Victims awarded $1 billion [PHOTOS[ from 1985 terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna airports - The Post Chronicle

Victims awarded $1 billion [PHOTOS[ from 1985 terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna airports
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Victims awarded $1 billion [PHOTOS[ from the 1985 terrorist attacks at Rome and Vienna airports, A federal judge awards over $1 billion each to 26 victims?-- including estates and family members?-- of the deadly 1985 terrorist attacks on the Rome and Vienna airports.

The Rome and Vienna airport attacks in December 1985 were two more instances of airport security failures.?

On December 27, at 08:15 GMT, four gunmen walked to the shared ticket counter for Israel's El Al Airlines and Trans World Airlines at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport outside Rome, Italy, fired assault rifles and threw grenades.? They killed 16 and wounded 99 before three of the attackers were killed while the remaining one, Mohammed Sharam, was wounded and captured by the Italian police.

Minutes later, at the Schwechat Airport (Vienna International Airport) in Vienna, Austria, three terrorists carried out a similar attack. Hand grenades were thrown into crowds of passengers queuing to check-in for a flight to Tel Aviv, killing two people instantly and wounding 39 others.? A third victim died on January 22, 1986, of hand grenade wounds sustained in the attack. After the attack, the terrorists fled by car, and Austrian police gave chase. They killed one terrorist and captured the other two.

In all, the two strikes killed 20, including a child, and wounded around 140. Some contemporary reports claimed the gunmen originally intended to hijack El Al jets at the airports and blow them up over Tel Aviv; others concluded that the attack on waiting passengers was the original plan and that the Frankfurt airport was meant to be hit as well.

U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola issued the award against Syria. He determined that the attacks by the Abu Nidal Organization could not have taken place ?without Syria?s direct support.?

The cash includes compensatory and punitive damages, not to mention interest. It is going to be difficult to collect, as Syria will be less than likely to pay it. Go here for additional photos.

Source: http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/Victims_awarded_1_billion_20130129.shtml

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