France: extradition of one of the suspects of the attack on rue des Rosiers

In 1982, the attack on rue des Rosiers caused the death of six people.

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He is one of the presumed authors of the attack on rue des rosiers on August 9, 1982 in Paris.

Walid Addulrahman Abou Zayed, arrived in France on Friday evening after being extradited from Norway where he had lived for more than 20 years.

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Abou Zayed arrived at Roissy airport a little before 8 p.m. on an Air France plane from Oslo.

Wanted by French justice for his participation in the attack in the historic Jewish quarter of Paris which left 6 dead and 22 wounded, the man of Palestinian origin has always claimed his innocence.

Better known under the name Osman in Norway where he was naturalized in 1997, he had previously benefited from Oslo's refusal to extradite its nationals.

But the entry into force last year of

Norwegian and French

forces was a game-changer.

Expected by France for years, this extradition is today a beacon of hope for the families of the victims awaiting trial for more than 40 years.

Three other international arrest warrants were also issued by the French courts in connection with this case.

They target two individuals located in Jordan and a third in the West Bank.

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