The World - News from May 19, 1986
Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres said he sees no immediate danger of war between his country and Syria, but he insisted that the Arab nation must answer questions about “directly supporting acts of terror.” Interviewed on CBS-TV’s “Face the Nation,” he reiterated Israel’s charge that Syria played a role in the failed attempt to place a bomb aboard an El Al jetliner April 17 in London and said he “would be very much surprised” if it was done without the knowledge of Syrian President Hafez Assad. Assad has denied any involvement.
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