European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday september 25,1986 group claims responsibility for american s abduction Beirut Lebanon a a Shi Ilc moslem Erin Misi group claimed responsibility wednesday for kidnapping an american accountant and for the previously  abduction of a Frenchman and said it would try Boll for spying. The Salem Cal from the revolutionary Justice organization published by the Independent Beirut news paper an Nahar identified inc victims As Joseph James Cicippio 56, of the Norristown pa., area and Marcel co ulry. A Frenchman. An Nahar Ako published two photographs the group said showed Cicippio and Coudry in Captivity. The newspaper said it received the pictures wednesday along with the Suic ment from the revolutionary jus tire organi Alion. Cicippio was kidnapped by four gunmen on the Campus of i tic american University of Beirut where he worked As acting comptroller on sept. 12. This was the second claim of responsibility for Hisa Duclion. The firs was made sept. 14 by a pro libyan group calling itself the Arab revolutionary cells Omar Mukhtar forces which also claimed in had kid napped american educator Frank Herbert Reed. The photo of Cicippio showed a Man with a Short scruffy Beard and wearing a Blue shirt and glasses. Cicippio s lebanese wife Elham Khandour con firmed that it was a picture of her husband. The revolutionary Justice organization believe made up of pro iranian shiite zealots said in had kid napped Coudry in Christian East Beirut. It did nol say when or give any further details. The French embassy said it fount nothing in its records Aboul a Frenchman by the name of Coudry i Beirut. The piclua1 identified As Coudry a showed o Haggard but clean shaven Man. The revolutionary Justice organization staged its first kidnapping March 8, when it abducted a four Man Crew from France s Antcnne-1 television networking moslem West Beirut on june 20, Ilic group freed two of the French hos tages Antcnne-2 correspondent Philippe Rochol 39, and cameraman Georges Hansen 4. The other two still Are missing. The revolutionary Justice organization announces it has Arr sled american spy Joseph Cicippio in West Beirut and French spy Marcel Coudry who belongs to the anti terrorist department of the French secret service in East Beirut the statement published wednesday said. Both were committed to trial before a revolution Ary Justice court and i hair Freedom along with that of two other frenchmen is lied to conditions known lot Hose who arc concerned the statement added with Cicippio Coudry oui elaborating. The Arab revolutionary cells Omar Mukhtar forces has nol supported its claim to have kidnapped Reed and Cicippio by releasing pictures of the hos tages. Reed 53, of Maiden mass., director of the Leb anese International school was kidnapped in West Beirut As he was driving to a suburban Golf course sept. 9. Both Reed and Cicippio arc moslem converts and have Arab wives. Islamic jihad a group of Shine extremists also believed linked to Iran claims to have kidnapped and still hold three other missing americans. They arc Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press David Jacobsen director of the american univer Siviy Hospital and Thomas Sutherland Dean of agriculture at the univer sity. Kidnapped University librarian paler Kilburn was found slain april 17. On oct. 4, 1985. An islamic jihad Telephone caller said one american hostage. . Diplomat William Buckley 57, had been killed after being tried for american intelligence  a Blurry photo purporting to show the body was made Public but no body was produced. Lebanese shiite and Western intelligence sources said Buckley actually May have died earlier possibly after being tortured. Besides the americans other foreigners known to be missing in Lebanon include seven frenchmen two britons one irishman one italian and one South korean. 3 East germans swim canal to West Berlin a three East German men escaped to i in West wednesday by swimming the Chilly Waters of a Berlin canal a West Berlin spokes Man said. A Man about 40 years old and two men in their 20s swam across the Tel Tow canal at about 1 a.m., cily spokesman Hans Birkenbeul said. Witnesses in West Berlin reported hearing East Ger Man guards loading i hair weapons but no shots were fired Birkenbeul said. The three men were taken to a Berlin Hospital to be treated for exposure to the cold canal water Birken Beul said. They were otherwise Nhun. A total of seven East germans have escaped in the past three Days across the East German and czechoslovak Borders to Wesl Germany. On monday two Young East German Border guards defected to West Germany in full uniform and carry ing thei r machine guns. The same Day two East German civilians escaped unhurt in a Hail of bullets across the Border separating Czechoslovakia and the West German state of Bavaria police said. The two