Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant who survived a 1972 suicide mission as a member of the Japanese Red Army, a left-wing militant group aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has died in Lebanon at the age of 78.

Kozo Okamoto, a former member of the Japanese Red Army and perpetrator of a deadly 1972 attack in Israel, has died in Lebanon, where he had been living in exile. His death marks the end of a controversial figure's life.

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese leftist who participated in the deadly 1972 Lod Airport attack in Israel and spent much of his life in Lebanon, has died in Beirut at the age of 78.

French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan is scheduled to appear in court in Paris on Tuesday, facing charges of 'apology of terrorism' for a social media post in March where she mentioned Japanese terrorist Kozo Okamoto.