Jordan said Wednesday the suspected mastermind of an attack on a Paris Jewish restaurant in 1982 that killed six people and wounded 22 has been bailed and banned from travelling.

Official sources said Zuhair Mohamad Hassan Khalid al-Abassi, alias "Amjad Atta", was "arrested on June 1 under an international arrest warrant. A court imposed a travel ban pending a decision on whether he will be extradited," an official source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A source in the security services said the 62-year-old suspect was released on bail.