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