European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d pict give Greece Access to . Military technology Page 2 d Reagan signs Bill to hamper immigration marriage fraud Page 5 d Browns beat dolphins 26-16 in monday night football Page 21 the s pars and author Iii unofficial publication fed vol. 45, no. 208 wednesday november 12, 1986 2 frenchmen reported freed d 8693 a Damascus Syria a lebanese kidnappers freed two French hostages monday and they were brought to Damascus where they were to be delivered to the French embassy sometime tuesday reliable syrian sources reported. They identified the hostages As Camille Sonia 85, kidnapped by moslem extremists last May in West Beirut and Marcel Condari 54, who disappeared last february with the kidnappers announcing in septem Ber that he had been abducted the syrian sources said a third French hostage May be released soon but refused to elaborate. There was no official confirmation in Damascus Beirut or Paris that Sonia and Condari had been freed. Two Anonymous Telephone callers to Beirut newspapers said monday night that two hostages had been freed. Earlier monday the revolutionary Justice Organ nation issued two communiques saying some of the French hostages held by ils members would be freed within As hours As a gesture made possible by Algeri an and syrian the group believed to decomposed of shiite moslem claimed that France had made promises on unspecified demands. There had been speculation in Lebanon that the various moslem extremist groups holding eight French captives would free them in a show of support for Syria. Lebanese terrorists also Hoid six americans. Foreign ministers of the european common mar Ket at a meeting monday in London voted to impose economic sanctions against Syria at the urging of Brit Ain which accused the syrian government of sponsor inf terrorism. France joined 10 other members in approving the see frenchmen on Page 28 used to look much different photo from which be balled out Hasenfus Aid it appear to be ii used to look much different his trial on the prism american mercenary Eugene has a Fis wearing Handcuffs looks at the wreckage of c-ii3 transport plane Bat was hot Down in Southern Nolc and other charges ended monday and Anglia get 5 while carrying applies � verdict by the three Man people s in to rebels. Asked if it was the plane banal is expected this week. Dec countries vote sanctions against Syria London up All european Community dec countries except Greece imposed sanctions including an arms embargo against Syria to pro test Damascus alleged support for a plot to blow up an israeli jetliner. We intend to Send Syria the clearest possible message that what has happened is absolutely unacceptable said foreign Secretary sir Geoffrey Howe after the Vole by the dec foreign ministers monday. The United states welcomed the move and israeli prime minister Yitzhak Sha Mir called i an important step in the struggle against International italian foreign minister Giulio an Arcotti urged Syria to make a Concrete gesture against terrorism by shutting Down the Damascus office of the Abu Nidal an extremist palestinian breakaway faction accused of staging attack across Europe and the Middle East. A libyan official on Tripoli radio monitored in London denounced the actions but did not specify retaliatory actions. The limited economic and diplomatic measures adopted by foreign ministers 3 Paris buildings rocked by bombs Call claims blasts set by direct action Paris a bombs exploded at three Paris office buildings almost simultaneously tuesday morning wounding one person and damaging the structures fire officials said. Direct action an extreme left Wing croup reportedly said it set off the blasts at the Headquarters of the automaker Peugeot and at the multistory Manhattan Tower and the total Tower because of their commercial links with the while controlled government of South Africa. The explosions coincided with a visit to France by South african president to inaugurate a memorial to South africans killed in world wan i and i Botha made the trip despite a cold shoulder by the French government and has been Rcd cd by Only Low level officials. Police said the first bomb blast occurred at about i . At the Peugeot building just West of the arc Detriomphe. Firemen reported one Personas slightly wounded and the building was severely damaged. The explosions at the two Lowers Bot hat the suburban office Complex la de sense West of downtown Paris followed moments later. Fire officials said damage at the total Tower was heavy but the Manhattan Tower was Only lightly damaged and that there were no injuries. The two structures both about 40 stories tall Are far apart in the huge la defense com plex. Both total a Petroleum company and Peugeot have business dealings in South Africa. Among the major tenants of the Man Hattan Tower is co face a state owned company that provides insurance for for eign Trade deals of French firms. The French news organization Agency France Prusse reported that the night guard at the total Tower received a warning just before the explosion Froman Anonymous caller claiming to rep resent direct action. Direct action has claimed responsibility for other bombings As Well most set off in the Middle of the night in uninhabited buildings sometimes aiming at firms with tics to South Africa. Signalled acceptance by 11 of the 12 european Community nations of what Brit Ain said was conclusive evidence that Syria was implicated in a plot to blow up an israeli jumbo jul on april 17. Syria has denied the charges. The 11 signers banned authorization of new arms sales to Syria suspended High level visits to or from Damascus approved a review of syrian diplomatic activities in dec nations and agreed to tighten Security precautions surround ing the state run syrian Arab airlines. Potential effectiveness of the sanctions was difficult to assess called for sanctions after Nezar Hindawi a jordanian allegedly linked to Syria through ils embassy in London was convicted oct. 24 of sending his girl Friend aboard an Al Al Al at London she throw Airport with a bomb set to go off in route to Tel Aviv. The Lone dissenter was Greece whose Deputy foreign minister Theodore Pang alos said Syria had presented evidence to refute the Secretary Howe declared the see Syria on Page 23 Reagan denies a deaf policy violates . Law Washington a president Reagan told his senior advisors monday that no . Laws have been or will be violated by his Middle bail policy i response to reports that the United slates shipped arms to Iran to gain the release of american hostages presiden tial spokesman Larry Speakes said. Speakes also said the administration s policy of not negotiating with terrorists remains issued the statement late monday following a meeting earlier in the Day Between Reagan and his lop advisers. The session was devoted to re viewing us. Efforts to achieve the re lease of the hostages As Well As our other sea Flea Gan on Page 28