civilians escaped in the same Region of the Border where a West German Man was fatally shot on Western territory by stray gunfire from czechoslovak Bonier guards lost week. The guards were firing at two polish refugees trying to escape Over the Frontier. Only one of the poles made in and the whereabouts of the other is unknown. World today Amsterdam to Paris train stopped by bomb threat Brussels. Belgium a the overnight Amsterdam la Paris express train was slopped at the belgian Border Early wednesday after rail Way officials received a phone Call � bomb had been placed on Board. Belgian railways spokesman Gustavo hondas said the express was hailed near the dutch Bor Der. He said a Man had culled saying he was a civil servant of the dutch Interior ministry and warning that a bomb had been placed among the Luggage. The Man said it would go off As the train was to enter the care do Nora train station in the French capital. Rondas said the caller did not identify himself further. Police checked the train but found no explosives. Rondas said the i so pus in Gers were taken on another train 10 Brussels where they boarded a later Paris bound express. In All the passengers were delayed for about three hours he said. Camel s death Marks end of s. Africa desert patrol Johannesburg South Africa Kupij a police Camel that spat at people and had a bigger appetite than a horse has died the last of a Oner Iso Strong desert patrol the Johannesburg Sta said tuesday. The death of Rookal marked the end of an Era that began before the turn of the Century with the namibian police using camels imported front Egypt to patrol the Kalahari desert. Col. Paul both a of the Pretoria police col lege the retirement Home of Roo Ilai. Said he had a Nasty habit of spitting at people but still we loved the old thing the apparent cause of Cath. According to col lege officials was gluttony since Roo lit Able to go weeks in the desert without food or water would eat almost non Stop once he was fed. Roo Kat was about 50 years old. During the 1940s there were As Man As 4jocamels used for desert patrol. The lost of the brigade was retired in ims replaced by four wheel drive vehicles and helicopters. Dane sent to Hospital by shot from great Dane Helsinger Denmark a 52-year-old Man was recovering monday from Bullet wounds suffered when he was shot by a dog police said tuesday. The Accident which took place in Korsholm. 30 Miles North of Copenhagen occurred during a Pigeon Hunt authorities said. Police said three Hunters having failed to bag any game Laid their shotguns on the ground and huddled a few Yards away to discuss the Day events. One of their dogs a great Dane poultry Pointer ambled toward its master and stepped on the trigger of one of the shotguns firing both barrels police said. The owner of the Shotgun told police he was not sure if he had the safety switch on. The wounded Hunter was taken to a Hospital underwent surgery and said to be out of danger. ., Spain plan 2nd round of talks on troop cuts Madrid Spain up the United states and Spain will hold a second round of talks next month in Washington aimed at reducing the . Military presence in Spain Spanish and . Officials said wednesday a spokeswoman at the foreign ministry said there is no specific Agenda for the negotiations which Are to begin of l. 13 and Are expected to last two Days. . 1  press attache Robert Jolkin de scribed tin. Elks As a step toward producing a new agreement m replace the Mutual treaty of defense Anco Orr i w hich expires in 1988. Signed in 1 5j. The treaty allows the United states to station r troops at three air bases and one naval has11 n spam. In a referendum called by the socialist government last March spaniards voted in favor of continued nato membership on the condition that the Ameri can presence be trimmed. Al the first round of talks held in Madrid in july the United states agreed to Cut 10 percent of the 4,500 . Military personnel Ai Torrejon a near Madrid. Under terms of the july agreement die Spanish military is to assume certain responsibilities and mis Sions currently carried out by the . Armed  a Smalt number of conversions have already taken place at Torrejon in support functions Plotkin said. The United slates has said it could accept smaller . Troop Levels Ai the three air bases but it considers Rota naval station on the Atlantic coast vital to the 6ih Fleet s Rale in guarding the Western Gateway to the Mediterranean. Spain is also pushing for a cutback in american troops at Zaragoza a in northeastern Spain where some 2,300 military personnel Are stationed. A third air base at Moron in Southern Spain oper ates mainly As a Supply Center and has less than 100troops. A Ollun said the . Delegation to next month s talks would probably be headed by newly appointed ambassador Reginald Bartholomew who negotiated base agreements Between the United Stales and Greece