Caller Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Van
A telephone caller who said he belonged to a pro-Iranian group claimed responsibility today for the bombing of a van driven by the wife of the captain of the cruiser Vincennes and threatened further attacks.
A spokesman at radio station KNX, a CBS affiliate, said the anonymous caller spoke with a thick Middle Eastern accent and identified himself as a member of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.
The caller said the group was responsible for last Friday’s bombing in San Diego, adding that it was in retaliation for the downing of an Iranian airliner last July by the Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser. All 290 people on board the Iran Air jet were killed.
Roger Nadel, KNX assistant news director, said the caller threatened further attacks on Capt. Will Rogers and his family as well as other U.S. servicemen.
The FBI said it was investigating the call, believed to be the first claim of responsibility for the bombing.
Sharon Rogers escaped unhurt from the attack which investigators say appears to have been caused by a crude explosive device.
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