European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday october 29,1986 Arab Feam in Greece on terrorist Mission Athens Greece up a nine Man team of crack Arab pro Iran terrorists has entered Greece illegally to attack kuwaiti British and . Targets police and diplomatic sources confirmed tues Day. Police sources produced a list of four lebanese and five iraqis they said entered Greece some Days ago with the Clear intention of conducting a terrorist kuwaiti and British diplomats con firmed icy had knowledge of the nine Man group. A . Embassy spokesman declined comment but . Officials privately and news Brief melted Security staffs at both the Down town Athens embassy compound and at the four . Military bases in Greece had been asked to be particularly Vig the four lebanese appear to belong to the pro Iran Lebanon based Hezbollah party of god and the shadowy Abu Nidal palestinian group police sources said. The five iraqis the sources said be Long to the Al Dawa pro iranian under ground group which is opposed to iraqi president Sadam Hussein. A government spokesman said Mea sures have been taken to prevent any terrorist acts in Greece. We have taken measures to prevent any such occurrence spokesman Ando Nis Kourtis told up. The hijackers of a Rome bound Twa Jet on june 1985 demanded the release of Al Dawa prisoners in Kuwait. The group is believed to have been responsible for several explosions in Baghdad Iraq and an attempt last year to blow up the . Embassy in Kuwait. A number of Al Dawa supporters Arcin kuwaiti jails after an attempt on the life last year of kuwaiti Leader Emir Jaber Ahmad Al Sabah diplomats said. The nine Man terrorist group entered Greece with the intention of attacking kuwaiti targets a Western diplomatic source Oid up. The diplomatic source said the Origi Nal terrorist target a Kuwait. But Britain s Severance of diplomatic ties with Syria and the withdrawal by the United states of its ambassador to Damascus Syria has focused terrorist attention on these two countries the source said. Police also indicated the Arab terror it team May have been responsible for last tuesday s car bomb attack thai killed a High ranking Palestine liberation organization military officer. French Leader urges Solidarity against terror Frankfurt a French president Francois Mitterrand on tuesday called for inter National Solidarity against terrorism As he wound up a two Day French West German sum Mit in Frankfurt. We must never give up our Solidarity against the terrorist criminals Mitterrand told re porters at a press conference. See related Story German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who joined Mitterrand in briefing reporters at a Frankfurt hotel echoed the French president s words. We must broaden and strengthen the fight against terrorism and we Are agreed we must work internationally As Well As Europe wide Kohl said. France was hit with a series of terrorist bomb Ings in Paris in september killing or wounding innocent people out shopping at stores or sitting in restaurants. Berlin official shot seriously wounded Berlin a two men and a woman shot and seriously wounded the head of Berlin s for eign residents registration office tuesday morn ing. A police spokesman who requested anonymity told the associated press the three attackers id outside a year Oid Harold Hollenberg s apartment building in the Dehlendorf District in the southwestern Corner of Berlin. The three opened fire when he headed for work at 8 20 . They later sped away in a car which was found abandoned and burning several blocks from the attack scene. Hollen Benj was rushed to a Berlin Hospital in serious condition with gunshot wounds to theteus the spokesman said. The spokesman said police were attempting to determine the motive for the attack. City spokesman Hans Birkenbeul condemned the shooting and called Hollenberg an extraordinarily experienced Man in dealing with Bell suggests Swap Between ., Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua a former . Attorney general Griffin Bell still waiting for his first meeting with captured american Eugene Hasenfus says he gave the government a list of 19 nicaraguans jailed in America and suggested that a Swap be discussed. But Bell acknowledged such an Exchange for Hasenfus was unlikely. Hasenfus 45, of Marinette wis., is on trial for terrorism before a people s tribunal. A meeting was arranged for tuesday Between a pc Nous and his nicaraguan lawyer Enrique Sotelo Borgen but not with Bell hasenfus1 . Counsel. Nicaragua s president Daniel Ortega was quoted As indicating a Pardon for Hasenfus was possible within Days. Hasenfus was captured after the cargo plane he was on was shot Down oct. 5 in Southern Nicaragua. The plane was carrying Aims an supplies to the . Backed Contra rebels. Offer from Page 1 meeting which was put in the form of new instructions to chief . Arms negotiator Max m. Kam Pelrean was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff . William j. Crowe other sources said. With american and nato conventional forces out numbered in Europe by the soviet Union and its allies . Military officials Are concerned thai eliminating . Nuclear weapons there would be a dangerous step. