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Vienna (JTA) — A new wave of retary, whose face was injured
letter bombs has terrorized Aus- slightly.
Austria has suffered an in-
trians and Germans, baffling po-
crease in bombings since De-
lice officials in both nations.
Authorities believe that the cember 1993.
Within three days, 10 letter
devastating acts are the work of
neo-Nazis and other extremists bombs were sent to various politi-
who are specifically motivated by cians and clergymen, all of whom
supported the integration of for-
anti-Semitism.
To better investigate this line eigners into the country's gen-
of speculation, cooperation be- eral population.
One such letter reached Vien-
tween German and Austrian in-
vestigative forces has intensified, na's former mayor, Helmut Zilk,
though separate efforts also ex- whose left hand was torn to
pieces in the explosion.
ist.
In February of this year, four
German investigators have al-
ready looked at possible links be- Gypsies were killed near Aus-
tween Palestinian splinter groups tria's border with Hungary when
and rightist organizations in Aus- a bomb exploded in their hands.
They unsuccessfully tried to
tria and Germany, the German
weekly Welt am Sonntag report- deactivate the bomb, which was
deposited next to a sign stating,
ed.
The new twist in the police in- "Go back to India!" In Linz, the
vestigation, the paper said is that capital of upper Austria, the Hun-
authorities believe that the lat- garian-born 27- year-old Eva Kul-
est letter bombs were not moti- mer lost three fingers of her left
vated by a general animosity hand when she opened her mail
toward aliens, but by a specific in the office. Her company, In-
animosity toward people who tercontact, arranges friendships
supported Jewish causes. How- and marriages between between
ever, people who do not support men from Austria and women
rightist ideology are being tar- from Asia.
The right-wing terrorists have
geted as well.
In Germany, a letter bomb re- said they do not want "the Aus-
cently exploded at the city hall in trian male race to mingle with
the northern city of Lubeck. Of- Asians."
ficials think that the bomb may
have been connected to last yeais
arson attempt at the city's local
synagogue.
The bomb had been addressed
to the city's deputy mayor, Dieter Paris (JTA) — France's Jewish
Szameit, who had called for stem community has reacted with dis-
action against neo-Nazi groups may to the strong showing post-
in the wake of the firebombing at ed by the extreme right-wing
the Lubeck synagogue in March National Front in the first round
1994, the first firebombing of a of municipal elections.
But Henri Hajdenberg, the re-
Jewish house of worship in Ger-
many since the days of the Third cently elected president of CRIF,
the umbrella body representing
Reich.
The letter bomb was opened by French Jewry, said the results
party official Thomas Roter be- were predictable, given France's
cause Mr. Szameit was away on economic and political scene.
Mr. Hajdenberg said that fight-
vacation. Mr. Roter suffered se-
ing against the National Front is
vere wounds to his hands.
The Lubeck synagogue was one of his top priorities. He said
also the target of a failed arson he has repeatedly asked political
leaders "to exclude any alliance"
attempt in May.
Two Austrian extremist orga- with the extremist party.
Mr. Le Pen and his followers
nizations, the Bavarian Libera-
tion Army and the Salzburg currently maintain an unabashed
Veterans, have claimed respon- anti- immigrant platform, but in
sibility for a series of 18 letter- the past they have made no se-
bomb attacks in the past 17 cret of their anti-Semitic leanings.
France holds elections every
months.
Vienna native Arabella Kies- six years for city councillors in
bauer, who works in television, municipal districts across the
received a letter bomb from Aus- country. The councillors have the
tria addressed to her office at the responsibility for electing may-
private television station PRO 7 ors; they also form part of the col-
in Munich. The bomb was cam- lege that elects senators, who sit
ouflaged as a fan letter to Ms. in France's upper house of Par-
Kiesbauer, whose father is from liament.
The National Front did best in
Ghana and whose mother is from
Germany. It was opened by a sec- areas with high unemployment.

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