Heinz Nittel (1931–1981), a leader of the

Austrian Socialist party The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

and the president of the Austrian-Israeli Friendship League, was shot to death on 1 May 1981 outside his home in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

by Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, 21, born in

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. Rajeh was also indicted for the

1981 Vienna synagogue attack The 1981 Vienna synagogue attack was a terror attack that occurred 29 August 1981. The incident took place in the Stadttempel of Vienna, Austria carried out by two terrorists of the Abu Nidal Organization. Attack The mass shooting and grenade a ...

.Palestinians Get Life In Austrian Slayings, New York Times, January 22, 1982, https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9804E1DD1E38F931A15752C0A964948260

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