European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday december 14, 1985 hijacking suspect charged in 2 deaths Valletta. Malta Apia palestinian believed of be inc sole surviving Hijacker of the  jetliner left his Hospital bed to go to court thursday where he was charged with causing the deaths of an american and an israeli passenger. A total of 60 people were killed in the nov. 25 hijacking and in the egyptian commandos storming of the hoeing 7.17 jetliner at Valletta s Airport. Omar Mohammed Ali re a looking Pale and wearing a dark suit stood while police superintendent Charles Bonello read the 16 charges. They were translated from maltese into arabic for re a who pleaded innocent. The most serious charge was causing the death of the two women who were among five passengers shot and dumped off the plane while it Wras parked at Valletta s Luna Airport during the 22-Hollr standoff. The other three survived. The Reading of the charges did not make Clear if re Jim was being accused of actually shooting the women or was being accused of the slayings because of his alleged involvement in the hijacking. Re a also was charged with the attempted homicide of eight passengers holding the passengers and Crew hostage exploding a grenade which seriously injured four egyptian commandos and illegal Possession of weapons and explosives. Me could be sentenced to life imprisonment if convicted of murder. Malta has abolished the death Penally. According to court records re a was born in 1963 in Lebanon. There remain conflicting accounts of How Many terrorists Sci cd the Airliner while it was in route from Athens Greece to Cairo Egypt. The Pilot said there were five hijackers but most surviving passengers said there were Only three. Maltese authorities say re a was the Only Hijacker to survive. The hijacking ended the night of nov. 24 when egyptian commandos stormed the air plane. Authorities say the hijackers realizing inc assault had begun hurled grenades in the aircraft. The authorities say most of the fatalities were caused by Burns and smoke inhalation in the fire that swept through the Cabin. Re a was brought to court from St. Luke s Hospital where he is being treated for Bullet wounds. Presentation of evidence compiled by maltese Magis trates was expected to begin dec. 20. After examining the evidence a judge will decide whether to order Razaq to stand trial. Maltese prime minister carmelo Mifsud Bonnici has said that since Malta and Egypt do not have an extradition treaty Malta would not agree to Egypt s extradition request. Razaq was charged with causing the death of Scarlett Rogenkamp a civilian employee of the . Air Force and of nit in Mendelsen an israeli woman who died in St. Luke s Hospital from her gunshot wound. 3 Blacks shot dead during Boycott of White stores in Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa up three Blacks were shot dead in violence linked to the Black consumer Blyuitt of White stores in effect in towns and cities around Johannesburg police said Friday. In Cape town meanwhile about 1,000 soldiers and police raided the site a squatter Camp at Khay Clitha outside Cape town detaining an unknown number of people and giving lollipops to children. Cape town police chief Brig. Chris Swart said the Security forces moved in to identify and arrest those responsible for recent acts of unrest in the  the troops also handed out stickers Reading make a Soldier your Friend and pamphlets that said we know that for some time now you have lived in fear. The police and the defence Force have a duty. To protect you and that is Why we arc Here  mile Long queues built up at police roadblocks while cars minibuses and trucks were searched. No details of the number of arrests were immediately released. In Johannesburg police would not con firm news reports that Jab Ngwenya spokesman for the consumer Boycott com Mittee in Soweto was detained thursday. The Boycott started in Pretoria at the be ginning of december has spread to Johannes Burg and surrounding towns and White businessmen complained it was biting deeply into the usually lucrative Christmas Trade. Store spokesmen in Pretoria said Trade had fallen off Between 35 to 90 percent. Boycott committee officials at krugers Dorp said they believed the deaths of three men whose Bullet riddled bodies were found in Kogiso and Munski evilly townships thursday were connected to the Boycott Campaign. Greens spa form coalition in Hessen Wiesbaden up the left Wing Green party in a move that could change the face of German politics and influence the 1987 National election formed a coalition government thursday with the social democrats in the state of Hessen. It was the first Lime since the 1979 for mation of the Small ecological party which advocates withdrawal from nato that it took a share of Power in any of the Federal Republic s 12 slates. Holger Bourner the social democratic pre Mier of Hessen who was re elected in 1983 after promising he never would form a coalition with the greens swore in As minister for environment and Energy Zoschka Fischer. Fischer. 