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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2010
- Nationality
- Palestinian and possibly Lebanese
- Checked
Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar
Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2010. He is wanted in connection with charges that include murder, kidnapping, weapons offences and violent assault. The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction, in any country, of Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar.
He is described as weighing about 60 kg, with dark eyes and black hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Al-Munawar has a scar on his left hand near his thumb. Born on 21 May 1965 in Kuwait, he would now be 61.
- Murder or homicide
- Kidnapping or hostage-taking
- Weapons offences
- Violent assault or bodily harm
Charges, as published
- Damaging an Aircraft
- Unlawful Placing of a Destructive Device on an Aircraft
- Performing an Act of Violence Against an Individual on an Aircraft
- Hostage Taking
- Murder of United States Nationals Outside of the United States
- Attempted Murder of United States Nationals Outside of the United States
- Causing Serious Bodily Injury to United States Nationals Outside the United States
- Assault on a Passenger
- Malicious Damage to an Aircraft
- Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
- Aircraft Piracy
- Aiding and Abetting
- Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Outside the United States
Reward
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction, in any country, of Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar.
Case details, as published by FBI
Muhammad Ahmed Al-Munawar was indicted in the District of Columbia for his alleged role in the September 5, 1986, hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in Karachi, Pakistan. The attack resulted in the murder of 20 passengers and crew, including two American citizens, and the attempted murder of 379 passengers and crew, including 89 American citizens.
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