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Investigators said a second terror ist apparently accompanied the gun man but did not open fire. They said a witness reported seeing two men fleeing after the shots, followed by the staggering victim. Al Borkan also claimed responsi bility for the f atal shooting of f ormer Libyan Ambassador to Italy Ammar EI Taggazy on Jan. 21, 1984. Investigators said Interpol, the in ternational police organization, had no information on Al Borkan. They said they believe the killers were ei ther Libyans opposed to the regime of Col. Moammar Khadafy or fol lowers of Imam Moussa Sadr, the leader of the Lebanese Shiite com munity who disappeared Aug. 31, 1978, while about to leave Tripoli for Rome. JANA, the official Libyan news agency, said in a commentary issued in Tripoli “the vile assassination" was the work of hired assassins "who are closely tied to the American secret services." Attacking “American imperial ism,” JANA said, “These criminals will not escape the punishment they deserve.” Mkhyoun’s assailant shot him at dose range in the neck, chest, abdo men, anti right arm and hand, police said. Despite his wounds, the diplomat pursued the gunman down the street and around the corner, tiring his pistol, police said. Mkhyoun traded shots with his as sassin and probably wounded him before he collapsed in a pool of blood still clutcning his .38-caliber pistol, anti-terrorist police spokes man Francesco Sirleo said. The gunman clumped his pistol after Mkhyoun collapsed, jumped over a wall and escaped on foot, wit nesses told police. Traces of blood were found on the discarded weapon. Photo by JOHN MAKEL V Watch the ball Reveille V made her first sports appeareance at the SMU game Fri day night. The Mustangs outscored the Aggies, 73-60. g2 he sold gasoline to a man about 90 minutes after the shooting who was bleeding through his jacket from a shoulder wound. The man was de scribed only as being about 30 years old and driving a Volkswagen. Mkhyoun’s wife, who rushed out side at the sound of the shots, told police Mhkyoun recently received several anonymous telephone calls threatening him because of his ties to the embassy. She said the calls prompted him to carry a pistol. Responsibility for the death was claimed in a telephone call to an American news agency in London. “We have killed Fagar Mkhyoun of the Libyan Embassy in Rome,” police quoted the caller. “We belong to the Al Borkan group.” Mkhyoun, t he father of three chil dren, had been working at the Rome embassy lot three years. Until he transferred to the press office three months ago, he had been responsi ble for cultural affairs at the em bassy, they said. Last year, two elegantly dressed gunmen shot Kl Taggazy in a similar attack as he lef t his home. He died of his wounds Feb. 10. In 1980, five Libyans were mur dered in Rome at the height of Kha- dafy’s campaign against Libyan op ponents of his regime who lived abroad. Charli of All Fall Fashions and HUGE ACCESSORY SALE Large inventory of Fall Silk Ties, Leather' Belts, Sashes, Rhinestones, Earrings, etc, etc, etc. Hurry!!! Semi-Annual Sale DIE B ACK Book, ta School Spedali • Peugeot P6 Reg. $184 95 Special $169 95 • Peugeot P8 Reg. $224 95 Special $214 95 • Peugeot PH10-L Reg. $269 95 Special $214 9 CRUISER SALE 10% off Diamond Back Sand Streak 10% off Diamond Back Fleetstreak WE SERVICE ALL MAKES ALL TERRAIN BIKES AGGIELAND SCHWINN COLLEGE STATION 696-9490 Deliberation in libel case begins today United Press International NEW YORK — The jurors in Ariel Sharon’s $>50 million case against Time Inc. prepared Sunday to decide whether the Israeli general was libeled by the magazine’s report that he encouraged massacres at two Beirut ref ugee camps. Judge Abraham Sofaer was to in struct the six jurors Monday who have listened to eight weeks of testi mony in the case, which pits Israel’s controversial war hero against the Time Inc. communications empire. On Friday, Sharon attorney Mil- ton Gould concluded his six-hour summation in U.S. District Court in Manhattan by demanding Time’s “infamy” be eradicated and Sharon’s good name restored. Gould urged the jurors to find Time guilty of publishing a false and malicious story linking the former Israeli defense minister to the 1982 massacre of Palestinian civilians. “Your verdict will determine if Sharon will go down in history, not just in Israel but in the Western world, as a great man, a great soldier regarded by countless people as the savior of his country,” Gould said, slamming his fist on the jury box. “Or, if on the basis of lies and vi cious speculation by Time, whether he’ll go down as a kind of monster — another Herod — who encouraged a massacre of women and children.” King Herod of Judea, a puppet of the Romans, allowed the killing of children 2 years and younger shortly af ter the birth of Christ. In his $50 million suit, Sharon contends that a paragraph in Time’s cover story “The Verdict is Guilty” falsely suggested he encouraged Lebanon’s Christian Phalangists to murder Palestinian civilians at two Beirut refugee camps. The paragraph says that on the eve of the carnage, Sharon “dis cussed” with Israel’s Phalangist allies “the need to take revenge for the as sassination” of Lebanese President elect Bashir Gemayel. The next day, Sharon ordered the Phalangist militia into the camps to root out terrorists. The Phalangists proceeded to slaughter an estimated /()() Palestinian civilians. Time’s Jerusalem correspondent David Halevy reported tlie par agraph, allegedly based on informa tion f rom his confidential sources. Subs • Sandwiches • Blue Bell •wlthis coupon FREE Ice Cream Cone with the purchase of any sandwich. Good 1/14- 1/31 The Byte Located in Skaggs Shopping Centet next to Plitt Theatre Call in 268-0939 Open 7 days/week oocr PARKWAY CIRCLE apartments 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Large one level apartments Washer/Dryer Connections Balconies and Fenced Patios Basketball Court Large Pool and a Jacuzzi Club Room/Fireplace On Shuttle Bus Route Water Paid 24 Hr. 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