Police: Santa Monica Chabad explosion was a bombGuest columnist: Justice delayedDiab has always proclaimed his innocence and sworn that the bombing is a case of mistaken identity. Stamps in his passport, his lawyers assert, prove that he was not in France at the time of the deadly explosion, which killed people on the eve of Succot outside of Paris's Copernic Street Synagogue. Investigators claim that his handwriting appears on a hotel registration card, but his defense team have vigorously denied this fact.The bomb at Copernic Street Synagogue detonated just before the building was set to fill with worshippers. Had it exploded thirty minutes later, it would likely have been a massacre.Following the ruling, Diab issued a statement via his lawyer, René Duval, saying he was not guilty and would appeal. "I am innocent of the charges against me," Diab said. "I will take every legal opportunity to clear my name and I look forward to the day in which I can reclaim my life."
Paris synagogue bomber's extradition approved
Hassan Diab may be sent from Canada to France to face murder charges for 1980 explosion at Copernic Street Synagogue; he claims innocence.
Police: Santa Monica Chabad explosion was a bombGuest columnist: Justice delayedDiab has always proclaimed his innocence and sworn that the bombing is a case of mistaken identity. Stamps in his passport, his lawyers assert, prove that he was not in France at the time of the deadly explosion, which killed people on the eve of Succot outside of Paris's Copernic Street Synagogue. Investigators claim that his handwriting appears on a hotel registration card, but his defense team have vigorously denied this fact.The bomb at Copernic Street Synagogue detonated just before the building was set to fill with worshippers. Had it exploded thirty minutes later, it would likely have been a massacre.Following the ruling, Diab issued a statement via his lawyer, René Duval, saying he was not guilty and would appeal. "I am innocent of the charges against me," Diab said. "I will take every legal opportunity to clear my name and I look forward to the day in which I can reclaim my life."