European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday april 2,1987 an armed German Security guard Alert and ready for combat is part of the intense Security in effect at Frankfurt International Airport to forestall any action by terrorists. Eur terror Security stepped up Frankfurt Airport gets tougher  staff writer Frankfurt heightened con Cern that the soiled eur terrorist network is signalling a new round of at tacks has led to tighter Security at Frank Furt International Airport Europe s bus Iest. Airport officials would not detail the Laugher measures noting that Security information is More valuable to terrorists than to the travelling  however those who Fly frequently arc not Lindy to miss the increase in armed guards spot checks and other measures the officials said. We be been gelling a steady Stream of complaints about the inconvenience one noted. The Security upgrade follows the March 20 assassination of an italian army general involved in space arms re search and the bombing four Days later of a British officers club in rhe Indah Len Germany that injured 31. Two groups have taken responsibility the Irish Republican army for inc blast ital y s red brigades for the shooting of Gen. Licio Giorgi Cri but police say they have evidence of a network that links terrorist groups in Italy France Ger Many and other com pics. In response the number of Security personnel on duly has surged to More than 2,100, according to Michael quasi who helps direct the Jumble of Federal slate and Airport Security agencies guard ing the Airport. Included in that number Are German criminal police customs agents state and Airport Security specialists and troops of inc  the German Border guard the exact number of personnel and How they Are used at any Given time de pends on our analysis or the world Situa Tion at that moment quasi said. We feel that gives us a flexible response to any  much of that flexible response was put in place following the june 19s5 bombing at the Airport that killed three and injured 32. Quasi and other Mem Bers of inc Security team say Frankfurt now has one of the Best defended air ports in Europe. We believe our Security standards have forced terrorists to look for easier places to attack he said. Quasi Points to the arrest in january of Mohammed Ali Hamadi As an exam ple of the Airport s strict Security Rou  Hamadi n palestinian wanted in connection with the 1985 hijacking of a trans world airlines plane in Beirut Lebanon in which an american Salor was killed was pulled out of line by an Airport customs agent because he fitted a Loose profile of the typical terrorist circulated by Airport Security officials. A search or Hamadi s Luggage yielded three Anise liquor bottles filled with amt nitrate which can be used to manufacture explosives. It can be called cliche but the profile  quasi said. Beyond such obvious measures As armed guards and redundant checks of the 60.000 passengers who use the air port daily Security now includes computerized screening of passports and. Since late 191 5, a $3 million pressure Simula Tor thai tests freight for pics sure and temperature sensitive bombs. A Ray scans and hand searches of tug Gage the latter done on a quota system led to the confiscation of 2,500 guns and 50,000 knives lost year. Still quasi said our Security Mea sures arc based on the theory that a terrorist in t willing to blow himself up. If a terrorist wants to insert 80 Grams of explosives in his anus and 80 Grams is enough to blow apart the Side Ofa plane there in t much we can do about  Security measures at Frankfurt also include inc study of terrorist attacks at what quasi termed unclean airports. Klaus Dieter cd caller who Heads aviation Security for the German slate of Hessen said Security experts from his office con linux id Analyse the september 1986 hijacking in Karachi Pakistan in which terrorists used Airport work uni forms to gain Access to the runway and commandeer a pan american world airlines 747. Seven persons died and 100 were injured when Security forces stormed inc plane after a 16-hour-Long siege. We believe we be solved that prob Lem Guettler said but Security is an ongoing process. You re never finished. There is no such thing As 100 percent  even ices than Complete Security adds up. Go caller s office has allocated $16.5 million for Security at the Airport this year about ii million More than in 1986. Total Security costs could run Dou ble that however if outlays for police Border guards customs and other organizations were added. The $16.5 million also does t account for Security costs borne by the air lines especially the american camera which use private Security firms to Bol Ster safeguards provided by the German government according to quasi. Some american lines now charge a $5 fee per Iran Atlantic Light to offset Trie mounting Cost of such private Protection. Twa which charges the fee could not immediately say what it pays for Security at Frankfurt but a spokesman for the airline noted the charge does t begin to cover what we re  Security is an expensive proposition said Stephen acc Escher with inc airline s London office. The $5 per Cus Tomer does offset some of what we re spending on inc expanded stiff. On train ing and  few passengers i ave complained about the $5 charge officials at several airlines said perhaps because they perceive inc s3 As an Assurance that they re being better  us one airline employee put it. The International air transport association however fears passengers May View the charge As a form of insurance coverage opening the Way for lawsuits from passengers caught in a terrorist at tack or hijacking. Additionally the airline Trade organization worries that the fees will prompt governments to allocate future Security costs to the airlines. You Don t have to pay for Security downtown the police Aren t running around charging people for Protection said John Brindley a spokesman at Lata s Geneva office. Why should they hit airline passengers