Jordanian authorities have refused to accept the body of an Arab terrorist killed in last month’s attack on an El Al airliner at Zurich airport for burial in Amman. As a result the body has been shunted between Zurich and Amsterdam and will probably be interred in Switzerland. The terrorist was shot by the El Al security guard. Mordechai Rachamim, after he and three others peppered the aircraft with machinegun bullets. A pilot trainee aboard the plane was seriously wounded. The terrorist reportedly came to Zurich from Amman. His coffin was being shipped back via Amsterdam. But Jordanian authorities informed the air carrier that they would not accept it because the dead man had no connection with them.
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