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Atef Bseiso (August 23, 1948 – June 8, 1992) ( ) was the PLO head of intelligence. He was killed in Paris in 1992. The PLO and Israeli author Aaron Klein blamed the Israeli secret service Mossad for the killing, while others suggested it was the Abu Nidal Organization . Israeli officials only commented on Bseiso's involvement in the Munich massacre . Ibrahim wrote that the P.L.O. claimed the slain Bseiso was in Paris for covert talks. The victim was director of external security for the P.L.O. The visit was described as an "official mission" with the knowledge of French authorities. Ibrahim went on to report that P.L.O. officials strongly suspected that details of Mr. Bseiso's arrival in France from Berlin had been leaked by members of the French secret service to his killers. They also suspected that the killers were members of Mossad, the Israeli espionage agency. The same article also reported that Mr. Bseiso, 44 years old, was shot dead by a team of two assassins and a third man who drove a getaway car. According to people involved in the investigation and a witness who insisted on not being identified, a young dark haired woman pushed Mr. Bseiso against a car as he exited while a man in his twenties with long dark wavy hair shot him several times in the neck and chest. Witnesses said the guns used by the two assassins had bag attachments to collect spent casings, leaving no evidence at the scene. Bseiso's bodyguard then shot the male assassin in the hand near his finger. As another bodyguard aimed his weapon at the assassin's head and prepared to fire a lethal shot he was stabbed through the neck by the female Mossad agent. After a brief scuffle both the male and female agents were hustled off in a small grey car. The French Government issued a statement calling the killing "deplorable," but refused to comment on who was responsible and how the killers knew Mr. Other officials claimed it was yet again the work of Mossad's "sweet tourists from Hell," referencing the two young male and female Mossad agents who had reportedly been involved in a string of daring assassinations throughout Europe and the Middle East. Said a P.L.O official, "We are sure it is the work of Zionist assassins called Gilli and Ranan." In later reports Mr. Ibrahim wrote of a Canadian female agent named Gili and her colleague Ranan, an American Mossad agent from a suburb in Illinois near St. Ranan had reportedly been recruited after transferring from the University of Kansas to Columbia University around 1983 where he was mentored by one time Mossad Director Meir Amit. He and Gili advanced to a Kidon unit, Israel's elite hunt and kill agency that arose as a result of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre. They operated out of New York, California and Europe. Around 1990, they also set up base at a meditation resort in Pune, India, where the many nationalities and assigned Sanskrit names allowed them to move about freely with little suspicion. Israeli officials called the P.L.O's claims "dubious and imaginative", suggesting that killing may have resulted from "internal rivalries." New York Times reporter Youssef Ibrahim wrote that "all P.L.O. officials interviewed dismissed speculation that Mr. Bseiso was killed by agents of the renegade Palestinian terrorist group led by Abu Nidal." A spokesman for the Abu Nidal group also denied responsibility. In his New York Times article Mr. Ibrahim quoted senior P.L.O. officials stating "the operation was carried out six hours after Atef arrived in Paris. The speed with which exact information of his whereabouts was gotten and the degree of professionalism with which it was carried out demands a logistical support system that extremist organizations simply do not possess." Bseiso's death in 1992 was a blow to the PLO 's effort to build a relationship with France and, through it, with other Western countries by passing along information on activities of various terrorist groups against Western interests. French police presume a team of killers followed Atef Bseiso from Berlin to Paris as he was driving to get his Jeep Renegade fixed by specialized mechanics there, where the killers connected with another team to close in on him in front of the Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse .¹

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Atef Bseiso (August 23, 1948 – June 8, 1992) ( ) was the PLO head of intelligence. He was killed in Paris in 1992. Yasser Arafat blamed the Israeli secret service Mossad for the killing. This involvement, to date, has not been proven. Israeli officials only commented on Bseiso's involvement in the Munich massacre . Bseiso's death in 1992 was a blow to the PLO 's effort to build a relationship with France and, through it, with other Western countries by passing along information on activities of various terrorist groups against Western interests. French police presume a team of killers followed Atef Bseiso from Berlin to Paris as he was driving to get his Jeep Renegade fixed by specialized mechanics there, where the killers connected with another team to close in on him in front of the Hôtel Méridien Montparnasse .

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Atef Bseiso ( , 23 August 1948 – 8 June 1992) was the Palestine Liberation Organization 's (PLO) liaison officer with foreign intelligence agencies. He was assassinated in Paris in 1992. Several theories exist regarding the reason for his murder. According to one, alleging he played a role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre , his execution was part of the Wrath of God Operation . Others argue it was an Israeli operation aiming to disrupt relations of the PLO with Western intelligence agencies. The PLO denied Bseiso had any connection to the Munich operation. His death was seen at the time as damaging PLO attempts to strengthen their credentials by sharing intelligence information with Western countries on terrorist operations hostile to Western interests. Several assassinations of PLO intelligence officials are thought to reflect the desire of that organization to discourage PLO members from developing close links with western intelligence agencies. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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Palestinian intelligence officer (1948–1992) Atef Bseiso ( , 23 August 1948 – 8 June 1992) was the Palestine Liberation Organization 's (PLO) liaison officer with foreign intelligence agencies. He was assassinated in Paris in 1992. Several theories exist regarding the reason for his murder. According to one, alleging he played a role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre , his execution was part of a Mossad assassination campaign . Others argue it was an Israeli operation aiming to disrupt relations of the PLO with Western intelligence agencies. The PLO denied Bseiso had any connection to the Munich operation. His death was seen at the time as damaging PLO attempts to strengthen their credentials by sharing intelligence information with Western countries on terrorist operations hostile to Western interests. Several assassinations of PLO intelligence officials are thought to reflect the desire of that organization to discourage PLO members from developing close links with western intelligence agencies. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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Palestinian intelligence officer (1948–1992) Atef Bseiso ( Arabic : عاطف بسيسو , 23 August 1948 – 8 June 1992) was the Palestine Liberation Organization 's (PLO) liaison officer with foreign intelligence agencies. He was assassinated in Paris in 1992. Several theories exist regarding the reason for his murder. According to one, alleging he played a role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre , his execution was part of a Mossad assassination campaign . Others argue it was an Israeli operation aiming to disrupt relations of the PLO with Western intelligence agencies. The PLO denied Bseiso had any connection to the Munich operation. His death was seen at the time as damaging PLO attempts to strengthen their credentials by sharing intelligence information with Western countries on terrorist operations hostile to Western interests. Several assassinations of PLO intelligence officials are thought to reflect the desire of that organization to discourage PLO members from developing close links with Western intelligence agencies. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).

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