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Political Entities - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Special Command
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Special Command (PFLP-SC) is a Marxist-Leninist group. It was formed by Abu Salim in 1979, after breaking away from the now defunct PFLP-Special Operations Group. The group operates in various areas of the Middle East and in Western Europe, with southern Lebanon as a base. It probably receives financial and military support from Syria, Libya, and Iraq. The group is estimated to consist of approximately 50 members.
It has claimed responsibility for several notorious international terrorist attacks in Western Europe, including the bombing of a restaurant frequented by US servicemen in Torrejon, Spain, in April 1985. Eighteen Spanish civilians were killed in the attack.