European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday october 14, 1985 police rioters clash throughout South Africa Johannesburg South Africa up at least Sis Black policemen were injured in a grenade attack near Pretoria and in clashes with rioters in townships across the country sunday and police fatally shot one Black. A hand grenade exploded in the Home of a Black police Man in Mam Clodi township near Pretoria seriously wounding the officer and his wife. At least five other Blac policemen were injured in clashes with rioters saturday night and sunday police said. Racial unrest continued to Rock More than a do Neblack and coloured areas sunday. One Black Man w As forced from his Home by a mob in the Ucli Ntumba township near the Cape City of Worces Ter and burned alive. Police arrived at the scene and opened fire with shot guns killing one member of the mob. At least four other Blacks were wounded by police gun fire As four Homes in Black and coloured townships were burned. Racial unrest in South Africa in the past 13 months has claimed More than 750 lives most of them Blacks living in segregated townships. The unrest forced the government to declare a slate of emergency in 36 administrative areas in july. Since then police have made More than 4,000 arrests. Meanwhile Frederick Van Zyl slab cart Leader of the Liberal progressive Federal party returned from a meeting with the outlawed african National Congress in Zambia optimistic that a Black White race War can be avoided. He warned however that confrontation Between Blacks and whiles was inevitable if the Anc and the White govern ment defined Black Power sharing in an All or nothing i come away encouraged by the fact that although there May be substantial disagreement and even misunderstandings Between the major actors in the South african drama they arc not insurmountable and that a negotiated Way away from violence and confrontation can be found Van slab cart said. The meeting was the first Ever Between the elected Leader of the while parliamentary opposition and theancy which advocates the violent overthrow of White minority Rule. The government has refused to meet with the Anc until it ceases to advocate violence As a Means of gaining Black majority Rule. Terrorist from Page 1 that he planned and controlled the opera Tion the statement said. The department said Italy told the United states it did not have grounds to hold Abbas. Abbas was one of the two palestinians who accompanied the four Achille Lauro hijackers on a plane that was intercepted after leaving Egypt thursday night. A Federal judge had issued a warrant earlier saturday for his arrest charging him with piracy and hostage taking aboard the cruise ship. The . Government remains appreciative of Rome s larger cooperation in the Achille Lauro incident the state depart ment statement said. While we Are deeply disappointed at Italy s decision to release Abbas we recognize that we have a very Road and deep relationship with this valued nato ally. That relationship will con the Palestine liberation organization i Belgrade meanwhile refused to reveal the whereabouts of Abbas. A Plo spokesman credited Abbas with helping negotiate an end to the hijacking and averting what could have been a Abbas was quoted sunday As saying the gunmen intended to attack Israel and hijacked the ship Only after being discovered. Abbas told Egypt s Middle East news Agency that the four hijackers had planned a Onoto ambassador Maxwell Rabb. Delivered protest note a suicide Mission against Israel. Their Mission was not to Hijack the ital Ian ship or to threaten the lives of the Pas sengers Abbas was quoted As saying. Their destination was the israeli port of Ashdod for the purpose of carrying out a suicide Mission inside occupied territory Israel Abbas also known As Abul Abbas and Abu Khalid said pure Accident changed the course of events when the hijackers were discovered after the vessel left the egyptian port of Alexandria on monday. This forced them to seize the ship he said. Italian press reports said a waiter Dis covered the hijackers cleaning their weapons As other passengers were having lunch. Abbas denied that the hijackers had killed passenger Leon Klinghoffer 69, not ing that the crippled american had a heart the Palestine liberation front of which the hijackers said they were members Sun Day claimed that Klinghoffer died of a heart attack radio Kuwait reported. The radio broadcast did not say where the Slat Mcm was issued. Abbas said he was sent to Egypt by the Plo leadership to help in negotiations trend the hijacking. The hijackers surren dered wednesday 51 hours after the Lake Over. Meanwhile italian newspapers headline the crisis in Ilalian-. Relations. The Spir iting out of the country of Abbas Drew what foreign ministry sources de scribed As