Bus Bombing Victims Identified

Three of the four bus passengers who were killed yesterday when a terrorist bomb was thrown into a crowded bus when it stopped at Mitzpeh Jericho were identified today. They were Itzhak Grobard, an Israeli Kibbutznik from Ein Hachoresh; Charles Bilogora, 18, from Belgium, who worked as a volunteer in Ein Hachoresh; and Shmaryahu Nechmad, a young Israeli army sergeant. The fourth victim has still not been identified.

Of the 35 injured by the bomb, three Canadians, all members of one family, were identified. They were Andre Feldman, 69, and two sons, George, 19, and Anthony, 5. Among others who were injured were two Americans and Five Swedish women. All were on a holiday bus traveling from Shefech Zohar, a spa on the Dead Sea, to Tel Aviv via Jericho and Jerusalem.

U.S. CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK

(In Washington, the United States government today condemned as “mindless violence” the terrorist acts in Israel and the West Bank yesterday, and named two Palestinian Arab groups as “apparently” having taken “public credit” for them. State Department spokesman Hodding Carter said that the terrorist acts have “no justification” and that “we condemn those that perpetrated these attacks.”

(He said the government extends its sympathy to the victims and their families. After he had said, “we don’t have independent determination of who is involved,” Carter added, “the fact is, at least two groups have apparently taken public credit” and he said “we condemn those that take the credit.” Under questioning by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Carter said that his news reports have named the El Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine as having taken credit. Both are constituent members of the Palestine Liberation Organization.)