MOAMMAR GADHAFI: TERRORIST ALERT ISSUED TO AMERICANS IN BEIJING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00792R000700570001-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 10, 1988
• Content Type: NSPR

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The embassy notice to U. S.
said "there is nos S? cit-
formation as to peck in-
attack when or where an
might take place, but the
embassy believes that this warning
reflects a genuine threat and that
American citizens should take
appropriate steps ,,,
selves." to protect them-
An embassy official said that in_
formation concerning the threat
wad provided to the embassy late
Yesterday by a "high-ranking rep
resentative" of the Chinese govern-
.
U.S. antiterrorist officials
in
Washington re
ported
a that Gadhafi using the cover week ago
and Japanese
groups, had terrorist
launched a sudden re-
surgence of terrorist attacks on
American
the and western targets in
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s in Beijing
Beijing, Other
in her nations hostile to the
North Korea, such as Iran and
lies here also maintain embas-
and the PLO has a small
mission. Iranians are allowed to en-
ter China without visas.
Officials interviewed by The
Washington Post recently said the
main suspected Libyan surrogate
for terrori
Sabri st activities appears to be
Banna, the Palestinian terror-
ist known as Abu Nidal, who
been at odds with the PLO has
.
U.S. official
s
terrorist also said they be-
lieve that the Japanese Red Army
group, with possible Lib-
yan backing, was responsible for
bombings directed against Amer.
icans in Naples and
April and May, New Delhi in
After the notice was issued to-
day, some American children were
absent from a playground where
they usually play.
Embassy officials said that de-
spite the warning, they plan to hold
a Fourth of July celebration.
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