Atef Bseiso
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Atef Bseiso
(August 23, 1948 – June 8, 1992) was the PLO
head of intelligence. He was killed in Paris
in 1992. Yasser Arafat
blamed the Israel
i secret service Mossad
for the killing. This involvement, to date, has not been proven. Israeli officials only commented on Bseiso's involvement in the Munich massacre
.
Bseiso's death in 1992 was a blow to the PLO
's effort to build a relationship with France
and, through it, with other Western countries by passing along information on activities of various terrorist groups against Western interests. French police presume a team of killers followed Atef Bseiso from Berlin
to Paris
as he was driving to get his Jeep Renegade
fixed by specialized mechanics there, where the killers connected with another team to close in on him in front of the Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse
.
Bseiso
Bseiso is an Arab surname of Palestinian origins, dating back to the 13th Century of Hijra...
(August 23, 1948 – June 8, 1992) was the PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
head of intelligence. He was killed in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1992. Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian leader and a Laureate of the Nobel Prize. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization , President of the Palestinian National Authority...
blamed the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i secret service Mossad
Mossad
The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
for the killing. This involvement, to date, has not been proven. Israeli officials only commented on Bseiso's involvement in the Munich massacre
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September...
.
Bseiso's death in 1992 was a blow to the PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
's effort to build a relationship with France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and, through it, with other Western countries by passing along information on activities of various terrorist groups against Western interests. French police presume a team of killers followed Atef Bseiso from Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
as he was driving to get his Jeep Renegade
Jeep CJ
The Willys CJ is a public version of the famous Willys Military Jeep from World War II.The first CJ prototype was introduced in 1944 by Willys, and the same basic vehicle stayed in production through seven variants and three corporate parents until 1986.A variant of the CJ is still in production...
fixed by specialized mechanics there, where the killers connected with another team to close in on him in front of the Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse
Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse
The Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse is a hotel skyscraper located nearby the Gare Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France.Built in 1974 as the Paris-Sheraton Hotel with 953 rooms, it is the second largest hotel in Paris after the Hôtel Concorde Lafayette which was also built the same...
.
External links
- Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response, ISBN 0812974638