Jordan said today the suspected mastermind of an attack on a Paris Jewish restaurant in 1982 that killed six people and wounded 22 has been bailed and banned from travelling.
Official sources said Zuhair Mohamad Hassan Khalid al-Abassi, alias "Amjad Atta", was "arrested on June 1 under an international arrest warrant.
"A court imposed a travel ban pending a decision on whether he will be extradited," an official source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A source in the security services said the 62-year-old suspect was freed on bail.
"He was released on bail pending the court's decision," the security source said, adding: "The case is still before the courts."
Between three and five men are thought to have taken part in the assault on the Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant, which was blamed on the Abu Nidal Organisation, a Palestinian militant group.
"Amjad Atta" is thought to have been the number three in the group's "special operations committee".