a hard and severe proc so note delivered by . Ambassador Maxwell Rabb. In 40 years of the italian Republic something of this nature has never been seen said the moderate Turin newspaper la Stampa. Praxi pulls a fast one on Reagan headlined Rome s left leaning daily la re Publica with a subhead Reading the internal and International crisis grows widow from Page 1 forced it to land in Sicily where the terrorists were being held for trial. At the sidewalk news conference in new York mrs. Klinghoffer s son in Law Jerry a Bitlick said the family is holding up Well. For the past two Days we really have not been Able to mourn. We have been actively trying to secure the Freedom of our Mother and her friends. We would now like to go upstairs and mourn the Way i would really like to said Arbittier. He said the family would be in seclusion for the next several Days. Asked whether mrs. Klinghoffer would return to Italy to testify against the Hijack ers he replied Marilyn said i want to get them i want to get them. I will do anything to get them " Charlotte Spiegel who accompanied the Klinghoffer on their cruise said mrs. Klinghoffer did not learn her husband had been killed until the Day after he was shot and thrown overboard along with the wheelchair to which he was confined be cause of a stroke. Spiegel also of new York City said Klinghoffer was separated from the other hostages because his wheelchair would not fit through a passageway through which the terrorists led the other hostages. Leo could t go upstairs so lie had to be left behind. She heard the shots but she did t know they were for him said Spiegel. She was told that he had had some sort of heart seizure and bad been moved to the infirmary Spiegel said. She repeatedly asked to Sec him but was not allowed. Finally she asked a terrorist to Check on him. When the Hijacker returned Spiegel said he did not go up to mrs. Klinghoffer but went to another Corner of the room an looked worried. It was not until after the hijackers had been removed from the vessel and the hos tages freed that the Captain broke the news to mrs. Klinghoffer said Spiegel. Germany should t join ski Rau says Bonn a Johannes Rau the opposition social democrats candidate for Chancellor said sunday he is opposed to West German participation in the .-led Star wars research program. Rau told West German television he remained thoroughly opposed to the controversial space based nuclear weapons de sense system. The opposition to the program is widespread in Europe Rau told a clevis on interviewer. Rau a populist governor from the state of North Rhine Westphalia has been Choc sen to run As the social democratic Candi Date for Chancellor in West Germany s february 1987 elections. The social democrats have repeatedly criticized the Star wars program officially known As the strategic defense initiative in recent months taking West Germany instead should take part in the Eureka High technology program which was proposed by France. On saturday the Bonn based association of German Industry a private businessmen s group called on the government to take part in the Star wars research program. Siegfried Mann the association s spokes Man said in a television interview the West German government should negotiate an agreement with its is. Allies to ensure technological developments accruing from the program Are made available to West German Industry. Government officials have recently said a decision on whether to take part in the re search program is expected before the endow the year. La Stampa said Abbas free Ltaly-. Abbas and an aide were flown from Sicily to Rome late Friday and transferred under heavy police guard to the Weglian cultural Center which enjoys extraterritorial status. On saturday afternoon they apparently were driven to Rome s military Airport and an egyptian plane flew him to Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport where they boarded a yugoslav Airliner for Bel Grade. In related developments sunday the Egypt air Boeing 737 that had car ried the hijackers returned to Egypt from Rome but reporters and photographers waiting at Cairo International Airport were kept away from the aircraft and were unable to Sec who got off it. The Achille Lauro sailed from port said and its owners the Lauro shipping line said it was heading toward its Home port of Genoa Italy from where it left on its fateful voyage oct. 3. In Siracusa Sicily police erected a Metal barricade and towed cars away from the jail where the four hijackers Are being held. No official reason was Given but police officers on the scene said they thought be moves meant that the four men would not be transferred to another prison soon. There had been speculation that the Prii on was too insecure to hold the terrorist. 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