Terrorists strike in West Germany with bombings
Bombings across West Germany target a court building a university science center banks and shops. A 12 pound device exploded at the Max Planck Institute in Dahlem causing damage. A hunger strike death sparked the wave. U S forces tightened security for Easter weekend amid threats and warnings.
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Bonn
West Germany
UPI
U.S
West Berlin
Max Planck Institute
The
Free University
Dahlem
Hamburg
Sigurd Debus
Justice
Ravensburg
Stuttgart
Wiesbaden
American Forces Network
Armed Forces Radio
Germany
Corsica airport bombing claims first fatality in Corsica
The bombing at Camp Dell Oro Airport in Ajaccio killed Peter Hitz, 19, of Switzerland, and injured seven others as President Valery Giscard d Estaing arrived. Police found about five pounds of explosives in the lobby. No group claimed immediate responsibility, though Corsican nationalists are suspected. The attack drew condemnation from Premier Raymond Barre and Socialist Francois Mitterrand, with Giscard stating Corsica remains part of France.
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Ajaccio
Corsica
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Peter Hitz
Switzerland
Marseille
Camp Dell’ Oro
Giscard d'Estaing
Raymond Barre
Francois Mitterrand
Corsican
National Liberation Front
Beirut sees 30 minute clash as cease fire falters
In Beirut a 30 minute exchange of rocket propelled grenades occurred between Syrian and Christian forces nine days after a cease fire was due. Zahle, under siege, reported sniping and the first aid convoy awaited amid an 18 day assault that killed at least 265 people. Israeli claims of a raid on Yater surfaced with disputed details.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Zahle
Sidon
Yater
Israel
Maj
Saad Haddad
U.N
Thatcher demands Soviet ouster to curb Indo-Indian Ocean buildup
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is essential before halting Western military buildup in the Indian Ocean area. She defended Pakistan's push for U.S. arms and warned that without Soviet troops leaving Afghanistan the situation cannot be normalized.
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India
Margaret Thatcher
Afghanistan
Indian Ocean
Thatcher
Pakistan
U.S
Soviet Union
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