[en] In a search for directly produced electrons from 64,000 π^-p interactions at 70GeV/c using the Big European Bubble Chamber equipped with a Track Sensitive Target, 5 events with only one electron (positron) are found. In addition there are 12 events in which an e⁺e^- pair was formed with an invariant mass greater than 135MeV. Backgrounds to both of these processes are small. The e^+-/π^+- ratio for the single electrons is found to be (3.1 +- 1.7)x 10^-5. If the direct electrons are assumed to be products of charmed particle decay, the production cross section for pairs of charmed particles is calculated to be (19 +- 11)μb. It is also found that the e^+-/π^+- ratio from e⁺e^- pairs (greater than 135MeV) is (0.88 +- 0.25)x 10^-4. (author)