37, made a name for himself talking part in left Wing demonstrations in Frankfurt with Daniel Cohn Bendit one of the leaders of the 1968 student uprising in Paris. The new coalition won a vote of Confidence in the state legislature in Wiesbaden. The 51 social democratic legislators and six of the seven greens supported the coalition. Fifty three votes were cast against the coalition by the 44 members of Chancellor Helmut Kohl s Christian democrats the eight Mem Bers of Kohl s coalition partner in Bonn the Liberal free democrats and one Green. Bourner sought the support of the greens who started As an anti party party because they hold the balance of Power in the state legislature. He ruled with a minority government for two years. The formal formation of the coalition was foreshadowed by a decision of a greens convention in november after months of bickering to form an Alliance with the social democrats in Hessen. Suspected German terrorist surrenders Karlsruhe Germany a one of West Germany s most wanted suspected terrorists surrendered to police and authorities Are investigating whether he was a member of the leftist red army faction terrorist group officials said thursday. Spokesman Alc Iander Prechtl of the Federal prosecutor s office said Martin Thiel 25, gave himself up to police in the Southern City of  dec. 2. Thiel was Fulcd As one of West Germany s 22 most wanted suspected terrorists when police issued a warrant for his arrest last april. He went into hiding in november 1984. He was a known sympathizer of the red army faction before he went under ground so we thought that he had joined the group Prechtl said. But now it does t look like he went that far Prechtel said. We arc still investigating his connection with the red army faction Prechtel said. The red army faction has been Active in West Germany since the Early 1970s, and has claimed responsibility for hundreds of arson and bomb attacks against military and business targets. On tuesday Interior minister Friederich Zimmermann was quoted by the express newspaper in Cologne As saying the red army faction had recruited new members. The paper said he warned the group May be planning to step up attacks. Tests scheduled next week for Bonner Newton mass. A soviet dissident Yelina Bonner will enter a Hospital next week for coronary artery tests he doctor says. Bonner the 62-year-old wife of Nobel peace prize Winner Andrei Sakharov had a heart attack in april 1983 and an Electrocardiogram showed minor heart damage from an earlier episode or. Adolph Hutter director of Massachusetts general Hospi Tal s coronary care unit said thursday. Bonner arrived Heie saturday for three months of medical care and her first reunion with her children and her 85-year-old Mother Ruth in six years. Bonner will undergo a Day of tests at Massachusetts Gen Crayon tuesday Hutter told a news Confer ence. She will enter the Hospital for a Cor onary Arterio Gram in which we put Dye into the coronary arteries and take a Ray Pic Tures to determine where the blockage is Hutter said. On the basis of those studies we will decide what further measures Are  he said Banner has a history of angina the Chest pains associated with partly blocked arteries supplying blood to the heart. Hutter said there Are three possibilities for her improvement of her medication coronary bypass surgery to replace plugged blood vessels or a balloon angioplasty to Clear the artery blockage. He also said Bonner agreed to try and curb her cigarette smoking. Bonner also has suffered from Eye ail ments in recent years and was examined in Italy Enro Ute to the United states. She had a Small tumor removed from her lower lip on wednesday in an hour Long procedure. Results of tests on the tumor Are due in a week although the doctor who removed it said he believed it was not malignant. News update crowning touch new York a the final three refurbished spikes in the statue of Liberty s Crown have been put in place completing the exterior Resto ration of the 305-foot Monument in new York Harbor. The spikes All 9 feet Long and weighing from 150 to 200 pounds were fitted into slots on the Crown and bolted in place said Henning Nielsen director of Public affairs for the statue of Liberty Ellis Island foundation. The statue s seven spikes Are All now in place and the scaffolding which has surrounded the statue since the project began will be re moved gradually Over the next four months Nielsen said. The statue s 100th anniversary is next year. The completed statue will be unveiled at celebrations scheduled for the fourth of july next year and the Structure s actual Centennial Day oct. 28, 1986. Philadelphia strife Philadelphia a fire broke out in a Home formerly occupied by a Black couple who were tar gets of protests by Whites three weeks ago authorities said. There were no injuries and minor damage was done to Homes on either Side of the southwestern Philadelphia Row House from the Blaze. The fire marshal s office was investigating. Police said it was Uncertain when Charles and Marietta Bloxom and their 7-year-old daughter moved out of the House. Within Days of the nov. 20 pro tests the couple said they would leave. Air Force billeting clerk possible suicide victim Raf Alconbury. England Sas an air Force billeting clerk was found dead thursday possibly the victim of a Sui cide a base spokesman said. Staff sgt. George l. Stephens 28, As signed to 10th services so was found dead in his off base residence. Staff sgt. Steve scholar said. Stephens was a native of Bir Mingham Ala. Scholar said the air Force is investigating the incident. He said that foul play bad been ruled out. Stephens is survived by his wife and two children scholar said