Several US news organizations are reporting that Palestinian arch-terrorist Sabri al-Banna -- or Abu Nidal, Arabic for "father of struggle" -- is being held in Egypt. Other reports say he is hospitalized there with leukemia, essentially under detention. But Egypt is saying nothing, which may not be a surprise, given that any state holding the notorious Abu Nidal leaves itself open to attack from his followers.
Abu Nidal Mystery
Several US news organizations are reporting that Palestinian arch-terrorist Sabri al-Banna -- or Abu Nidal, Arabic for "father of struggle" -- is being held in Egypt. Other reports say he is hospitalized there with leukemia, essentially under detention. But Egypt is saying nothing, which may not be a surprise, given that any state holding the notorious Abu Nidal leaves itself open to attack from his followers.
