An Arab terrorist confessed today that he had planned to hijack an El Al airliner to Libya. He said the plan was conceived in Baghdad, Iraq and that he had instructions to kill everyone aboard if there was any resistance. The terrorist, who uses the name Mohammed Hadidi, is one of three Arabs captured after a fatal attack on El Al passengers at Munich Airport last week. The attack took one life and left 23 other persons wounded. It cost Hadidi an arm.
The Arab refused to give police his real name or to identify his superiors. He said however that his group received weapons as well as instructions from Baghdad. Hadidi said he was in charge of the plan. His two companions have refused to make statements. Police Chief Hermann Haring said today that three investigating teams were working night and day to track down the arsonists who set fire to a Jewish old aged home here last Friday causing the death of seven of its residents. Sympathy for the fire victims was expressed by deputies in the Bundestag today.
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