Ahmed Jibril, leader of a breakaway Palestinian faction that carried out hijackings, bombings and other attacks against Israeli targets in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Damascus aged 83, his group and Syrian state TV reported on Wednesday.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command said Jibril had been sick for months and died at a Damascus hospital. It didn't offer details. Khaled Abdul-Mejid, who runs another Damascus-based Palestinian faction, said Jibril suffered from a heart condition.
A vehement opponent of peace talks with Israel, Jibril and his PFLP-GC became known for high-profile attacks against the Jewish state, including raids on Israeli jetliners and the massacre of school bus passengers