Palestinians hand over suspect in 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
Summary
French authorities have arrested a 72-year-old man, Hicham Harb, suspected of leading a deadly 1982 attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris. Harb was handed over by the Palestinian Authority to France, where he will face trial for the attack that killed six people and injured over 20.Key Facts
- The attack happened in 1982 at the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris’s Jewish Marais district.
- Attackers threw a grenade and fired machine guns, killing six and wounding more than 20 people.
- Hicham Harb, also known as Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, is suspected of directing and taking part in the attack.
- The Palestinian Authority extradited Harb to France in response to a request by French anti-terrorism prosecutors.
- No one has been convicted for the killings since the attack.
- The attack was linked to a Palestinian splinter group founded by militant Abu Nidal.
- Two other suspects are already in France; three others are in West Bank, Jordan, and Kuwait.
- French courts have decided the trial will be before judges, not a jury.
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