French officials: Ottawa university professor helped in Paris bombing
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
French authorities allege an Ottawa university professor bought a motorcycle that carried the explosives used in a bombing that killed four people and injured 20 at a Paris synagogue in 1980, according to court documents released Thursday.
Officials also allege Hassan Diab used an alias and a false Cypriot passport in 1980 to enter France. The evidence also includes police sketches of the bombing suspect based on witness descriptions, and old passport photos.
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