1982 Paris attack suspect arrested in West Bank

France has announced the detention of Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, a suspect in the 1982 attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris that killed six and injured over 20, facilitated by President Macron’s recent recognition of Palestinian statehood, allowing for extradition requests. The attack marked the deadliest anti-Semitic incident in France since WWII, with no prior trials connected to the case.

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