PA arrests Palestinian suspect decades after deadly Paris restaurant attack
Summary
The Palestinian Authority has arrested Hicham Harb, a suspect in a 1982 deadly attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris, under an international warrant. France is working with Palestinian authorities to extradite him. The attack, attributed to the Abu Nidal Organisation, killed six people and injured 22.Key Facts
- The attack happened in 1982 at the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris, killing six and injuring 22.
- Hicham Harb, the suspect, was arrested by the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank.
- The arrest was made under a 2015 international arrest warrant.
- France seeks to extradite Harb to face charges of murder and attempted murder.
- French President Emmanuel Macron plans to recognize a Palestinian state, which facilitated the extradition request.
- Harb is accused of leading and participating in the attack, allegedly using grenades and machine guns.
- The Abu Nidal Organisation, labeled a terror group, is blamed for the attack.
- Another suspect, Abou Zayed, has been in French custody since 2020 after extradition from Norway.
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