Funeral for Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto in Beirut- in pictures

  • The body of Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto is carried through Beirut. All photos: AFP
    The body of Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto is carried through Beirut. All photos: AFP
  • Georges Abdallah, right, a former leader of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions, with supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
    Georges Abdallah, right, a former leader of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions, with supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
  • The PFLP referred to Okamoto as Ahmad Al Yabani, or Ahmad the Japanese
    The PFLP referred to Okamoto as Ahmad Al Yabani, or Ahmad the Japanese
  • His body was carried from Al Khashoggi Mosque to be buried at the Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Palestinian Revolution
    His body was carried from Al Khashoggi Mosque to be buried at the Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Palestinian Revolution
  • Okamoto took part in a deadly shooting at the airport in Tel Aviv in 1972, as a member of the Japanese Red Army
    Okamoto took part in a deadly shooting at the airport in Tel Aviv in 1972, as a member of the Japanese Red Army
  • Children carry posters of Okamoto during the funeral procession
    Children carry posters of Okamoto during the funeral procession