Americans Warned of Attack in Austria
Associated Press
VIENNA —
The U.S. Embassy, diplomats and other American institutions were placed under special police protection today after authorities received a report of a planned terrorist attack.
The Austria Press Agency reported that the government had received a tip that two armed commandos of the Abu Nidal terrorist group were on the way from the Middle East to Vienna for attacks against U.S. installations somewhere in Europe.
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