European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse D an German to schedules for the week Page 9 q Alabama slops Washington in Sun bowl Page 21 d president names aide on Iran Page 28 the stars Anth stripes 4utuobiied Runoff ital p u imbed tobce1 vol. 45. No 352 slur play. December 27. 1986 d 8693 a a iraqi Jet crash kills a least 62 Riyadh saudi Arabia a a hijacked iraqi airways a icing 737 jetliner crashed a a Remote airs trip and burned thursday killing at least 62 people Tine passenger said he heard explosions and gunfire in the cockpit before the crash. Anonymous callers to news Media in Beirut. Leb anon made confiding claims of response hadity on be half of four terrorist groups. One taller said he spoke for islamic jihad which is believed Loyal to Iran. Iraqi officials blamed agents of Iran its enemy in a 6-year-old Border War. For the hijacking and . But Iran s official islamic news Agency Fri Day issued a statement denying any involvement in he hijacking. We condemn any moves which May threaten the lives of innocent the Agency quoted a unidentified foreign ministry official As saying. The 1rna dispatch was monitored in Nicosia. Cyprus saudi Arabia said 62 people wore killed in the crash at Arr a Small desert Airstrip about 71 0 Miles North West of Riyadh and 250 Miles Southwest of Baghdad Iraq. It also said nothing about the hijacking saying merely that the plane tried to land and crashed. Jordan put the number killed at 65.the two governments also gave conflicting figures on the number of people aboard iraqi airways flight 163 from Baghdad to Amman Jordan. The saudi defense ministry said there were 107 people aboard the Boeing 737 91 passengers. 15 Crew members and a Security Man 44 of whom survived. It did not account for the 107th person. The jordanian government said "5 people were on the plane 30 of whom survived. One survivor former jordanian Interior minister Suliman Aarau said the plane was commandeered about an hour after leaving Baghdad and had just entered saudi airspace when a Man stood up with a grenade. Three Security men jumped up and Mcd to Stop him and wrestled him to he floor. But he slipped out see crash on Page 23 r re photo rep s4sby5pac in wire ii Street earner in Christmas team Eagle choir conducted by space. 4 Kevin Guyot nth m-16 Rifle performs on a Beer fold a Border guards a so serve assurer trousers writer Coburg Germany twos Jolt night before Christmas Rudolf. The Rcd run Ltd rein w a a a a h h How a a a Fth h he a a Al i a huh. Damn Cpl. Elgear Gino Crawford mutters in mid Carol As the Stirr Choirboy soldiers scatter out of harm s Way Nekr. Hall. He grabs his m-16 and rushes Down Sirhall at Harris Barracks while the Alert singing its own bizarre Christmas Carol behind him outta my Way outta my way1," shout of her choir boy soldiers on team Eagle Echo co 1st in 7th info Quick reactionary Fores commanded by capt. . Stewart. Crawford Bounds Down three flights of stairs like Reindeer descending from the sky hits the front door and then comes the Tricky part Snow i Mcd to ice in the 24-Degrce weather has made the trip to the motor Pool about 270 Yards away More suited for ice skates than the insulated German army boots Crawford has on. Soldiers hanging out the windows of the Barracks cheer him on his Way. Move. Gino move get pm gel pm Crawford makes it without slipping he pivots in front of a Bradley m-3 cavalry fighting vehicle an Heads for the rear As the Driver Pic. Elmer Ray Niederl jumps on top. Neidert gets in and revs up Thel Cirie. With Crawford s shout of Clear Sci Dert to the ramp at the rear. The a this the ice Crawford jumps in and scampers updo the Turrel to pop the Hatch for he gunner and Btl Fly commander. Spec. 4 Kevin Kol the gunner and choir director jumps through Tell Klaich with the familiarity and Case of san la jumping lilo a Chimney. Crawford Heads Back to Settle Dowl a the rear of the vehicle and checks his commander sol. Kirk Heath is a minuet Lind As he gets his orders from operations. Heath arrives shouting for Crawford la set out that they won t be moving off . He yells for Niederl to raise the ramp As Crawford an pus 3
