San Antonio Light · 2 February 1992
CP-1992-016
Palestinian terrorist leaves France
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) - George Habash, head of one of the most violent Palestinian terror factions, was allowed to leave France Saturday despite re- quests here and abroad that he be held for ter- rorism investigations.
The Justice Ministry lifted a custody order on Habash, 65, who had been hospitalized in Paris since Wednesday after suffering an apparent stroke at his home in Tunisia. Habash left Henry Dunant Hospital and flew from Orly airport.
Several hours later, Palestine Liberation Organization officials said Chairman Yasser Arafat greeted Habash as he walked off the plane in Tunis, where he lives. He used a cane and was supported by two people. France's top anti-terror- ism investigator had want- ed to question him, and Is- rael had suggested it might seek Habash's extradition for a murder probe.
Nei- ther Paris nor Washington had issued warrants for his arrest. "Habash is n
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"Palestinian terrorist leaves France," San Antonio Light, 2 February 1992. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1992-016. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1992-016
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