Amin al-Hindi
Amin al-Hindi | |
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Born | 1940 Gaza |
Died | August 17, 2010 |
Nationality | Palestine |
Occupation | Chief of the Palestinian Authority |
Amin al-Hindi (1940 – August 17, 2010) was an intelligence chief of the
Hindi was born in
In its obituary, The New York Times described Hindi as being "widely suspected of having played an organizing role" in the Black September attack in Munich that led to the deaths of 11 athletes and coaches representing the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Games who had been taken as hostages at the Olympic village on the morning of September 5, 1972. Israeli security forces carried out a series of killings of individuals believed to have been involved with the massacre. Hindi never acknowledged his involvement in the attack and may have been the last living person involved with plotting the attack following the death of Abu Daoud, the Palestinian militant known as the planner, architect and mastermind of the Munich massacre.[1][2][3]
Israel permitted him to return from exile in the 1990s following the Oslo Accords. He became a senior official in the Palestinian Authority and served as commander of the Palestinian General Security and Intelligence Service until 2005. In that role he had frequent contact with Israeli military and security forces.[1]
The Palestinian news agency
References
- ^ a b c Kershner, Isabel. "Amin al-Hindi, Former Palestinian Intelligence Chief, Dies at 70", The New York Times, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010.
- ^ a b Staff. "Last Palestinian tied to 1972 Munich attack dies", Agence France-Presse, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "Former PA intelligence commander dies at 70" Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ma'an News Agency, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010.
- ^ Staff. "Munich Massacre Terrorist - Amin Al-Hindi, Dies", Arutz Sheva, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010.