USS Liberty incident

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Liberty_incident
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Attack_on_the_USS_Liberty
gptkbp:cause mistaken identity (official Israeli explanation)
gptkbp:compensation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:compensationPaidBy gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:controversy dispute over whether attack was deliberate
gptkbp:date 1967-06-08
gptkbp:fleetSize technical research ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Liberty incident
gptkbp:investigatedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:USS_Liberty_(AGTR-5)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
off the Sinai Peninsula
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Six-Day_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Israeli_Navy
gptkbp:resultedIn 171 American wounded
34 American deaths
diplomatic tensions between US and Israel
gptkbp:shipsDamaged gptkb:USS_Liberty_(AGTR-5)
gptkbp:type naval attack
gptkbp:victim gptkb:USS_Liberty_(AGTR-5)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Bamford
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4