European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday november 7, 1985 4th belgian bombing in 2 Days damages main office of Bank world today Leven. Belgium a explosives packed in an attache Case chained to a stairway exploded tuesday in the main office of Rcd Icybank in leu Van the fourth bombing attack on belgian and . Banks in two Days. Police said the blast at Rcd Icybank caused extensive damage but no injuries. They blamed the bombing on members of a left Wing terrorist group the fighting communist cells. Police said a Young Man entered the Bank at about 2 30 . And dropped pamphlets saying a bomb had been placed by the fighting communist cells in the building and would explode in 30 minutes. The building was evacuated they said and at 3.03 . The bomb went off. They said the attache Case had been attached by a Chain to an inside stairway leading to the Bank s cafeteria. The Only injury reported in the four Bank bombings occurred Early monday morning after terrorists had parked a Van loaded with explosives in front of the Brus Sels Headquarters of Banquo Bruxelles Lambert. Officials said that minutes before the explosives blew up the bombers fired at a Security guard driving by in his car wounding him slightly in the . The Charleroi Branch of a . Bank manufacturers Hanover Trust was severely damaged by a bomb left in a hallway that blew up at 12 28 . Tuesday according to police. They said the fourth Bank target was the Charleroi Branch of the society Genera la do Belgique. A bomb blew up at 11 . Monday but the Bank had been evacuated minutes earlier after a pamphlet signed by the fighting communist cells said explosives were set to go off within 30 minutes. No group asserted responsibility for the bombings of the manufacturers Hanover Trust or Tanoue Bruxelles Lam Bert. But police suspected the fighting communist cells. Officials have blamed the terrorist organization for 16 bombings of Banks companies doing business with the nato Alliance and belgian political parties since octo Ber 1984. Premier Wilfried Martens met monday with his Interior and Justice ministers and the state police chief to discuss ways of dealing with the growing number of attacks by political terrorists. The government did not give any details of the talks but belgian newspapers said Marten was considering establishing a special anti terrorist police unit. No suspects have been arcs cd in the bombings. 43 reported Hurt when trains collide head on in England Hayward Heath. England a two four car trains collided head on near this Southern English town before wednesday and an ambulance service said 43 people were hurl. The slate run British Rait network said he crash occurred shortly before 2 . And involved two Csc cleric pow Rcd trains. British rail traffic manager Gordon Dud Man said one train was bound from London to Brighton and the other was travelling in inc opposite direction. Sixty five passengers were aboard the two trains Brit ish rail said. The ambulance service said that of the 43 people cat in a cold tin Box this photograph of t contented cat la ii lab min s lantern Box is inc Winner of the 1985 Percsi photo award by the German Federal Railroad. It we taken by Rhein Maln a photographer George Wegemann assigned to Del 3, i367lh audiovisual so. He took the photo 37 years ago during he Berlin Airlift. The cat was enjoying its rest Al a West Berlin Railroad station As All Railroad traffic was halted to the divided City. Treated for injuries 13 were hospitalized most with Bro Ken Bones or concussions. The service earlier had said 47 people were Hurt. The 50-mile route linking London and the South coast resort of Brighton is a major commuter link during the daytime. But British rail said the two trains involved in the crash were not crowded. British rail said neither train was derailed which it said suggested they had not been travelling fast. It said both trains engineers were unhurt. Crews began working to separate the trains and Clear the track in time for the morning Rush hour it said. Soviets pledge Aid to the Philippines Imelda Marcos says Manila Philippines up first lady Imelda Marcos said wednesday the soviet Union pledged during her recent five Day visit to Moscow to provide the Philippines with whatever form of assistance it might request. The influential wife of president Ferdinand Marcos said on her return from a three week foreign tour that soviet Aid would help the philippine government very much in its Campaign against communist insurgents. Mrs. Marcos who returned amid a flurry of political activity generated by her husband s announcement of a presidential election in january also said she did not in tend to run As vice president. The pledges from soviet president Andrei Gromyko and other Moscow officials were very Clear mrs. Marcos said. They said let us know where we can help and sup port you. We will not Tell you where we will help you and support you because that is intervention " she reported. Mrs. Marcoe 56, the governor of metropolitan Manila and the nation human settlements minister also said she had a fruitful meeting with president Reagan Al the United nations. However a published report quoted her As telling a reporter in Tokyo she had hoped the United slates would show More understanding of philippine problems. She Aid Reagan u a Friend who deals with realities " Marcos 68, announced monday he will seek a new six year term in a snap presidential election tentatively set Forjan. 17. Observer in Manila believe Marcos has succumbed to pressure from Washington to hold elections More than a year before the end of his Normal term in 1987 but officials Hare denied the suggestion. Washington has urged Marcos to implement political economic and military reforms to combat the mourning leftist insurgency which is seen As a threat to two . Military bases event the Loch Ness monster or rather a film Industry version thereof is far from its usual haunts As it float to front of the City Hall in Hamburg. The occasion was the filming of a movie Wessic he craziest monster to the world directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber. Welsh official can t make cents from Blank government Check Cardiff Wales a a Welsh legislator who Wai mistakenly Scal a Blank Check by the government tried to Cash it for 55.7 million pounds $80.2 million. Ann Clwyd of the Opris Ilion socialist labor party said she filled in the amount and handed it in to her Bank in downtown Cardiff. Shi a told it would take up to four Days for the Check to be cleared. Clwyd said last week she was shocked to discover Brit Ain s Treasury had forgotten to fill in the amount in her october paycheck for her Job As member of parliament which pays an annual salary of 16,904 pounds $24,342. So she filled it in herself after calculating How much she needed to create jobs and improve housing Hospital and schools in her economically depressed Cynon Valley constituency she said. A Treasury spokesman said the Check would not be honoured. Britain approves Low Cost fares for London Miami flights London a Virgin Atlantic airways the Cut rate trans Atlantic Carrier says it has received approval from British authorises to operate Low Cost flight be tween London and Miami a Cal year. Airline spokesman Chris Moss said the one Way fare would initially be 99 pounds which is the equivalent of s143. The Price probably will have logo up after the first few weeks 1 he said. Virgin Atlantic which is owned by Virgin record Bou Kinard Branson already offers cheap nights Between London and Newark . The permanent fare has not Cyl been decided on Al though it is Likely to be about 25 percent below Farei charged by other airlines Moss said. Bad weather forces americans to end Mountain climbing try Katmandu Nepal a an american expedition has abandoned its attempt to climb the 24,452-foot North Peak of gang Purna because of bad weather Nepal s tourism ministry announced. Quoting from a report by Nepal Csc Liaison officer dharma mod pc Eru attached to inc american learn the by. Uni some am ican climbers reached 21,648lt, but bad weather prevented them from climbing to the ? ? r report did not no in Nve my r a bar team was led by Scott Woolums 28, a photographer from Washington.
