Imad Mugniyah is responsible for murder of hundreds of Israelis, Americans and Argentinians world-wide Hezbollah and Iran hold Israel responsible – PM Ehud Olmert denies any connection with the killing
The terrorist chief was killed when he sat on the seat of his vehicle which blew up in Damascus. Israeli experts say Mugniyah was number one on Israel’s wanted list of terrorists and his death is a major blow to terrorist organizations.
Israeli security establishment has gone on alert for Hezbollah revenge attacks both inside the Jewish state and abroad. Experts believe he is the main architect of nearly all of the major operations conducted by Hezbollah. This is a partial list of major terror atrocities which Mugniyah is linked to:
The 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Lebanon that killed sixty-three people. Some say Mugniyah was also involved in the attack a few months later on U.S. Marine and French paratrooper barracks in Beirut that left 141 people dead.
A spate of kidnappings of Westerners in Lebanon in the 1980s, including that of William Buckley, a CIA station chief, in 1984. Buckley was interrogated and tortured, and ultimately died of pneumonia, probably as a result of his harsh treatment. His death sparked particular ire in the U.S. intelligence community.
The 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847, in which a U.S. Navy diver was brutally beaten, then shot. Mugniyah was indicted in the United States for his alleged role as mastermind of the hijacking.
The 1992 Israeli embassy bombing and a 1994 suicide bomb attack on a Jewish community center, both in Buenos Aires.