Officials here reported today confirmation by Frankfurt police that an explosion yesterday at the Frankfurt Airport cargo terminal come from a bomb in a postal bag slated for delivery to Israel, one of seven such parcels.
It was also reported that the bomb apparently exploded prematurely, having been set to detonate in an airborne Israeli plane which usually carries mail to Israel. The blast was considered here another sign of an increased effort by Arab terrorists to step up terrorist acts in response to the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
Officials here said the incident was not a new one for the Frankfurt Airport, noting that on Nov. 27, 1973, a parcel exploded at the Frankfurt postal distribution department, injuring two postal workers.. In other cases, experts intercepted and dismantled booby-trapped parcels and letters at West German post offices.
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