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Heinz Nittel (1931–1981) was a leader of the Austrian Socialist Party (SPÖ) and Chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJÖ). Additionally, he served as the president of the Austrian-Israeli Friendship League and co-founder of the Jewish Welcome Service Vienna. He was shot dead on 1 May 1981 outside his home in Vienna [1] by Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, a 21-year-old born in Iraq. Rajeh was also indicted for the 1981 Vienna synagogue attack. [2]
The Abu Nidal Organization terrorist Bahij Muhammad Younis was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder. [3]
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Heinz Nittel (1931–1981) was a leader of the Austrian Socialist Party (SPÖ) and Chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJÖ). Additionally, he served as the president of the Austrian-Israeli Friendship League and co-founder of the Jewish Welcome Service Vienna. He was shot dead on 1 May 1981 outside his home in Vienna [1] by Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, a 21-year-old born in Iraq. Rajeh was also indicted for the 1981 Vienna synagogue attack. [2]
The Abu Nidal Organization terrorist Bahij Muhammad Younis was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder. [3]