detailed study of a nation, in 1982 he found and met the leaders of ASALA in Lebanon. Militants were covered their faces with balaclavas and never left the Kalashnikov throughout the day. The Spanish journalist, relied on his cane, gave a gift, a book by Martin Luther King, to the leader of the Armenian group, to think about the path they have chosen.
Soon after the incident, "La Bomba" was released, telling the personal experience of a Spanish journalist and the tragic story of survival of a whole nation.
Books
- La Bomba Un No Rotundo A La Destruccion Y A La Muerte Y Un Viva A La Vida, 1982, Librería Anticuaria Raimundo (Cádiz, Spain)