{"id":9220,"date":"2025-11-09T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=9220"},"modified":"2025-11-09T09:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T14:02:50","slug":"the-30-year-manhunt-for-a-panamanian-airline-bombing-suspect-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/crime-safety\/the-30-year-manhunt-for-a-panamanian-airline-bombing-suspect-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"The 30-Year Manhunt for a Panamanian Airline Bombing Suspect Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Panama has formally requested the extradition of a suspect in the 1994 Alas Chiricanas Flight 901 bombing after his capture in Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities detained Ali Zaki Hage Jalil, a 57-year-old man wanted for one of the deadliest attacks in Panamanian aviation history, on Margarita Island. The Panamanian government announced it is initiating all necessary diplomatic and judicial procedures to bring the long-sought suspect to trial.<\/p>\n

This arrest concludes a manhunt that spanned more than three decades. The suspect was apprehended by agents from Interpol<\/a> Venezuela, acting in coordination with Panamanian judicial authorities. A Red Notice from Interpol Panama had been issued for his arrest, connecting him to the bombing that killed 21 people, including three American citizens.<\/p>\n

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