Amin al-Hindi (9 January 1941 – 17 August 2010) was a Palestinian politician and soldier. He served as the intelligence chief of the

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. He was a leader of the

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militant movement and was suspected of involvement in the Munich massacre at the

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that resulted in the deaths of 11

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i athletes and coaches. Hindi was born in

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on 9 January 1941 and was actively involved with

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in the

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movement that Arafat founded in 1959. Kershner, Isabel
"Amin al-Hindi, Former Palestinian Intelligence Chief, Dies at 70"
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'', August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010. In its obituary, ''

'' described Hindi as being "widely suspected of having played an organizing role" in the Black September attack in

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that led to the deaths of 11 athletes and coaches representing the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Summer Games who had been taken as hostages at the Olympic village on the morning of September 5, 1972. Israeli security forces carried out a series of killings of individuals believed to have been involved with the massacre. Hindi never acknowledged his involvement in the attack and may have been the last living person involved with plotting the attack following the death of Abu Daoud, the Palestinian militant known as the planner, architect and mastermind of the Munich massacre.Staff
"Last Palestinian tied to 1972 Munich attack dies"

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, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010. Israel permitted him to return from exile in the 1990s following the

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. He became a senior official in the Palestinian Authority and served as commander of the Palestinian General Security and Intelligence Service until 2005. In that role he had frequent contact with Israeli military and security forces. The Palestinian news agency

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reported that al-Hindi had died at age 69 on 17 August 2010, in

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, due to

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and

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. His body was transported from Jordan to the

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where ceremonies honoring him were held at the presidential headquarters of

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. His body was then transferred through

for burial in Gaza.Staff
"Munich Massacre Terrorist - Amin Al-Hindi, Dies"

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, August 18, 2010. Accessed August 19, 2010. His Gaza funeral was attended by members of the

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and the Fatah Revolutionary Council. A procession traveled from his home in the Al-Rimal neighborhood to the Katiba Mosque.

References

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