European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. January 21, 19b7 letter links syrian to bombing paper says Berlin api a Ifill a found on an Arab terrorism suspect Winf held b italian authorities links a syrian Intelli gence official to last year s West Berlin bombing a newspaper re ported. Hcrman Justice department officials on monday con finned Ihal a letter crisis but refused to disclose its court is the april 5 Blasl Al the la Belle discotheque tilled two . Soldiers and a turkish woman and injured 229 other people. Ten Days later . Pianos bombed Tripoli and Benghazi after .officials said they had proof hut Libya was behind the disco attack. The West Berlin Morgen Posi newspaper said sunday thai a letter found by italian authorities on Ler Roris suspect Awni Hindawi mentions the disco attack to Well As Sumn intelligence official identified As Samer Kou Khush. Hindawi arrested in Inaa last june. Is a Cousin of Hindawi. Who is serving a 45-Jcar prison let in Britain. Nezar Hindawi was convicted in last april s Atlee plod bombing of an Israel Airliner set to Lake off from Heathrow Airport. Czar Hindawi s brother Ahmed Nawaf Hasi was convicted of the march1986 bombing of the German Arab Friendship society building in Wes Ber Lin and was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. The bombing injured nine people. Has and his accomplice. Farouk Sala Meir. Olio a is sentenced so 13 years imprisonment told investigators they had obtained explosives for thai attack from the Simian embassy in East Berlin. As a Rull of the verdict the Bonn government Cupelle five syrian Diplo Mats and issued an arrest warrant for i. Coi. Haitham Saed identified a a High ranking syrian intelligence officer. An italian judge and a prosecutor questioned Hasi in West Berlin in de Cember. Berlin officials have declined comment on inc questioning. Awni Hindawi was arrested on suspicion of belonging to an armed Bard a Blanket charge used in terrorism is being held in a Genoa jail. Berlin Justice department spokesman Viker Kaehny said Germany s Federal prosecutor Kurt Rebmann May take Over the investigation of the Berlin disc bombing. A Law that went into effect Jan. I expands the Federal prosecutor s jurisdiction to include investigation of terrorist attacks carried out by foreign groups in Germany. Previously the office investigated Only attacks earned of by German terrorist groups such As the leftist red army fac Tion. Local state authorities were responsible for investigating other attacks. Fishy intruder a Pho a South american Pacu does t seem startled us it facts 16-year-old Chris Lewis of Bristol England in the Bristol zoo s aquarium. The youth his been hired to clean the aquarium s pumps filters and Glass front the inside making it unnecessary Tor the zoo to Drain the 17 ind dual tanks of the aquarium. Israeli politicians come to blows Over free lunch for soviet visitors Jerusalem up israeli lawmakers came to blows monday in the Knesset screaming brawling a dripping a poster As three members of a soviet peace delegation watched in bewilderment. Israel radio said the clash was believed to be the first Ever so Brent out in the Knesset Israel s parliament where Puii Tkal passions alien run High among the deputies. The scuffle broke out in the Knesset dining a runs when Charlie Bilon. A Knesset member representing the communist hadash party confronted members of he right Wing Dehiya party As hey protested against communist deputies treating the soviets to lunch witnesses Saia Birnn snatched a poster from the handbag of Dehiya Kurt St member Eula Cohin in a corridor Between the cafeteria and the Knesset Cham Ber. She pushed him Hack. A fac for All then broke out As Bilon knocked Down rabbi Chaim Druckman of Ilie right win ii National religious i Ariy and Dehiya s Vulval Norm and 1 Nutik Toubi one of in oldest Knesset i mfrs began shoving each other the wines sri said. Cohen s Post was ripped us she fell to inc floor screaming that her Arm Wai broken. It could not be determined whether she buffered a fractured Arm. Cir Kahane a Neil v orc born rabbi and Leader of the extreme right Wing Kach party punched Bilon or a radio said a Kalb spokesman who said Kahane to id Nuy can handle himself Al first said Kahane decked Bilowith one punch then called a reporter later to say Kahane had not floored his rival. As the free for All raged Between the Reghl Wirig and left Wing Knesset deputies three russian delegates from the soviet committee for world peace looked on their facts a portrait of confusion and bewilderment one witness said. They arc in Israel for a week a guests of several leftist parties. Soviet representatives you arc not wanted have nothing to took for in Lite Knesset when you keep preventing jews coming i Israel Cohen shipped poster said. Lvi our people go read another poster carried Byrich 11sib angered by Moscow s refusal to allow free emigration to Israel Knesset Ushers and guards final separating both Sii Sciand Rushing the ihn.1? soviets out of the building to protect them from further trouble. The soviets were forced to Cut Short a scheduled tour of she visitor s gallery. "wi1 honoured the name of the Knesset today said
