European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Terror gang Lay Low in recent years Tokyo Apt the red army linked in a bomb attack in Italy and an a Plosive Varrell in new Jersey Ria Radi Cal japanese terrorist organization thai Iii been relatively inactive in recent years. The army is a splinter faction of the leftist general federation of japanese students which claimed support from 850.000 of inc 1.3 million Coll pc Stu dents in Japan in inc 1960s. The red army apparently has not been involved in Many a lacks recently although japanese police went on Alert last november when Osamu Maruoka. 37. A Long sought army Leader was arrested in Tokyo and found to possess a one Way Lickl to Seoul. Police theorized Hal he had planned in disrupt South Korea s presiden tial elections in de Cember. The red army was believed never to have Erow n be vend 300 members. Police action and internal of chiding climaxing with the killing of 14 members at a Mountain hideout in 1971, sapped its strength. The group advocates simultaneous world revolution and is believed to have members Allied with pro palestini an groups in Lebanon. In Naples Italy police said Friday that a member of tic group was the prime suspect in a car bombing thursday outside a . Military club thai killed an american Kif in woman and four italians. Seventeen people were injured. Investigators said they were a etching for j Mio Okudara 39, who aurb is suspected in rocket and bomb attacks on the . And Liritis embassies jul Rome last june. In new Jersey authorities tuesday a rcs1e word about them. Western sources speaking on Condu Ion of anonymity said much Nych is the Leader Ufa clan one of several in the Bekaan Valley of Eastern Lebanon thai control inc drug Trade there. He also is chief of so curly for Ifie pro iranian Hezbollah or party of god in Jib anon. A Hullah is consid ered by Western and lebanese intelligence agencies to be the umbrella organization for groups holding foreigners hostages in Lebanon. s Cousin and Broth or in Law is one of inc three shiites among the 17 imprisoned in Kuwait who have been sentenced to death. Attic kuwaitis have identified the condemned Man � Elias Saab bul his real name is Husain Ali Lead Ruddin. He entered Kuwait on a forged iraqi passion. Western intelligence Aulont Essaid. Ever since bad Din was arrested in Kuwait. Much to Inch has tried to free him. Much Nych dropped out of sight in Heinie a viral weeks ago. According to Well in Ormed sources who a keel not Tobe identified. One of factions is the islamic jihad or islamic holy War inc shiite group holding fore if in ii hostage in Lebanon. It has said it would free the Ameri cans the hyoid if it Wail frees inc 17 terrorists. Kuwait has refused and the hijacking of the kuwaiti Airliner which was taken first in Iran then to Cyprus and finally to Algeria has not changed Hal stance. Ai one Point during lavs in Cyprus. Palestinian Nugo Tiu son said the Hij ackors of Ercil to release half their ims iagc5 if Kuwait freed inc Hirw among the 17 who had been sentenced to death. Much myth s Cousin is among the three. The cypriot acting on kuwaiti advice rejected the Olfer. But in underlined much Nych s suspected role in he hijacking
