Bombs found at U.N.
NZPA-Reuteri ■ New York Security for the United Nations diplomats has been stepped up after pipe bombs were found at the United States and Honduran missions yesterday amid, a wave of bbmb threats linked to a Puerto Rican, nationalist group. The police said : the two ibombs were apparently sent J through the post at the weekend by the same Puerto Rican group which, left three bombs, at the Pan.'American EWorld Airways ■ terminal at» Kennedy Airport bn-Satur-day, including one' which-' killed a worker when,it>x< ploded. . ■ The pohce;said they.'found
a communique on Sunday from the “Puerto Rican armed resistance,” threatening diplomats from Honduras, the United States, Guatemala and Argentina because of their support for El'Salvador’s Government. At least 47 other bomb ■ threats ; of - scares in New ■ ,’Ybrk yesterday , forced the ..evacuation of thousands of ■< people ; from office buildings ; and from tlie city’s main bus terminal. - An anonymous caller , claimed ~tb: have planted fe three bombs at the terminal S'-but the. police, said an intensive search found only three feeinpty suitcases in; a -.women’s lavatory. : '■- •>•
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