High Commissioner attack
| High Commissioner attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Khormaksar Airport, Aden |
| Date | 10 December 1963 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 2 |
Non-fatal injuries | 50 |
| Perpetrators | NLF |
The High Commissioner Attack was an incident which saw the beginning of the Aden Emergency. Arab nationalists of the NLF made a grenade attack against the British High Commissioner, Sir Kennedy Trevaskis, killing one person and injuring 50.[1]
George Henderson, the assistant high commissioner, saved Sir Kennedy's life by pushing him out of the way. He later died of his injuries.[2]
The incident led to Britain declaring a state of emergency in the colony.[3]
References
- ↑ "Grenade Thrown Into Aden Airport; 1 Dead.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "News In Brief.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). ACT: National Library of Australia. 3 January 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ "Terrorist Grenade Attack", Nashua Telegraph, 9 June 1965 accessed 4 November 2013
External links
- Aden Emergency at the Argylls Website
- Aden Emergency at National Army Museum
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