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Copyright 1996 Deutsche Presse-Agentur
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
April 21, 1996, Sunday, BC Cycle
10:58 Central European Time
SECTION: International News
LENGTH: 1174 words AA000 556
IIEADLINE: Sunday Telegraph: Iranian embassy in Bonn is “terror“ HQ for Europe
DATELINE: London
BODY:
The Sunday Telegraph newspapersaid in London that with Germany‘s “tacit
approval“, Iran‘s embassy in Bonn had become the headquarters for Iranian
terrorist Operations ±fl Europe.
The newspaper, in a front-page story, sourced its story on what it said w
ere
“srnuggled“ documents from both the office of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl an
Lrom the anti-espionage authority, the 0ff ice for the Protection of the
Constitution.
“The documents are conclusive proof that Iran has been allowed to establi
sh
its European intelligence centre in Bonn with German government connivance, ±
n
order to protect Gerrnany‘s lucrative trade ties with Teheran,“ Sunday Telegra
ph
sa±d.
The newspaper said the documents it used were smuggled out of Germany by
the
Iranian resistance group, the “National Council of Resistance of Iran“ (NCRI)
Sunday Telegraph sa±d western counter-espionage officials had confirmed t
he
. ithenticity of the documents.
The British paper sa±d the Iranian embassy in Bonn “masterminds the murde
r
of political opponents, the intimidation of dissidents and the acquisition of
technology for nuclear and chemical networks“.
lt said that Iran had “built its terrorist network with the tacit approva
1
of German authorities“, the deal for Germany being that Iran confers “special
trade privileges“ for German companies. The paper pointed out that Germany is
Iran‘s second-biggest trade partner.
0W The paper c±ted NCRI member Hussein Abdini as saying, “these documents sh
categorically that Germany hasturned a blind eye while Iran has built an
extensive •terrorist.network throughout Europe“.
Pan The paper also said the information could raise questions anew about the
Am a± pl ne bom ±ng over Lockerbie in 1988 and whether Bonn had been telling
e truth about the Lockerbie disaster
British authoriti s suspect two Libyan agents in the Pan Am bombing, but
suspicions a out a possible Iranian link to the attack have repeatedly surfac J.
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Copyright 1996 Associated Press
AP WorldStream - German
April 20, 1996; Saturday 09:15 Eastern Standard Time
SECTION: National political
LENGTH: 294 words
HEADLINE: Deutsche peheimdienste warnen vor Hisbollah—Anschlaegen
Laut Bericht der ‘‘Bild am Sonntag‘‘
DATELINE: Bonn
KEYWORD: GEHEIMDIENST; HISBOLLAH
BODY:
Der Bundesnachrjchtendienst und das Bundesamt fuer
Verfassungsschutz w rnen laut einem Bericht der ‘ ‘Bild am Sonntag‘
( r Terroranschlaegen der schiitischen Extremistenorganisation
isbo1lah in Deutschland. Wie die Zeitung am Samstag vorab
berichtete, stuetzt sich die Warnung auf Funde auf dem iranischen
Frachter ‘ ‘Iran Kolahdooz‘ ‘, der Mitte Maerz vom belgischen Zoll in
Antwerpen und spaete 1 r auch in Hamburg kontrolliert worden war.
Laut ‘ ‘BamS‘ ‘ wurden dabei in einer Kiste, deren Inhalt in den
Frachtpapieren als G muese fuer einen iranischen Staatsbuerger in
Muenchen deklariert rar, ein technisch neuartiger Moerser gefunden.
Dieser koenne zielgenau auf gut 500 Meter Entfernung Panzerglas und
Schutzwaende durchbr chen. Daraufhin seien saemtliche.
Sicherheitskonzepte ieberarbeitet und die Vorsichtsmassnahmen
verschaerft worden, itiert die Zeitung einen ranghohen deutschen
Sicherheitsexperten. Es sei mit Anschlaegen einer neuen Qualitaet auf
israelische, amerikanische und deutsche Einrichtungen zu rechnen.
Auch das Zollkriminalamt in Koeln habe Alarm geschlagen. Sein
Sprecher Leonhard Bi rl sagte dem Blatt: ‘ ‘Bei der Einfuhr von Waren
aus sensiblen Laende n wie dem Iran sind die Zollstellen angewiesen,
C tzt die Ladung besdnders genau nach Waffen und Sprengstoff zu
ontro11ieren.‘
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LANGUAGE: GERMAN; DEUTSCH
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