Four die as explosive-filled truck rams into U.S. Embassy in Kuwait

K U W A IT —T w o te rro ris ts ram m ed a tru c k loaded w ith e x ­ p losives in to the U.S. Embassy co m ­ pound and b le w it up yesterday, and rem ote c o n tro l car bom bs w e n t o ff in five o th e r places a round Kuwait. Five people w ere k ille d and 61 in ju red in the bom b in g rampage. Four people d ied in the embassy blast. The o th e r bom bs w e n t o ff at the a irpo rt, k ill in g one techn ic ian; at the French Embassy, s ligh tly in ju r in g tw o w orkers; and at an industria l com p lex , an e le c tric p o w e r station and a res iden tia l area w here many Am ericans live. “ H o ly W ar," an Islam ic ex trem is t g roup w ith ties to Iran, c la im ed respons ib ility fo r the bombings. The g roup has said it also was beh ind the d es truc tion o f the U.S. Embassy in B e iru t in A p ril — w ith a loss o f 63 lives — and the O ct. 23 bom bings that k ille d nearly 300 Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut. The K u w a iti news agency said several people w ere arrested in con ­ nec tio n w ith the bom bings, b u t d id no t elaborate. The news agency said five peop le d ied and 61 w ere in ju red and tha t no Am ericans had been k ille d o r seriously wounded. W itnesses and hosp ita l sources said it was about 9:30 a.m. ( 1 :30 a.m. EST) w hen the s ix-w heel tru ck smashed th rough the m ain gate o f the U.S. Embassy com pound and b le w up in a park ing lot.