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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, May 24, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 24, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 at least 9 die 84 Hurt in Beirut car bombing an Parl Nicol building shows he devastation caused by a car bomb to Beirut Friday Beirut. Lebanon a a car bomb exploded Between a school and a vege Laboc Market crowded with shopping housewives in Christian East Beirut on Hiday. Police. Said nine people were killed x4 ice wounded and three were missing following Chi morning Rush hour explosion to lire of the dead were so badly dam aged they could not be identified eight hours after the 7 50 . Blast which destroyed two six Story apart men buildups the bomb caused i res in 12 Kihei Resi a Colial compounds gulled 10 parked airs and blew out windows within i soft Yard radius police said. You cannot even ill whether some of the bodies were males or females,".said a. Police spokesman who declined in be timed in keeping with government regulations.  m wounded were 25 women Luken from the vegetable Market Willi injuries they suffered from flying Glass that rained Down  powerful Ceplo. Sion. I Only remember seeing a red Flash and then feel myself catapulted into the air. 1 woke up later at the Hospi Laj with wounds in the right  Chest my right leg said or Tim Hayek a 25-Ycur-Ald vegetable Ven Dor who was wounded by the explosion i did nol even hear the explosion Aid Hayek who was about ii5 Yards from the French made red Kenalll 5 when it went off. Police officer Youssuf Bliar who investigated the Emir bomb wild the tiny vehicle was rigged with 200 pounds of int attached 10 an b2mm Morlar Shell. It was parked next to a school Fence in the Low income sinn cd Fil residential District in Lias Beirut. There were no casualties among the 2,500 Studen s registered it Hausli Iiri High school police said. Detect Iva arrested two bearded youths aged 19 and 22 for questioning. The two arc suspected of involvement in the ing a police spokesman said the lebanese forces Chris inn militia which controls the Christian enclave North East of Hei Rul was searching for two Oiher suspected curs Wilh bombs a Volvo and n , line to Willlia sources.  after the blast  forces militiamen blocked on i going i raffle through the Uii barn crop sin 24 Miles North of Beirut which connects the Chris Tian hinder Lind with the syrian policed Northern  action was called. Olt 30 minutes later but there was pm info Nii Linn on whether any other cur bulbs had been found.  urgent radio a peals Lor blood Dona Lioi is resellers dug out bodies from the rubble of two devastated buildings and firefighters battled slaves in 12.other buildings. Women and children still in their Paja Mas cried and scr Nind As wounded victims were brought out of the dem Mcd build Ings an stretchers to wailing ambulances that whisked them Oft with sirens wailing to i he five major hospitals in Christian Tilisi Beirut survivors came out of Leif smoke Black ened apartments Dinning bar Chi it. Other residents close to the scene sprinted to bomb shelters  blast signalled a  of a shelling Duel Between Christian and moslem Mill Iii. The shelling has rocked the divided Leb anese capital for the past two Days killing 57 people and wounding 171. This was the sixth ear bombing in East Liei Rul this year. The voice of Lebanon radio station of president Amin Ismayel s rightist Christian phalanges party called it a new  the new crime like the random Shel Ling was designed 10 prevent any meeting Between the lebanese to negotiate an end to the 11-year-old civil War the broadcast charged. Force on Force Competition hones is Security skills   Bureau Fishba ii army depot Germany spec. 4 Christopher Case traded the dulling routine of Security patrol for the camouflaged paint of the Battlefield this week lie was one of 150 soldiers taking part in a tactical operations Conlest Pilling 0 Security units against one another. The Competition sponsored by the 59th Ord Bri Gade included a variety of events designed to give practical experience in defending military Fuci tics. At one of eight event Sites no the Kishbach depot two teams fought Force on Force to Advance along a mock Battlefield and drop Dummy hand grenades in a Sand bagged position. Go go you wimps go a voice called out As a High pitched whining indicated that the defending Force had been knocked out. Miles equipment multiple Inte grated laser engagement system worn As a harness by soldiers emitted a beep when hit by tire from a laser equipped weapon. The soldiers moved under covering fire of a Miles equipped m-60. The kit measured the ability to Rush an objective use cover and function As a team. Case who had the defenders a fit could Only watch helplessly As the aggressors ran by dropping i hair Gre Nades. It does t have any Oil he said of the weapon. "1 had to spit on the bait to make it  the competitions ranged from written tests to defending a storage site from a Surprise attack. In the combat con tests paints were scored for successful defense of a site for he number of defenders left alive and for the number of aggressors knocked out. Other events included a forced March marksmanship and an obstacle course. This started As a method of putting together training and tactical operations 1st it. Jerry Schutz said of the contest we wanted a Way of putting soldiers in the Field and getting some practical experience for their technical  the 59th Ord brigade is responsible for supporting and securing ammunition for . Forces and some nato spec. I Christopher Csc lays Down a barrage of protective fire from sin m-60 machine fun. Is pad o by Dick Hadu Ion allies. The purpose of the Competition is to improve the skills of the soldiers whose daily Job is to provide Security at the Sites i. Col. Stephen j. Gamble said. Although Case lost the Force on Force Competition the games were a Welcome Chance to get dirty. It s enjoyable he said. It s exciting. It gives you the Chance to be a real  winning the Competition was the 15-Mcmber team from the i Mill my co limit Ord in at Fishbach. The 55 ill my co from Sie Gilsbach army depot also represented the l7h. Of her teams were the i Lola my co and Imit my co from the 3rd Ord in 7j h . Army Field arty Del and 510th Ord co from the si2lh . Army arty group 558th my co 72nd Ord in 5lh . Army arty group 552nd . Army arty group and s70lh us. Army arty group  
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