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Ali Hassan Salameh ( 1940? - January 22, 1979), the so-called "Red Prince", was the chief of operations for the " Black September" organization, which was responsible for the Munich Massacre and other terrorist attacks. His code name was Abu Hassan. He was also the founder of Force 17 .

His wife, Georgina Rizk , was Miss Universe 1971.

The Israeli Mossad assassinated him in Beirut in 1979 using a remote-controlled car bomb. They had earlier missed him in 1974 in the Lillehammer affair, mistakenly killing an innocent Moroccan waiter, Ahmed Boushiki .

According to several sources, Salameh served as a secret contact between the PLO and the CIA from 1970 until his death.

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