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Hassan Diab, who lives in Canada, says he won't show up for trial after accusations dropped in previous probe; 4 killed, 46 injured in explosion
French authorities accuse Hassan Diab of planting the bomb outside the synagogue where 320 worshipers had gathered
A Lebanese-Canadian Academic Goes on Trial in Absentia, Nearly 43 Years After the Unclaimed Attack. Families Say His Absence Is Proof of 'Great Cowardice in His Behavior'
French intelligence in 1999 accused Diab, a sociology professor, of having made the 10-kilogramme (22-pound) bomb.
A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue went on trial in absentia Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack.