Suspected mastermind of 1982 Paris attack on Jews 'held in Jordan'

AFP ^ | 6-17-15 | Thomas Urbain

[SJackson]

Paris (France) (AFP) - The suspected mastermind of an attack on a Paris Jewish restaurant in 1982 that left six people dead and 22 injured, has been arrested in Jordan, a source close to the case said Wednesday.

Zuhair Mohamad Hassan Khalid al-Abassi, alias "Amjad Atta", was one of three men for whom France issued an international arrest warrant earlier this year.

He was picked up on June 1 and an extradition request is underway, said a French legal source.

Overall, between three and five men are thought to have taken part in the attack, which was blamed on the Abu Nidal Organisation, a Palestinian militant group.

The other two main suspects in the 1982 attack have been named as Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, alias "Hicham Harb", who lives in Ramallah in the West Bank, and Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, alias "Souhail Othman", a resident of Norway.

[SJackson]

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[ryderann]

I hope this is a sign that Jordan and Israel are getting together.

[Squawk 8888]

Jordan & Israel have been cooperating behind-the-scenes on security issues for at least a couple of decades.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SJackson.

The suspected mastermind of an attack on a Paris Jewish restaurant in 1982 that left six people dead and 22 injured, has been arrested in Jordan, a source close to the case said Wednesday. Zuhair Mohamad Hassan Khalid al-Abassi, alias "Amjad Atta", was one of three men for whom France issued an international arrest warrant earlier this year.

Hey, what's the rush?