Information on the death of three members of a foreign terrorist group in Mendoza in July 1988 could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.

Please find attached copies of news articles that report the arrest of three alleged members of a Chilean terrorist group in July 1988, which may be of interest to you. The attached documents state that the three Chileans reportedly had connections with groups inside Argentina and were transporting heavy calibre weapons. The attached reports discuss the arrest of the three individuals and related events. Please note that it is not clear from the available reports whether the acquittal and extradition requests mentioned in the attached reports are directly related to the previously reported arrest.

Clarín [Buenos Aires, in Spanish]. 29 July 1988. "Political Groups Reject Chilean Extradition." (FBIS-LAT-88-147 1 Aug. 1988, p. 22)

_____. 27 July 1988. "Argentine Youth Condemn Pinochet `Dictatorship'." (FBIS-LAT-88-146 29 July 1988, p. 24)

Domestic Service [Buenos Aires, in Spanish]. 28 July 1988. "Judge Acquits One Suspect in Chilean Case." (FBIS-LAT-88-146, p. 24)

Noticias Argentinas [Buenos Aires, in Spanish]. 25 July 1988. "Caputo on Arrested Chileans; Meets Costa Rican." (FBIS-LAT-88-143 26 July 1988, p. 22)

_____. 18 July 1988. "Three Alleged Chilean Leftists Arrested." (FBIS-LAT-88-139 20 July 1988, p. 33)