Hassan Itab (born Mustafa Hassan Abu Omar) was a pro-

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and author. He is known for bombing a

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office in

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on 25 September 1986, injuring 15 people, following the Sabra and Shatila massacre. He claimed allegiance to the Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims (an alias of the

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), according to a report of the

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. He was imprisoned in Italy, where he wrote his

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''The Hyena's Den: Story of a Palestinian Boy'', published by

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. During his imprisonment, Itab thought he was facing the

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. He was the subject of two films, ''Il viaggio di Hassan'' (1996), narrated by and Virginia Onorato, and ''Di cielo in cielo'' (1997) directed by .

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