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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 29, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Q re defector turns up in soviet Union. Page 2 q Shultz urges More use of Covert operations Page 5 q lakers thrash Mavericks 130-116 in Aba  21 the vol. 45, no. 12 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces tuesday april 29, 1986 1sc Dally Ond Sunda q 9593 .s.r. Reveals nuke Accident Moscow up an Accident at a major soviet nuclear Power Plant has caused untold casualties and Western experts said monday that scores of people May have been killed. It was impossible to immediately assess the number of peo ple affected by radioactive sickness from the Accident at the chernobyl atomic Power Plant located North of the ukrainian capital of Kiev the nation s third most populous City. A Western Diplomat said the fact that the soviets re ported the Accident meant casualties could be significant and other experts said there were almost certainly  Accident has occurred at the chernobyl atomic Power Plant As one of the atomic reactors was damaged the Tass news Agency said. It is the first time the soviet Union has admitted the occurrence of a nuclear disaster. Measures have been undertaken to eliminate the consequences of the Accident Tass said. Aid is being Given to those affected. A government commission has been set  the statement from the soviet Council of ministers gave no further details and did not say when the Accident occurred but it was believed it was Over the weekend. The statement was read on the nightly television news see nuke on Page 28 Belgium announces ouster of 9 libyans Brussels Belgium a Belgium acting in coordination with the dutch and Luxembourg governments said monday it is expelling seven libyan diplomats and two other libyans. Related stories pages 2,28. The latter two Are administrative staffers at the Libya people s Bureau embassy who Don t have diplomatic status the for eign ministry said in a statement. It said the nine have until May 10 to leave. There Are 14 libyan diplomats in Bel Gium most of them also accredited to the Netherlands and Luxembourg and some to the european Community. In addition to the embassy staff there Are about 100 libyan students and two newsmen in Bel Gium a foreign ministry official said. Last week the dec nations agreed to re Duce the number of libyans diplomats and others in the 12 dec nations. Since then hundreds of libyan nationals have been expelled or have been told to leave. By this decision the foreign ministry statement said the level of libyan Diplo Matic personnel serving in the Benelux nations has been Cut to the level of diplomatic representations of the Benelux nations accredited in  the Benelux is the name for Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The foreign ministry official said a group of belgian dutch and Luxembourg officials informed Muftah Tawam the head of the libyan embassy in Brussels wednesday of the expulsion decision. Libyan embassy linked to plan to bomb . Club a photo president and mrs. Reagan in Honolulu. During Stopover Enro Ute to economic Summit in Tokyo human rights confrontation awaits Reagan in Indonesia by Cox news service Anderson fab Guam president Reagan arrived Here monday breaking a 14-hour flight to the Island of Bali in indo Nesia where he faces a confrontation Over human rights. A recent congressional report brands in Donesia s human rights As being marred by unexplained deaths and disappearances reports of torture and cruel treatment of prisoners and restrictions of Freedom of speech and  White House spokesman Larry Speakes says the administration has noted these allegations but believes these matters Are see Reagan on Page 28 Ankara Turkey a two libyans arrested in an alleged conspiracy to bomb a . Officers club were helped by libyan embassy personnel who provided the hand grenades the prosecutor said monday. The arrested libyans identified Asah Ece Fli Ramadan and recep Muhtar Rohoma tar uni both 30, were captured april 18 near the . Officers club in the residential District of Grazios Mannasa. They were carrying a bag containing six grenades state Security court prosecutor Ulku co Sun said monday. The two men were formally arrested sunday on charges of forming a conspiracy to kill a group of people. Co Sun said the two will be tried in about two weeks. If convicted they could be sentenced to 12 to 20 years in prison. Co Sun said two libyan embassy employees delivered the hand grenades to the suspects after they had been brought into Turkey under cover of diplomatic immunity. He identified the embassy people s Bureau employees As Saban Muhammed Hasan the embassy s administrative at tache and Abdulhamit Elhadi Sadun a Security guard. The prosecutor said the state Security court has issued arrest warrants for the two embassy employees As Well As another libyan official he identified As Umran Man sur director of the libyan Arab airlines office in Istanbul. All three left the country after the two libyans were discovered with the grenades he said. The prosecutor alleged that Mansur had determined the target of the attack and sent see club on Page 28 cancelling of itt fours has Frame agents worried by Linda Whit travel editor Kaiserslautern travel agents who sell Tours through army information Tours and travel offices Are worried they May go out of business if usar eur s cancellation of group travel continues for much longer. It s not a matter of months it s a matter of weeks a spokesman for or Tours said at a meeting of five major agencies in the Kaiserslautern area. All we Are asking for is a Little bit of Hope a Little bit of consideration a top Tours agent said. The agents said that if the situation continues hotels will cancel their reservations for the entire season. The hotels will kick us out and keep our deposits an enjoy Tours agent said. If contracts Are cancelled before Tours Are allowed to resume they would have to be renegotiated most Likely at higher prices. The Soldier will have to pay More one agent said. The cancellations Are having a trickle Down effect to bus companies their mechanics and gasoline Compa Nies hotels Linen services and office employees the agents said. Usa eur cancelled itt Tours april 15 As a safety precaution following the . Attack on Libya and the cancellation has been extended indefinitely. Air Force Tours Are still running. Wolff Reis Buero one of the five tour agencies rep see itt on Page 28  
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