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Varoujan Garabedian Վարուժան Կարապետեան | |
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| Born | March 7, 1954 |
| Died | January 29, 2019 (aged 64) |
| Criminal status | Pardoned by French authorities, deported to Armenia |
| Motive | Armenian nationalism |
| Criminal charge | Terrorist attack |
| Penalty | Convicted on terrorism charges |
Varoujan Garabedian (Armenian: Վարուժան Կարապետեան, also Varadjian Garbidjian and Varuzhan Karapetian; March 7, 1954 – January 29, 2019) was a Syrian-born Armenian nationalist. He was a member of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) and head of the organization's French branch.[1][2] He was known for being the convicted perpetrator of the 1983 fatal bombing at Orly Airport in Paris. Garabedian was later pardoned by French authorities nearly 20 years after the attack.