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Three weeks after terrorists attacked the Greek excursion vessel City of Poros, killing nine people and wounding 98, the identity and motivation of the attackers remain unknown. But last week a clue emerged when Greek police disclosed that some of the weapons used in the Poros shootings were originally sold...
The disclosure gave some credence to speculation that the City of Poros attack was carried out by members of Abu Nidal's terrorist organization. Police suspect that the leader of the raid was Hejab Jaballah, an Abu Nidal confederate whose last known residence was Tripoli. Jaballah entered Greece on a...
The murderous moment came during the late-afternoon languor, the time for a last cool drink before dinner or a final stretch of sun on the ship's upper deck. Suddenly, the holiday mood aboard the City of Poros, a day cruiser plying the islands in the Saronic Gulf, was...
"We thought it was children playing with firecrackers," said Natalie Wogewoda, a 24-year-old French student who was shot in both legs. "Then we heard people screaming. Suddenly, I was nailed to the ground." Dozens of passengers tried to flee from the violence by leaping into the sea, where...
More precisely, it appeared that the terrorists came to hijack -- and stayed to kill once their plans went awry. Three hours before the shooting began, a rental car loaded with explosives blew up in the Athens suburb where the Poros was due to dock later in the day; the two...