There has been no shortage of murky stories in Romania since the 1989 revolution. Most of these involve the secret services, post-communist intrigues and shady trans-national deals.
Among the most bizarre affairs in this genre is the disappearance of the only person ever to be condemned for terrorism in Romania. The Syrian-Romanian businessman Omar Hayssam vanished in 2006, shortly before a court sentenced him to 20 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of three Romanian journa...
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