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Hezbollah terror chief Imad Mughniyeh. (Archives) Last update - 09:35 14/02/2008 Hezbollah deputy leader was behind string of terror attacks By Haaretz Staff and News Agencies Tags: Mughniyah, Syria, Israel  Imad Mughniyah, the deputy head of Hezbollah killed Wednesday in a Damascus explosion, was responsible for numerous attacks on civilian and foreign military targets: Mughniyah was indicted for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, and was the subject of an arrest warrant for the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy there, in which 29 people died. He was responsible for the 1985 hijacking of a TWA passenger jet, and the murder of a soldier in the U.S. navy. Four Hezbollah operatives hijacked the flight, travelling between Athens and Rome, to Beirut, beginning a 17-day ordeal in which the plane made two trips to Algeria. The hijackers killed U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem in Beirut. Advertisement He has been accused of a role in the bombings of U.S. Marines and French army barracks in Lebanon in 1983 that left more than 300 people dead. Mughniyah is believed to be behind a 1983 bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Beirut, in which 63 people lost their lives. Islamic Jihad, a shadowy pro-Iranian group widely believed linked to Hezbollah, kidnapped dozens of Western hostages, including Americans, in Beirut in the mid 1980s at a time when Moughniyah was thought to be the group's commander. The group killed some of its captives and exchanged others for U.S. weapons to Iran in what was later known as the Iran-Contra scandal. Among the victims of Islamic Jihad was the CIA's Middle East station chief. Hezbollah has accused Israel of orchestrating the Wednesday bombing. Israel denied its involvement. The Mossad intelligence agency reportedly tried to assassinate Mughniyah in a complex operation in southern Beirut in 1990s. Related articles: Hezbollah terror chief killed in Damascus blast, Hezbollah blames Israel Hezbollah terror chief was more wanted than Nasrallah Imad Mughniyah - The epitomy of the 'Axis of Evil' Bookmark to del.icio.us   'We lost a great leader' Dignitaries honor the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the U.S. Congress. Deadly incursion A mentally disabled Palestinian dies of wounds sustained in a West Bank IDF arrest raid.   1.   WOW! Haaretz likes this story 15:07  |  Dror 13/02/08   2.   G-D Bless Soul Of Imad Mughniyah 17:35  |  Satmar Hasid 13/02/08   3.   Re. No 1 Satmar terrorist lover 22:14  |  Dudka 13/02/08   4.   RETAKE GAZA, LEBANON, W.BANK, LET THEM SEE YOU MEAN BUSINESS))) 22:29  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 13/02/08   5.   Satmar 23:01  |  Genuine Tosefta 13/02/08   6.   Mughniyah you the guy! 00:17  |  the next Imad 14/02/08   7.   Mughniyah death 03:01  |  Lynn 14/02/08   8.   Great work Israelis !! 04:56  |  John Fellows 14/02/08

Today Online Israel: We know how to deal with threats by Hezbollah Responses: 18 Palestinians: Ailing woman dies after IDF denies her access to ambulance Responses: 65 Editorial: As with Murghniyah, killing terrorists sometimes unavoidable Responses: 20 Zvi Bar'el: Roiled Hezbollah chief throws down the gauntlet Responses: 57 Roi Ben-Yehuda: If U.K. rejects sharia law, beit din will face same fate Responses: 10 Rosner's Domain The U.S. and Mughniyah / Not just 'who' but also 'where' Most blatant example of Israeli interference in American election How Lantos was different (WTR) Poll: Was killing Mughniyah both justified and wise? Guest: Bush is a friend very wise and courageous More Headlines 08:19 Israel: We know how to deal with Hezbollah threat 10:09 U.S. on alert for attacks against Jewish targets after Mughniyah killing 03:37 ANALYSIS: Roiled Hezbollah chief throws down the gauntlet 11:38 Kosovar PM: Our independent nation will not be Islamic 07:57 Israel, PA negotiators oppose PM's bid to delay talks on Jerusalem 02:38 Jewish functionaries are stirring up the Clinton-Obama race 06:51 Palestinians: Ailing woman dies after IDF denies her ambulance 11:10 Lebanese paper: investigation into Mughniyah killing progresses 03:00 Livni to tell Rice: Qassams must stop before end of peace talks 05:04 Contractors named for controversial Har Homa housing plan 05:19 Iran Jews celebrate Persian roots, seek to maintain shrinking community 06:04 Poland's 1st woman rabbi embarks on mission to build modern Jewish life 02:43 Diplomats: U.S. recently shared new batch of intel on Iran with IAEA Previous Editions Select Day 14 feb 13 feb 12 feb 11 feb 10 feb 08 feb 07 feb 06 feb 05 feb 04 feb 03 feb 01 feb

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