Heinz Nittel

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]

References

1. Assassinations and executions: an encyclopedia of political violence, 1865-1986, Harris M. Lentz, McFarland, 1988, p. 214
2. Ap (22 January 1982). "Around the World; Palestinians Get Life In Austrian Slayings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
3. Rubin, Barry; Rubin, Judith Colp (2015). Chronologies of Modern Terrorism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317474647.