European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday May 20,1986 record a raid staged by s. Africa Johannesburg South Africa a South african soldiers and War Planck struck hundreds of Miles inside Black ruled Botswana. Zimbabwe and Zambia monday to raid alleged african National Congress Lar gals at least two people were reported killed. -. The array chief it. Gen. A. Licci Tburg said in care Dawn attacks were completed successfully but he would not give details about casualties or damage. It was the most far Flung offensive by South Africa which previously limited such raids to one country at a time. The Anc outlawed in South Africa is the major Blac guerrilla group fighting anti Rheid. The system of forced racial separation that empowers 5 million whiles a Rule 24million vol class Blacks. In Zambia two South african Wii planes struck a Refu gee Camp near he capital of Lusaka said president Ken Neth Kaunda who condemned the attacks As cowardly criminal and unforgivable acts of he old a news conference n zambian and a Namibia were killed and at least nine people were injured nearly 1,000 Miles from the South african Border Kaunda Laid last month he had information that South Africa planned military attacks on Zambia. Liebenberg said the target in Lusaka was an an operations Center and information office. Lit Botswana witnesses said they saw about six helicopters attacking targets near an army base on the outskirts of the capital of Gaborone. Or. . Mulla acting superintendent of the Princess Marina Hospital said three Bot Swana soldiers were being treated for injuries. Gaborone Isa few Miles North of the South african Border. After the attack a South african army helicopter dropped pamphlets Over he City saying South african troops have carried out an attack against houses used Byich Anc in your the pamphlets also Laid the attackers regard the people of Botswana As our Tost june South african troops raided Gaborone an killed More than a dozen people. In Zimbabwe South african troops bombed and fire machine guns at the Anc offices in the capital of Harare and an Anc House in a suburb of Ashdown Park govern ment officials said. Cabinet ministers Are at the scene and a statement from the government will be issued later government spokesman Justin Nyoka told the associated press Zimbabwe s prime minister Robert Mugabe supports the Anc. It was not immediately Clear How the South Africa troops reached the targets in Zimbabwe. Harare k about 300 Miles from the South african in Ashdown Park said they were awakened by the sound of bombs going off and they heard machine gunfire for about 10 minutes. Al he Anc office in downtown Harare windows were smashed and rubble was strewn on the Street below. An Anc official said that the organization bad been tipped off about an imminent attack and that no one was killed or injured. Group claims responsibility for kidnapping Beirut professor Beirut Lebanon not a group has said it was responsible for the abduction of a lebanese Christian pro Fessor at the american University of Beirut and has threatened More such kidnappings to secure the release of moslem it said were being held by Christian militias. The hitherto unknown organization which called itself the Independent movement for the liberation of Kidnap victims made its assertion in a message to the leading daily an Nahar published sunday. It also released a photograph of the professor or Nabil Malar 36 Yean old of the University s cultural studies program. Matar was seized May 7 by gunmen As he walked from his residence to the Campus. His disappearance caused a juror among the students and faculty members. All classes at the University have been suspended pending his Safe return. All but one of the University s american staff member shave left West Beirut after a series of kidnappings and murders. One of its presidents Malcom Kerr was shot and killed at the Doorstep of his office. The body of its. A a or fun an poem Kilburn was recovered from the mountains East of Beirut tast month after his Kidnap Ping in moslem West Beirut la de Cember 1984. The Dean of the i school of agriculture Thomas , and the director of the University Hospital David p. Jacob sen Are among five americans still missing in Lebanon. The group threatened id kill Malar if the students and faculty members continued their proles mater the statement was accompanied by it Polaroid photograph of the professor. He looked unshaven and wore a Short sleeve shirt. Gunmen kill filipino who led strike at Clark a for 11 Days in March Angeles City Philippines a unidentified gunmen monday shot and kilted like Leader of a recent strike at Clark a after forcing his car off the Road military authorities said. Remegio Simbillo 44, was shot in the Back and head said it. Col. Amado Espino of the Angeles metropolitan District said Simbillo had told him he had been receiving death threat since shortly after settlement of the strike which kept filipino employees at Clark and nearby Subic naval base off the Job for 11 Days in officer said authorities were looking into the possibility that the lulling was related to the strike. Sim into was presi Dent of the filipino civilian employees association chapter for Clark and throw smaller us. Military facilities Simbillo was killed about 500 Yards from his Home in Porac on the outskirts of the raid Simbillo was with a bodyguard he had hired because of telephoned death threats. He said the body guard Rufino gamer 31, told officers he too was about to be shot when one of the gunmen intervened saying the already bad hit their target. Gamer told investigators the gunmen were in a Small red truck hat forced i car off the Road before the shoot ing Tapino said. The officer said it was unclear How Man gunmen there were. He said none had been identified Clark a about 5,000 unionized employees with another 15,000 at Subic and other facilities. Bar hoi cues and taxi Drivers in Angeles adjacent tothe base objected to the strike at Clark using Sticks and stand to chose members of Sibilio s Union away from blockading the main Gate. In recent years South Africa also has raided targets Enles Otho and Mozambique claiming that those countries also were harbouring african National Congress guerrilla bases. Many of South Africa s neighbors whose economies depend heavily on South Africa have said they do not provide support for Anc military pc Rolins. The raids came As a. Commonwealth delegation sought to promote talks Between the South african government and the Anc. One of he delegation s reported goals Wasto persuade the Anc to declare a cease fire in return for being recognized by the government and the release of jailed Anc Leader Nelson Mandela. Liebenberg said South african troops tried to avoid civilian casualties the South african forces acted with the utmost Cau Tion to prevent citizens of our neighbouring states being injured or suffering damage he Sari Liebenberg said the Anc had chosen to continue policy of violence even though South african leaders have repeatedly stated this you nary s determination to combat Liebenberg said cig Boring countries cannot plea ignorance regarding the presence of terrorists in their he cited the conviction last week of a Botswana government employee for helping Anc guerrillas enter some Africa it is obvious thai russian mines and weaponry can a brought into South Africa by one route Only namely through our neighbouring states he said the action taken against the terrorists should be interpreted As indie Active of the firm resolve of the Republic of South Africa Touse All the Means at its disposal against terrorists wherever they May Anc claimed responsibility last november for series of land mine explosions that killed seven people tin of them Whites. Last month an Anc member was convicted of bombing a shopping Center near Durban in de Cember and killing five Whites. An estimated i,ti00 people mod of them Black have been killed in racial violence in South Africa during the peat to month. Most of Ihm were killed by Security forces. World today Sudan rebels shoot Down plane 7 others Khartoum Sudan Geneva celebrates anniversary of adoption of protestantism Geneva Switzerland a some 5,000 people turned out sunday at the Cathedral where the City voted adopt protect Anliss 450 Yeara ago to celebrate a mat opening reformation anniversary celebrations in one of the movement s capitals. Some of the crowd overflowed onto the Square Befurt Proteman St. Pc or Cathedral in Geneva s old Low a Vas set a to Orel a Robert Martin arc Narcelo or euro6 Caf de live by ele�"io11 flu celebrations will Peak wednesday with 10.000 sex a the event will commemorate the Day in 1536 when pcs mfr hip d the i"?/1111 afew files off a attack from Catholic forces Ted by the Duke of Savoy ,. Job a l when a Cranle reformist stronghold under the leadership of French theologian John Calvin. I a
