Nepal, Sept. 19 -- Palestinian authorities have arrested a key suspect in an antisemitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris which left six people dead in Paris in 1982, French prosecutors said on Friday.

The announcement comes as France gears up to formally recognise Palestine's statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.

The office of the France anti-terror prosecutor said it was informed by Interpol of the arrest of 70-year-old Hicham Harb, welcoming "this major procedural breakthrough" and thanking the Palestinian authorities for their cooperation.

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President Emmanuel Macron hailed the announcement, saying the suspect had been ...