The Ministers of Justice of the nine member states of the European Common Market approved a draft project yesterday which would describe terrorist acts as “criminal” and deprive terrorists of their political status. The draft project defines as “common law crimes” aerial hijacking, threats against civilian planes, attacks against civilians and diplomats, the taking of hostages and the use of grenades, bombs and any explosives. The signatory states would extradite the culprits and should this be inapplicable, try their accomplices and conspirators. The ministerial conference launched an appeal to all governments to apply these same rules.
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