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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday november 28, 1985 Man killed 14 Hurt by car bomb Athens. Greece a a car bomb detonated by Remote control exploded tuesday As a police bus was pass ing ripping away one Side of the bus. Fatally injuring one of the 22 officers inside and wounding 14. Officials reported. One policeman died wednesday and two remained uncritical condition according to a Hospital spokesman. He Sai the others suffered less serious injuries. Police said wednesday that a greek terrorist group has claimed responsibility for setting off the bomb. A caller claiming to represent the november 17 underground organization phoned the pro government Athens daily Elef ther Otylia and said it was responsible for the tuesday night bombing according to a police spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity. The explosion occurred at 9 45 ., about two hours after some 1,000 anarchists gathered in front of parliament to demand the release of 16 people arrested during riots in Athens last week. They also were protesting the death of a teen Ager shot by a policeman during the riot ing. I the bus had just left a nearby police Sta Tion  their assignments and was travelling slowly  the bomb went off. The bomb in the  electronic device a policeman at the scene said area residents told police that three bearded Ohad shouted to passers by to stay Back 11 the bus preached. They said the three All wearing Black jackets then fled on two motorcycles and in a car just before the explosion. Some residents said they noticed the same youths near the Booby trapped Volkswagen a few hours earlier a police spokesman said. Premier Andreas Papandreou condemned the bombing in a Post Midnight announcement on television. This at tack. Indicates that destabilizing forces Are threatening Pence and democracy in our country. Social peace will be safeguarded by All Means he said. Initial police reports had said that people in a passing car had thrown an explosive device at the bus. The car used in the bombing was parked about 200yards away from the caravel hotel near the Athens Hil ton hotel. A police spokesman said some people in the area were picked up for questioning. Other parked cars were severely damaged by the blast and residents in some apartment houses on the Block ran a treat in panic. I the area. The explosion broke the win Dows of  said Dimitri Gogol. The  parliament in Constitution Square and  with arms linked to the Campus of Athens University Irh Way. Many Wor Black the traditional color of  move ment. They shouted Michalis lives cops tigers and Long live anarchy during the proc then dispersed peacefully. Michalis Kaltezas is was killed by a policeman while throwing a fire bomb at a police Van during the nov. 17 riots. Officer who took Medvid photos reprimanded by Norman Black Washington a a Navy offi cer who took photos of a soviet Sailor who jumped ship last month near new Orleans has received a letter of reprimand for re fusing to turn the photos Over to his Supe rior officer. It. James Geltz a Public affairs office attached to the naval support activity in new Orleans was charged with failure to obey a direct order from his Superior Cape. Claude l. Fare. Fare ordered gelt on nov. 14 to sur Render photos he  on oct. 28 of Miroslav Medvid a soviet merchant Seaman. Geltz snapped the pictures As Medvid was taken to a Navy office for an interview by state department officials who were try ing to ascertain whether Medvid wanted to defect to the United states. The soviet Sailor jumped ship before that interview but he was returned by agents of the immigration and naturalization service. Geltz refused to obey fare s order according to his attorney because he had been told sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., planned to subpoena the photos. Helms the chairman of the Senate agriculture committee tried to subpoena Medvid to appear at a hearing before his Grain ship departed because he was not convinced the soviet Seaman really wished to return to the soviet Union. Helms wanted to compare Geltz s Pho tos to earlier pictures taken by the ins to ascertain whether the Man interviewed by stale department officials was reall Medvid according to a committee staff official. When Navy officials in Washington Learned of Geltz s refusal to surrender the pictures and his reason for doing so he was contacted by superiors in Washington and told that copies of his photos would be provided to Helms according to a Navy source who asked not to be identified. Geltz subsequently agreed to hand Over his photos but he was charged the next Day with failing to obey an order from his Superior. According to Navy sources and James j. O Connor a new Orleans attorney who represented Geltz the lieutenant appeared last Friday at a non judicial disciplinary hearing before an Admiral. O Connor re fused to discuss details of the Case Al though he acknowledged in an interview his client did not win an  Navy sources said Geltz received an official letter of reprimand for his conduct. Such a letter is placed in an officer s personnel file and normally harms promotion Egypt from Page 1 has not permitted yet any in depth  on tuesday before the news Agency re port Mifsud said Malta will have to see whether any extradition request would