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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday october 28,19b7 chief of salvadorean panel on human rights is slain san Salvador Al Salvador a two men tiring handguns with silencers killed the president of the Salvador human rights commission a he left Home monday to drive two of his sin children la school. As the children stood some distance away the assailants shot Herbert Ernesto Anaya Point Blank a police source said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. A spokesman Tor the commission blamed the killing on rightist death squads linked to the military. A government spokesman called the murder an irrational act and appealed for Calm. A leftist rebel group said it could endanger further talks with the government under the Central american peace plan. Anaya s father Rafael Lopez told reporter Bis son was being watched by unidentified men and had received several Anonymous death threats because of his work with the commission. Tie had a premonition and when we talked about it he told me look father they Anc going to kill me. They Are Goin to kill me. But that s of id them do it Lopez said. The 32-year-old president was the fourth member of the commission slain since 1980. Two other members disappeared White in police custody. The commission is an Independent private organization made up of lawyers and other professionals. For Security reasons the commission keeps the number of its members and heir identities a secret except for the spokesmen president and � few other leaders. The assailant fired on Anaya outside his Home in the Zac Amil District of the capital As he prepared to enter his car military sources said. Anaya died almost instantly. Police mid the gunmen fled in a vehicle but wit Nesses descriptions of he vehicle were confusing. The commission founded in 1977, has been highly critical of human rights violations in the government s a year old civil War against leftist guerrillas. Rightists within the military have often accused it of harbouring leftist sympathies. Both police and military sources said they had no immediate clue As to the identity of the gunmen or the motive behind the killing. Five leftist rebel groups arc fighting for Power in Al Salvador and rightist death squads also have been Active. Commission spokesman Miguel Angel Montenegro told a news conference All the responsibility for this assassination Falls on the armed forces High command the Security agencies and the government itself referring to a Central american peace plan seeking negotiation Between the government and the rebels Montenegro said the assassination in no Way contrib utes to the search for  the work we carry out is an obstacle to the government s democratic facade and we say that they will never silence us where there is injustice where there is repression against salvadorans we will continue denouncing  government spokesman Roberto vicar told a news conference this irrational act reflects the level of hate and rancor that exists in the hearts and minds of some salvadorans and he added that some most obscure and Black intentions Are afoot to scuttle the peace plan. Herbert Ernesto any in a undated photo Arafat hints of hostage news in near future Tunis Tunis a Palestine liberation organization Leader Yasser Arafat speaking to reporters in Tunis said there could be some movement soon on the quest Ion of hostages in Lebanon. In the near future something will happen the Plo cad or said during a monday night meeting Wajih participants in the 21st Congress of the International Union of journalists of the French Lan Guage press. Don t ask me any More Arafat urged inc journalists adding that in the past the Plo has deployed discreet in the past the Plo has deployed discreet efforts without publicity to contribute to the release of  Yasser Arafat efforts without publicity to contribute to the release of hostages. I Hope that we will continue in this  Twenty four foreigners Are missing in Lebanon including eight american nod six French men. Arafat also Slid he would be willing to meet with Icli Prim Minuter vote nit Shamir or any other israeli Leader to to cuss peace but Only in the framework of an International conference on us Middle  he also confirmed thai there Urve been exchanges of messages Between the Plo and the syrian government whose relations have been troubled since 1983. He refuted to reveal the nature of the Exchange 2 americans making Afghanistan film reported killed in ambush by soldiers Islamabad Pakistan a two americans shooting a documentary film in Afghanistan were killed when government soldiers ambushed them and their guerrilla guides sources said tuesday. 200 mfg  Afghanistan j 7 Kandahar a India american diplomats in Pakistan identified the americans As Lee Shapiro director of new Jersey based Shapiro Media productions and James Litt Delof a sound and camera Man. Diplomatic and guerrilla sources said a third american was believed to have been with them but his Fate was not known. Ellen Hori. An employee at the company in North Bergen n.j., said she was not aware of a third american travelling with the film Crew. The bodies were still in Afghanistan diplomats said but they did t if now where. There was no word on arrangements to return them to the United Stales. Some residents of Peshawar Pakistan said they saw Shapiro there in late August apparently return ing from the United states after raising More Money for his film. The deaths bring to seven the number of foreign reporters killed in Afghanistan. The Only other american. Charles Thornton of the Arizona Republic died in a soviet afghan am Bush in Fusi. Moslem insurgents have waged guerrilla War with government soldiers since Kabul s ruling marxist seized Power in a bloody 1978 coup. Soviet forces intervened on the government s be half in 1979, and an estimated 115,quo remain. Pakistan where nearly 4 million afghan refugees live is a pipeline of arms to the go Ernstas from the United states China and some Middle East coun tries. Former slave labourers form group in Poland Warsaw Poland Jap former polish Dave labourers in nazi Germany have formed in organization 10 press claims Tor compensation from the West German government the official polish news Agency Pap said. The new Warsaw based organization known As the association of poles exploited by the third Reich will spread information abroad about the Fate of polish stave labourers in world War ii and will attempt to obtain material compensation and moral  the communist government of Poland has. Accused West Germany of acting unjustly by de Nying restitution to poles forced to work As stave labourers during world War ii. The West Ger Man government and private companies have made compensation payments to jews living in Israel and to Western countries Karpov scores easy draw in chess championship Seville. Spain apr challenger Anatoly kirov scored an easy 23-Movc lira monday in the sixth game of his world chess championship match with titlist Gam Kasparov. The store stands 3yj-2 v in favor of Karpov. Who won the second and fifth games of the match  
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