 The group members included Abdel Majeed Aslan (born 1955), Muhanna Salim Al-Muayyad (born 1960) and Ahmad al-Abras (born 1949).They all belonged to the PLF under the leadership of Abu Abbas.The group departed from the Tyre seashore in Southern Lebanon using a 55-hp motorized rubber boat with an 88 km/h speed.