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Wednesday, 21 August, 2002, 10:50 GMT 11:50 UK
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)
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