Assassination of Charles R. Ray
| Assassination of Charles R. Ray | |
|---|---|
| Location | Paris, France |
| Date | January 18, 1982 9:00 a.m. (UTC+1:00) |
Attack type | Assassination |
| Weapons | 7.62 mm caliber pistol |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Motive | U.S. involvement in the Lebanese Civil War |
| Convicted | Georges Ibrahim Abdallah |
On January 18, 1982, Colonel Charles Robert Ray, a United States Army officer who was serving as an assistant military attaché in France, was assassinated in front of his Paris home by Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese communist militant affiliated with the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions. Abdallah was convicted of the crime and sentenced to prison. He was released on July 24, 2025, and repatriated to Beirut.