The World - News from Sept. 26, 1985
Tunisia accused a Libyan diplomat of smuggling letter bombs to Tunisia in a diplomatic bag and said a post office worker was injured when one exploded after they were mailed in Tunis. They were addressed to Tunisian journalists, whom Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has accused of carrying out a press campaign against his country. Officials said it was unclear how many of the greeting cards rigged with bombs were mailed. The diplomat, Mohammed Sallem Belgacem, 31, left the country after delivering the letter bombs to the Libyan Embassy in Tunis, Tunisian officials said. A Libyan spokesman denied the charges.
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