OLYMPIC TERRORIST PLOT REPORTED

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05T02051R000200350072-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2011
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: May 22, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

Olympic terrorist plot reported
TCRONio (UPI) U.S. military and CIA sources uncovered a terrorist
plot that would create "six weeks of terror'' force cancellation of the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Kuth Khe orea, a, Th world, and
Toronto Sun reported Sunday.
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The Sun reported sources said terrorists backed by North Korea have
targeted such airlines as TWA, British Airways, Air France and Air
Canada and plan to attack their aircraft and facilities throughout the
world.
The proposed campaign focuses on New York, London, Paris, Tokyo,
Toronto and Hong Kong, where a series of bcrnbs were to be set off in
June to discourage passengers from attending the games, the newspaper
said. The terrorists also want "Japanese Red
and barbers'' to infiltrate Seoul via Hong Kong before t,hhe'Sept. 17rs
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opening of the Olympics, the Sun said.
The rert quoted an unidentified CIA source as sa in if the
banbin s did not discoura e travelers fran attendin the amen
could be more killin that would dwarf the 1972 incident when
Israe is were i terroris s a e 0 ''
ics.
On Sept. 5, 1972, Arab terrorists inva )TIP
the Munich Olympics, killing several Israeli athleteseanddt ng at
hostages. Later, at Furstenfeldbruk airport, West German police
fire. A total of 11 athletes, five terrorists and a policeman weree
killed in the incident.
The Sun said the mastermind of the proposed campaign
rival and fear there
Kim Jong
11, the son of North Korea's leader, Kim 1l Sung.
A senior CIA officer said the _plan is based on "North Korea's
insane jealous of the world focus on
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Sun said. e
The CIA in Washin on had no caPa Breuner, e U.S. Sta e Dep a nt Ada assa or ror --
counterterrorism, told the newspaper more than 5,000 terrorists from the
Japanese Red Army, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Libya, Lebanon
and others were trained in in North Korea, where Sung is regarded as one
of the most ruthless sponsors of international terrorism.
Japanese police arrested a convicted terrorist two weeks ago and
linked the man's visits to North Korea to a planned series of
11 frightening incidents'' scheduled to erupt in the next two months, the
Sun said.
Last November, North Korean agents blew up a South Korean jetliner,
killing 115, and one attacker said the move was part of a plan to
frighten those planning to visit South Korea for the Summer Olympics,
the Sun said.
Rear Adm. William Pendley, second in carmand of U.S. forces in
Korea, told the Sun, % 'There is no doubt that North Korea is desperately
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trying to frighten away Olympic participants and fans,
forces are ready to do whatever is necessary to and American
Games. It rY ensure a safe Olympic
About 39,000 U.S. troops in South Korea were placed on "quiet
alert'' after discovery of the plot and in the wake of recent
demonstrations in Seoul, the report said.
The CIA is workin with a rank in Red
informant who has described Kim Jon Il's Army lot the Sun turned
intelli ence a ents and Ja ese lice officials have said and U.S.
acccrm ices of Red men recentl arrested in New yor trac
Togo. -umv The cannon denominator seems to be training
use of the Red Any as a shell for terrorist activities aroound the
world,'' an unnamed New York police official was quoted as saying.
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