Racist motive for blasts

Press, 13 June 1978, Page 8

Racist motive for blasts

NZPA Paris Three bombs have ripped through the headquarters on Club Mediterranee in ani other apparent terror attack (on the giant French agency (for sunny vacations in ‘exotic lands. It was the fourth bombing >of Club Mediterranee buildlings in the last 14 months. (The travel combine also has (been held up five times in (less than a year by bandits (taking advantage of its |m u c h-v a u n t e d carefree (atmosphere. The pre-dawn blasts in (Paris gutted offices in the

(ground floor, shattered all! its windows, and set off a ‘fire that firemen quickly! !controlled and extinguished. A lone overnight guard (was hit in the calf by flying ‘glass and taken to hospital, 'for treatment, the police reported. A previously unheard-of-‘group, the French National! (Liberation Front, claimed responsibility for the bombing; (in. a vicious communique! that called it an “act of resistance against Jewish occupation,” '

“Because of Jewish racism, there are now millions •of niggers and Arabs in France.” said the communique. “We did not struggle against German occupation (during World War II) only to put up with seven million Jews. Arabs, and Niggers.” The previous three bomb-, ings hit Club Mediterranee (vacation hotels on the! French-owned island of Cor-

(isica in the Mediterranean.. ■ ■Though only one was ‘(claimed by Corsican inde-i 1 pendence commandos, all I were attributed to Corsican, Iresentment at the French do-; (mination of the island’s! I tourist industry. The recent string of ho!d-‘ I ups, aimed at hotel safes: :and guests’ jewels, seems to!' have no connection to politi-l ical motives. 1 A company spokesman.!' (Stefan Geissler, said only ' computer terminals in , aground floor booking offices(; (had been damaged by the | ! explosions. The central com- - (puter, which processes thou- ] ! sands of summer vacation i bookings, had been tin-I touched and no travel plans I 'would be affected, he said. 1