In pictures: Abu Nidal's career of terror

The Palestinian militant Abu Nidal, who has died in Iraq, was the mastermind behind a string of audacious terror attacks in the 1970s and 1980s.

Abu Nidal was one of the world's most wanted men (Pictures: AP, left, and AFP)

The Palestinian's fanatical followers caused mayhem with attacks like the one at Rome's Fiumicino airport in 1973 (AP)

Airports were a favoured target of the radicals

But other targets, such as this restaurant bombed in Paris in 1982, were also seen as fair game (AFP)

The toll of civilian deaths from attacks by Abu Nidal's men was high

In recent years Abu Nidal had lapsed into obscurity but his death has reawakened media interest (AP)