Guerrillas go to Cairo

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33451, 5 February 1974, Page 13

Guerrillas go to Cairo

(A’.Z.P. A.-Reuter —Copyright) CAIRO. February 4. Three guerrillas flew into Cairo today after freeing two hostages from a 1 commandeered Greek freighter in Karachi Harbour.

j The men, who arrived ijamid strict airport security • aboard a chartered Pakistan i(lnternational Airlines Boeing ’'"o7, carried no papers with ’them. J They were taken immedi- : ately to the airport hotel for which airport ■: sources said was expected to (last one or two days. '! The Pakistani Ambassador .'(Mr Islam Malek), who was at the airport when the plane, j touched down after circling for about 25 minutes, said , that he did not know whetheri Jthe guerrillas'would stay in ( Cairo or be asked to leave, i The airport sources said: (that the men, who released; their hostages after the Greek ..Government gave an assur-i ’Jance that death sentences: ~ passed on two Arab com-

limandos in Athens would bej , communted, were not Arabs.' ; They said that the men 1 appeared to be of Asian nat-i Eionalities. i The guerrillas, who hi-; jacked the Greek freighter ■ Vori and held two officers ■ hostages, were flown out of 1 Karachi last night. They i freed their captives unharmed after the Greek Government • assurance. > The airport officials said :jthat the guerrillas, masked; ;iby polka-dot mufflers, were; ( accompanied by seven per-! '(sons but could not identify! i! them. J : Reporters about 500 metres! I:from the plane saw a van! I;race towards the aircraft! : after it rolled to a halt. The; ■ Boeing’s door opened and five I dor six people disembarked! ■ and climbed into the van. j