High Commissioner attack
1963 terrorist murder in Aden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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High Commissioner attack | |
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Location | Khormaksar Airport, Aden |
Date | 10 December 1963 |
Attack type | Bombing |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 50 |
Perpetrators | NLF |
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George Henderson, the assistant high commissioner, saved Sir Kennedy's life by pushing him out of the way. Henderson later died of his injuries.[2]
The incident led to Britain declaring a state of emergency in South Arabia.[3]