1986 Turkish consulate bombing in Melbourne

Melbourne Turkish consulate bombing
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°50′18″S 144°59′18″E / 37.83826°S 144.98827°E / -37.83826; 144.98827
Date23 November 1986
2.16 a.m. (AEST)
TargetTurkish Consulate
Attack type
car bombing
Weapons4 kg bomb device
Deaths1 (one perpetrator)
PerpetratorsHagop Levonian (killed)
Levon Demirian
No. of participants
2

The Melbourne Turkish consulate bombing was an attempt to bomb the Turkish Consulate in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 23 November 1986. A car bomb exploded in the basement car park, killing Hagop Levonian, one of the bombers, who was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF).[1]

  1. ^ Terror trails on the home front. The Canberra Times, 25 September 2001.