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., and others have noted that nuclear disarmament would leave the soviets in commanding military position. Following the conclusion of the Summit in Reykjavik on oct. 12, . Government spokesmen indicate the All out elimination of nuclear weapons was the administration s position. Now they maintain that while Reagan discussed elimination of All nuclear arms he never proposed More than the destruction of All ballistic or Long Range guided missiles. The distinction is strategically important because the . Position As now stated would leave both sides with substantial arsenals of cruise missiles nuclear bombs and tactical nuclear weapons fired from conventional artillery pieces. Presidential spokesman Larry Speaks monday said he had seen written notes from the two a 1 meeting and he did not Challenge a Reagan quote disclosed by the soviets Over the weekend. The soviets quoted Reagan As telling Gorbachev it the Summit if we agree that by the end of the 10-year period All nut ear arms Are to be eliminated we can refer this to our delegations in Geneva to prepare an agreement which you could sign during your visit to the United Stales 1 there was discussion of inc ultimate goal of elimination of All nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth which has been the president s goal and dream for Many years Speakes said monday. However in inc format presentation and Exchange of proposals be tween the United Stales and the soviet Union the soviets proposed All strategic and the United slain took the paper and scratched through strategic and put ballistic " bomb from papa 1 dated press the attacks were to protest reported plans to train nicaraguan rebels in puerto Rico. Sources in the Reagan administration said monday the Pentagon is developing plans to train inc rebels known As contras in the United steles and puerto Rico was one of three Sites being considered. Bombs went offal a . Army recruiting office i Fajardo about 25 Miles East of the capita of san Juan and a . Naval Reserve office in Bayamon about 5 Miles East of san Juan police said. The Fajardo blast injured a passer by Rafael Ocasi Figueroa 30. He was wounded in the face and taken to a Hospital police said. Homemade bombs were found and safely defused at five other . Armed forces facilities police said. The facilities were a . Marines recruiting office in Santurce a National guard office in Mayaguez a . Armed forces recruiting office and a. . Army Reserve office in Agua Dilla and a . Armed forces recruiting office in Cayey police initially said they also found a bomb at a Post office in Guayama about so Miles South of san Juan but the package turned out to be harmless. Police superintendent Carlos Lopez Feliciano or dered an inspection of All Federal offices in puerto Rico. The Fri is participating in the inspections police said. Many Federal offices and military installations Are based in puerto Rico including Roosevelt roads a Large Navy base. The Mac heteros Are fighting for Independence for puerto Rico. In 1981, they claimed responsibility for the destruction of several National guard planes 9.1 Muniz a in san Juan. In 1983, seven people alleged Bya Fri to be a Chc Leros were arrested in new York on charges they robbed a Wells Fargo truck in Hartford conn., an stole $7 million. The defendants Are awaiting trial. The caller told Tea a the bombings were a pts test against the raining in puerto Rico of counter revolt Tion Aries who Are going to fight against our brother people of gov Rafael Hernandez Colon said monday he did t know of any plan to train contras in puerto Rico. He refused to say what his position would be if the . Government asked him to allow such training to Lake place in puerto Rico. Soviet arms reportedly sent to Nicaragua Miami a the soviet Union has sent helicopters missiles and other military equipment to Nicara Cin response to congressional approval of $100 Mil in Aid to anti sandinista rebels inc Miami Herald reported equipment including sophisticated attack Heli copters and ground to air missiles has arrived in in Central american nation in recent weeks the Herald new helicopters unloaded within the past two weeks from a soviet freighter would have left Europe after the congressional approval of the Contra Aid Wai assured by House action on june 25, the Herald the $ 100 million approve the soviets hive definitely upped the Ante an unidentified Western Diplomat id Managua Nicaragua told the newspaper. Hie Contra Aid package president Reagan Kane saturday May mean new cargo planet and possibly fued Wing attack aircraft for the rebel. A Large in crease in Supply lights it certain. The sandinista acquired As Many Ai eight new i 25 helicopter gunships known As flying tank " he cause of heavy Armor Tod armaments the newspaper said. The sandinista weit believed by Western officials to have had Between six and 12 Mi-2ia. Sandinista military officials claimed they had eight since few nicaraguan Pilot cad Fly the &&2s, they have been used sparingly against the Coulm. But when used they Are devastatingly effective the new paper reported.. Officials maintain Mi-25 Are frequently flown by cuban Pilot even in combat the first shipment of Sa-3 ground to air i to Alft which could significantly bolster Nicaragua to de sense arrived More than a month top the paper quota source undying the two Ham Sa-3 is Tau enough to he carried in pairs on a truck and can be used As a Short Mje de sense against Low flying object. Western diplomats also wid at lean three East woe i were docked until Tut week at Corillo f
