Palestinian rebels claim attack
NZPA-Reuter Beirut A dissident Palestinian group claimed responsibility yesterday tor the assassination attempt on Israel's Ambassador to Britain (Mr Shlomo Argov) on Friday. The shooting of Mr Argov outside a West End hotel in London sparked off the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The claim by the dissident Palestinian group, sometimes called al-Asifa. was contained in a statement handdelivered to a news agency in London. It said: "We claim responsibility for the assassination attempt... The act was carried out in retaliation for the crimes committed against Palestinians ' and Lebanese.” The group split from the Palestine Liberation Organisation in the'early 19705. Led by a man code-named Abu Nidal. it has claimed responsibility for several actions in Europe, including the killing of a Vienna city councillor last year. Mr Argov’s condition had improved and he had been taken off his respirator for two hours yesterday. . the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases said.
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