Man arrested over 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack

Palestinian authorities in the West Bank have arrested Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, wanted for leading the 1982 Rue des Rosiers attack in Paris that killed six people. French President Emmanuel Macron praised cooperation with the Palestinian Authority and vowed to seek extradition. Adra, linked to the Abu Nidal group, faces terrorism charges in France, where a trial for six suspects is due next year. Victims’ groups called the arrest a long-awaited step toward justice.

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