Jihad Ahmed Jibril

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Mohammed Jihad Ahmed Jibril (1961 - May 20, 2002) was the son of Ahmed Jibril, founder of the PFLP-GC. He was assassinated in Beirut on May 20, 2002. Jihad Ahmed Jibril was the leader of the military wing of the PFLP-GC and was the heir apparent of the organization before he was killed in a car bombing in Beirut in 2002. The assassination was blamed on Israel, although Jibril had many other enemies, including the Lebanese Christian militia and other Palestinian nationalist organizations.

In mid-June 2006, Lebanon authorities arrested a group of alleged spies who reportedly confessed to working for Israel and carrying out the attack. Some Lebanese opponents of Hezbollah suspected this spy ring is a Hezbollah fabrication.[1]

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  1. ^ Blanford, Nicholas (15 June 2006). Lebanon exposes deadly Israeli spy ring. The Times UK. Retrieved on 14 Augut 2006.