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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strip d list of Mac flights will end Page 2 d recruiting is a billion Dollar business daily Magazine d heckler resigns to be envoy to Ireland Page 28 the stars and stripes vol. 44. No. 168 thursday october 3, 1985 med  Ond sunday q 8693 a  attacked in German by mfr Sheet Penta eals by Norman Black Washington a a Czecho slovak military jul attacked an american helicopter saturday Over West Germany launching two to our rockets but failing to hit the copier the Pentagon disclose tuesday. The incident occurred saturday afternoon North of the West German for Chung about one mile Ryan airspace. The uni lids in Fol Accra Strong protest  incident said Pentagon Snow Lan Robert b. Sims. The helicopter was flying a to Ira uric Illance Mission along the Border . No reason for the attack is known Sims said the Hal Cople All is Huc cobra Gib to the 2nd army Cava tar Field in West is at that unit Fly Phil Lance missions along the borr Sims added. The incident was the i7lh violation of West German airspace by Warsaw pact aircraft in the past six months he said. But it was the first incident in which an american aircraft was attacked. Era was armed Wilh 20mm the two Man Crew made no of to Clurn the Aero l-39 Jet fighter s lib the spokesman called the con Runta mismatch suggesting the hence Tau Snow in a position to at tack a Jet. The helicopter  the missiles and returned to its further incident Sims said. The attack which took place inside Federal Republic of Germany airspace in Clear weather was observed and con lir Mcd by two separate groups of German  Sims said. The . Government has protested this irresponsible act. Which endangered the lives of the .  the spokesman said the Pentagon  been unable to determine precisely Row Many or what kind of air to air missiles were fired at the helicopter or How close the rockets May have come to the copter helicopter was engaged in an in . Operation and did a Cha Ziack. Sims said. He said  a second see Cote win Page 28 israeli planes bomb Plo in Tunisia Hamam plagf., Tunisia a streaking 1.500 Miles across he Mediterranean sea israeli warplanes bombed Palestine liberation organisation Headquarters in a Tunis suburb tuesday. The Plo said As Many As 60people were killed. The jets swept Low Over the coast to strike Yasser Arafat s Headquarters Only 12 Miles South of the tunisian capital. Although Arafat escaped the israeli bombs destroyed his political Headquarters his residence and the Homes of several Plo officials. Dressed in military fatigues and appearing distressed Arafat and an aide inspected the damage and talked with the wounded. Arafat has made his main Headquarters in Tunisia since he was driven out of Beirut by the israelis in1982. In a live telecast from Tunis Arafat said on italian television late tuesday my people will respond to this official terrorism and to the israeli military  he accused the United states of helping Israel. The United states has denied that it had anything to do with the raid and said it did not know about it in Advance. Speaking in English Arafat said it was obvious and Clear that they were helped by american stations by american bases by the american Fleet the 6th Fleet by americans in the Mediterranean sea. How can this american administration accept this official terrorism he asked. How can the International Community accept it who can accept the attack on civil ians and the sovereignty of another state in Tel Aviv defense minister Yitzhak Rabin told a briefing the raid was to retaliate for the yom kippur slayings of three israelis aboard a yacht in Cyprus. And he called it a warning to terrorists that the Long Arm of the Israel defense forces will reach them wherever they  although a caller claiming to represent the Plo group see israeli on Page 28 Rescue workers seek Suri Nurs in rubble of Plo Headquarters in Tunisia after raid by israeli warplanes. Trouble erupts in London s Peckham District London a gasoline bombers attacked police and started five fires in the South London District of Peckham late tuesday night and in Liverpool 300 youths stoned a police station and set cars on fire. A Scotland Yard press officer said i e businesses were burned in Peckham after gasoline bombs were thrown by roving gangs of youths most of them Black. There have been sporadic outbreaks of unruly Ness and several petrol gasoline bombs were thrown said the press officer who in accordance with British practice declined to be identified. She said gasoline bombs were thrown at police but nobody was reported Hurt. Peckham Borders the Brixton District of South London where in two Days of rioting last weekend 1,500 youths attacked a police station looted stores and set cars on fire. The Rioh resulted after police shot and wounded a Mother of six by mistake in the bedroom of her Home Early saturday. Police tuesday night scaled off two roads running through Peckham As they moved reinforcements and their riot gear into the area from neighbouring police stations. Earlier in Liverpool police in riot gear scaled off part of the City s to Lelh District after gangs of Young men most of them Black stoned and burned cars and hurled objects from a moving car through to win Dows at the Hope Street police station on the outskirts of the District. Armoured police vans also were plied and several journalists were attacked. Ten people were arrested. A policewoman was slightly injured when a Brick was thrown through the Windshield of a police car. Two postal workers were dragged from their Van and slightly injured before the vehicle was set ablaze. Stone throwing gangs of Black youths late tuesday night blocked approach ads to Granby so Eccl in the Harl of the to Lelh area and i bonfires. Community leaders pleaded with the mob to move Back while iwo fire engines went in to tackle a Blac in a shop which threatened to spread to neighbouring Homes. Earlier police vehicles which drove along Granby Streel were pelted with bricks. But  Deputy police Consi Abl John Burrow said tuesday night that police were in control of Toxteth the scene of serious rioting in 198and religious and commune y leaders were in the area Helpin Glo ease tensions  
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