US EditionAfter Decades, Paris Attackers May Face Justice
PARIS, FRANCE, JUL 9 – Six suspects face charges in a 1982 Paris terrorist attack that killed six and injured 20, with proceedings sought by the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office.
- In August 1982, two groups attacked the Jo Goldenberg kosher restaurant in Paris with grenades and machine guns, killing six and injuring 22.
- The attack was linked to the Abu Nidal Organization and followed a secret deal between the French government and Palestinian terrorists that hindered prosecutions.
- Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, previously affiliated with the group, was taken into custody in France at the end of 2020 and formally accused in connection with homicide and attempted homicide related to the attack.
- French prosecutors have requested a trial of Abu Zayed and five others before a special terrorism court, though the presence of the other suspects in France remains unclear.
- The case highlights enduring legal challenges rooted in decades-old agreements that allowed suspects to evade prosecution after the deadly 1982 antisemitic attack.
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French prosecutors seek trial of 6 for deadly 1982 terror attack on Jewish restaurant
According to French media reports at the time, the attackers were believed to be members of the Fatah-Revolutionary Council (Fatah-RC), a radical Palestinian group based in Iraq and led by Abu Nidal. By Ailin Vilches Arguello, The Algemeiner French authorities have requested that six suspects be tried before a special terrorism court for their alleged involvement in a deadly terrorist attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago that left…
French Prosecutors Seek Trial of 6 for Deadly 1982 Terror Attack on Jewish Restaurant
The site of the 1982 attack in the Jewish Quarter of Paris. Photo: David Monniaux via Wikimedia Commons. French authorities have requested that six suspects be tried before a special terrorism court for their alleged involvement in a deadly terrorist attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago that left six dead and at least 20 injured. In a statement on Wednesday, France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) announced it …
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