Nezar Hindawi
Nezar Nawwaf al-Mansur al-Hindawi ( Arabic نزار نواف منصور الهنداوي, DMG Nizār Nauwāf Manṣūr al-Hindāwi ; * 1954 ) is a Jordanian terrorist who on April 17, 1986 hid a bomb with a time fuse in the luggage of his pregnant friend Ann Murphy without her knowledge. During a check at Heathrow Airport , the bomb was discovered and was defused. At the time of the planned explosion, the plane would have been over Austria. The plane belonged to the Israeli airline El Al .
The incident became known in the UK press as the Hindawi Affair . Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Syria were broken off. Nezar Hindawi was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
His girlfriend at the time now lives in Ireland with her daughter who was born after the unsuccessful assassination attempt.
literature
DR Lee, T Sandler (1989): On the optimal retaliation against terrorists: The paid-rider option. Public Choice. Springer Netherlands. ISSN 0048-5829 (print) 1573-7101 (online). Volume 61, Number 2 / May 1989 pp. 141-152.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hindawi, Nezar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nezar Nawwaf al-Mansur al-Hindawi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jordanian terrorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |