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Rue des Rosiers: France seeks three men for 1982 attack | |
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A judge in France has issued arrest warrants for three people suspected of being behind a deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris in 1982. | A judge in France has issued arrest warrants for three people suspected of being behind a deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris in 1982. |
The men, believed to be former members of a radical Palestinian group, have been identified 33 years after the Rue des Rosiers assault. | The men, believed to be former members of a radical Palestinian group, have been identified 33 years after the Rue des Rosiers assault. |
They now live in Norway, Jordan and the occupied West Bank, French media say. | They now live in Norway, Jordan and the occupied West Bank, French media say. |
Six people died and 22 were injured when a grenade was thrown and attackers opened fire inside the busy restaurant. | Six people died and 22 were injured when a grenade was thrown and attackers opened fire inside the busy restaurant. |
Two of the wanted suspects are believed to have been the gunmen who stormed the Jo-Goldenberg restaurant and delicatessen on 9 August 1982, according to Paris Match magazine (in French). | Two of the wanted suspects are believed to have been the gunmen who stormed the Jo-Goldenberg restaurant and delicatessen on 9 August 1982, according to Paris Match magazine (in French). |
They are said to be a 56-year-old living in Norway, where he has citizenship, and a 60-year-old who now lives in Ramallah. | They are said to be a 56-year-old living in Norway, where he has citizenship, and a 60-year-old who now lives in Ramallah. |
The third suspect, a 64-year-old living in Jordan, is suspected of having a commanding role in the attack, Paris Match said. Other reports gave different ages for the men. | The third suspect, a 64-year-old living in Jordan, is suspected of having a commanding role in the attack, Paris Match said. Other reports gave different ages for the men. |
The three men are said to have belonged to a group led by Palestinian militant Abu Nidal, which was active in the 1970-80s. | The three men are said to have belonged to a group led by Palestinian militant Abu Nidal, which was active in the 1970-80s. |
Anti-terrorist judge Marc Trevidic issued the arrest warrants after leading a long-standing investigation. | Anti-terrorist judge Marc Trevidic issued the arrest warrants after leading a long-standing investigation. |
Paris Match said the inquiry was based on anonymous interviews with former members of the Abu Nidal group. | Paris Match said the inquiry was based on anonymous interviews with former members of the Abu Nidal group. |
Alain Jakubowicz, head of Licra, an international association against racism and anti-Semitism, told French radio station RTL the warrants were a "message to the terrorists... that they cannot hide, wherever they are". | Alain Jakubowicz, head of Licra, an international association against racism and anti-Semitism, told French radio station RTL the warrants were a "message to the terrorists... that they cannot hide, wherever they are". |
The development comes amid strong concern about increased attacks against France Jewish's community. | The development comes amid strong concern about increased attacks against France Jewish's community. |
Seventeen people were killed during the Charlie Hebdo shootings and a kosher supermarket siege in Paris in January. | Seventeen people were killed during the Charlie Hebdo shootings and a kosher supermarket siege in Paris in January. |
French President Francois Hollande laid out proposals to strengthen laws on anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic hate crimes last month. | French President Francois Hollande laid out proposals to strengthen laws on anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic hate crimes last month. |
The Abu Nidal group is blamed for a series of attacks across the world, which left at least 900 people dead. | The Abu Nidal group is blamed for a series of attacks across the world, which left at least 900 people dead. |
Abu Nidal - whose real name was Sabri Banna - died in Iraq in 2002, reportedly committing suicide. | Abu Nidal - whose real name was Sabri Banna - died in Iraq in 2002, reportedly committing suicide. |
For decades he was regarded as a terrorist and a wanted man - inside the mainstream Palestinian community as much as in the world at large. | For decades he was regarded as a terrorist and a wanted man - inside the mainstream Palestinian community as much as in the world at large. |
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