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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, September 6, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d romanian family of seven seeks Asylum in . Page 2 d defensive tourism can prevent vacation ripoffs Dauty Magazine d Prince Charles leads Harvard anniversary event Page 28 the stars  Rhomeo unofficial fit buc Tion a vol. 45, no. 141 saturday september 6, 1986 pan am Jet seized at Pakistan Airport Karachi Pakistan a four men dressed a Security guards and firing machine guns seized a pan am jumbo Jet filled Wilh nearly 400 people at Karachi Airport Early Friday and at least four people were wounded officials in Pakistan  am spokeswoman Pamela haitian in new York said a Young asian Man was shot on the plane and was Laken from the Boeing 747 in unknown condition. She said she did not know if the Man was a passenger or who shot him pan am s manager at Karachi viral Daroga was on the Tarmac negotiating with the gunmen through a megaphone As heavily armed pakistani commando surrounded the plane and cordoned off the area. A pakistani air Force spokesman who refused to be identified said the gunmen appeared to be arabs and thai they Are speaking  plane had just arrived from Bombay India in route to new York. The pan am office in Bombay said about 41 americans were among the passengers. The attackers fired machine gun bursts into the air when seizing the plane. Two Airport ground Crew Mem Bers reportedly were injured in the assault but it was not Clear if they had been  after the plane was seized the gunmen opened fire from the plane at Airport personnel an wounded at least one worker of Pakistan s civil aviation administration officials  police also said they believed one person was wounded on the  army generals and top civilian officials were directing the operations from the control  am officials in Karachi and the . Consulate estimated about 380 passengers on Board right 73,which was to Stop in Frankfurt West Germany after Karachi. Anil batausa. The fan am manager in bom Bay said there were 387 passengers. In new York pan am spokeswoman Ann what said 284 passengers were on Board. It was not immediately Clear Why Here was a discrepancy in the number of  am officials in new York said 13 flight attendants also Are on the plane the flight was scheduled to arrive at Kennedy inner National Airport at 3 25 . Friday according to the  Are aware of the reports and Are monitoring the situation said Peter Roussel a White House spokes Man in California with the vacationing president Rea Gan. The president has been informed and is being kept updated on it by John Poindexter the White House National Security  of the american cockpit Crew members who spoke to the associated press by Telephone from the Airport operations Center said it did not appear any one on the plane had been  Crew member who demanded anonymity said see Jet seized on Page 28 Reagan extends sanctions Santa Barbara Calif. A president Rea Gan refusing  
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