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The Syrian Embassy in London was implicated in a 1986 plot to bomb an El Al plane, orchestrated by Rafi Eitan to discredit Syria.

The Syrian Embassy in London was implicated in a 1986 plot to bomb an El Al plane, orchestrated by Rafi to discredit Syria. Nezar Hindawi was instructed to meet with a Syrian intelligence officer at the embassy, leading him to believe his actions were for the Arab cause. Following the foiled plot, Margaret Thatcher's government closed down the embassy in London.1

  1. Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992.

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