Authorities identify, seek arrest of 3 suspects over 1982 Paris terror attack on Jewish deli

FILE - This Aug. 9, 1982, file photo shows a police officer looking at an injured man being carried away on a stretcher from the scene of a terror attack at Jewish restaurant and deli Jo Goldenberg in Paris, France. On Aug. 9, 1982, grenade-throwing Palestinians burst into Jo Goldenberg deli and sprayed machine-gun fire, killing six people _ including two Americans. Over 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris’ old Jewish quarter, French authorities have finally identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest. (AP Photo/ Lionel Cironneau, File) (The Associated Press)

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Editors Note: This image may contain nudity or graphic content. FILE - This Aug. 9, 1982, file photo shows firefighters and nurses tending to a casualty behind the bar at Jewish restaurant and deli, Jo Goldenberg, located on Rue des Rosiers in Paris, France, after the anti-Semitic terror attack by four armed men in the restaurant. More than 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris' old Jewish quarter, French authorities have identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest. On Aug. 9, 1982, grenade-throwing Palestinians burst into the Jo Goldenberg deli and sprayed machine-gun fire, killing six people — including two Americans. (AP Photo/ Aulnay, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - This Aug. 9, 1982, file photo shows a general view of the scene where one of the deadliest anti-Semitic attacks in Paris, France was committed. On Aug. 9, 1982, grenade-throwing Palestinians burst into Jo Goldenberg deli and sprayed machine-gun fire, killing six people _ including two Americans. Over 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris’ old Jewish quarter, French authorities have finally identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest. (AP Photo/ Aulnay, File) (The Associated Press)

PARIS – More than 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris' old Jewish quarter, French authorities have identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest.

On Aug. 9, 1982, grenade-throwing Palestinians burst into the Jo Goldenberg deli and sprayed machine-gun fire, killing six people — including two Americans. The restaurant, which has since closed, was a centerpiece tourist attraction in the famed Marais neighborhood.

Paris prosecutor's office spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre (Ahn-YES Tee-BOH Luh-KWEE-Vruh) says international arrest warrants have been issued for the three suspects — now aged in their late 50s and early 60s — who were believed to be members of the Abu Nidal group.

She says they are believed to be in the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Norway but declined to identify them by name, citing protocol.