Beho nored. Egypt s state Security prosecutor Raga Aal Araby said that if extradited Marzouka could face charges of murder espionage and endangering transportation with penalties ranging from death to lengthy imprisonment. Autopsies to determine whether the Vic Tims died from gunshot wounds or from the effects of the grenades were conducted wednesday at St. Luke s Hospital and at a temporary morgue. Mifsud said the results of the autopsies would be turned Over to the investigating magistrates. He said he did not know if the results would be made Public. He also said there was no change in the conditions of the seriously wounded including the clinically dead israeli woman who was shot in the head by the hijackers. Maltese investigators including Deputy magistrate Noel Cuschieri wednesday morning interviewed four egyptian women including two wounded stewardesses who were among 11 women released by the hijackers before the plane was stormed. Soon after the plane was forced to Landon the Mediterranean Island the women were taken off the plane. Twenty seven passengers and Crew Mem Bers were hospitalized after the raid and two were subsequently  egyptian newspaper wednesday quoted the commandos operations com Mander As saying that the two stewardesses provided them with vital information i planning the raid. We went to the Hospital and found out from the two wounded air hostesses that there were four hijackers and where they were so we could enter the plane without any losses maj. Gen. Mohammed Kamal Al pin Attia told the state owned Cair daily Al Akbar. Maltese officials say there were five Hijacker. Mifsud said Cuschieri would report his findings to the attorney general who is to t decide if court action is needed. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak Laid tuesday Libya s connection to the Hijack ing a very Clear but he would not elaborate on what action Egypt would take. His government claims the sky pirates were renegade palestinians financed by Libya Egypt s neighbor and Archenemy. Libya has denied involvement in the hijacking. On sunday Mubarak reinforced Egypt forces on the libyan Border and declared a state of Alert there. Osama Elbaz an adviser to Mubarak said tuesday on Abc s night inc i Don t think we Are talking or thinking about  re taking these measures. For de sense purposes to just be  officials still Don t know who planted bomb Frankfurt is German officials said wednesday they were no closer to knowing who planted the bomb that injured35 people and damaged 42 cars at the us. Bopping Center Here  officials meanwhile announced procedures for making claims for damage caused by the blast. We be followed More than 60 tips Butanone of them have paid off said Alexan Der a Ruchiel spokesman for the  s office in Karlsruhe. We still Haven t been Able to determine the amount nor the Type of explosives used for the bomb. Unfortunately we re Back to where we started right after the  precut cd said authorities have not identified the Man whose composite photograph was released monday by the office of the Federal police in Wiesbaden. I know there is some speculation that the palestinian Abu Nidal is the Man in the photograph who supposedly bought the caused in the attack but we have no evidence either Way about that Prechtel said. An reports to the contrary did not come from our  Frankfurter All Gemeiner newspaper quoted unidentified German Security officials As placing the blame for the bombing on a splinter group of the Palatine liberation organization. Frankfurt officials said v Cora and 3rdarmd div claims office and cafes claims personnel will be available from10 30 . To 2  Monday through Fri Day dec. 2-13, to process claims for prop erty damage caused by the bomb. The claims team will be located in the training room on the second floor of the main Exchange at the shopping  for damage to privately owned vehicles must include the car registration and the Auto insurance policy. Receipts Bould be presented if available for property damage while in the Possession of cafes. Frankfurt Community spokesman Ann Adams also Laid wednesday that Baikin Robbins and the information Toun an travel office in the main shopping area Are open for business. Facilities clo de until fur ther notice Are the pickup Point car repair garage tailor shop portrait studio and Theca Wash.  to the sources. Gultz i de sense entered on his belief that he was about to be subpoenaed by the Senate committee and confusion about his Lega obligations to maintain custody of the Evi Dence sought by  to Contact Geltz on monday and tuesday were unsuccessful. He was said Tobe on leave and phone Calls to his Home went  j. Wear the Deputy counsel to the Senate agriculture committee con firmed that a member of Helms staff had talked to Geltz about preserving his Pic Tures. He said the staff had been concerned at the time that Geltz s photos be properly preserved As evidence. Several naval sources and Wear Sai Geltz s photo and the ins photo appear to picture the same Man. Temperatures november b l h 24 33 44 s4ii it 59 71 31 is 41 51 16-9 65 75 to ii 26 34 29 3630 n 64 71 7355 � 41 m 31 6070 74 23 33 it 3336 41 -9 3 -13-1n 34 64 n 67 k 46 63si n 30 34 45 65 64 72 Albany  Atlanta Atlantic ally Baltimore bluing Birmingham Boise Bosto Buffalo  . Charleston.  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