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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 12, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 12, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 Kam a itt month old Tiger cab ukr part in a Parade saturday with the British army s Tiger company putting his Best Paw Forward of Crotts at a Frike Staw summer Camp. Kalif is am cot of the cadets whose regiment Emblem is the i Sig Appolo Nia of the Royal Tiger. A us b raising the cub who was abandoned by his Mother. Fiesta goers intervene in Basque clash Victoria Spain up hundreds of people attending an annual festival in the Northern City of Victoria intervened in a Battle sunday Between police and demonstrators protesting France s expulsion of Basque separatist leaders. Violence Between police and supporters of the Bas que separatist group Eta marred the City s annual fiesta thursday. A Victoria City spokesman said the people intervened sunday in Hopes of preventing a repeat of the lighting. The incident sunday began just after Midnight. When several Hundred protester pelted police with bottles and stones near the office of the provincial governor. Police then responded with tear Gas grenades an gunfire with rubber bullets but held their fire when hundreds of fiesta tiers Many dressed in traditional Spanish costumes intervened. Shouting fiestas yes punks no the fiesta goers lined up Between the police and the pro Eta demonstrators who burled stones at the celebrants. Police said scattered dashes continued for another two hours. About 20 people suffered minor injuries in the scuffles and were treated at the Hospital officials said. Victoria mayor Jose Cuerda praised the action by the fiesta participants As proof that the people arc fed up with these riots and want to keep politics out of the  Eta a Basque language acronym for Basque Home land and Liberty has tilled More than so people since1968, when the group first took up arms to fight for the Independence of spam s Northern Basque Region. Appolo not a Shingle regret a 25-foot fibreglass shark is somewhat out of its 3sng with us roof. Why be so Dull joint a a and sea Maneu vers held by forces of ., Thailand Rayon Thailand up  And thai forces held their largest joint military Maneu vers since the end of the Vietnam War sunday an air land and sea attack near the volatile thai cambodian Border. The War game code named cobra Gold 86," included More than 10,000 army and Marine troops 30 ships scores of Jet fighters and helicopters and new infantry weapons. Vietnam and Cambodia condemned the Maneu vers which Are held annually As a threat to Cambodia As Well As to peace and Security in Southeast Asia. Such War games which Are considered another  Move of intervention in various parts of the world can Only aggravate the already tense situation in the world As Well As in the asian Pacific  said spa the official cambodian news Agency. Previous cobra Gold operations which began in 1982, have been held farther South hundreds of Miles from the thai cambodian Border. A soviet vessel was trailing the warships said a  Military spokesman. . Military officials refused to identify the enemy in the exercises but the Battlefield scenario reflected a response to a vietnamese invasion. Asj a the enemy is supposed to be an invading Lorcey de Thailand said a  Military spokesman. Namese forces which occupy Cambodia in support he Heng Samrin government have frequently intruded into Thailand in Pursuit of cambodian guerrillas hiding along the thai Border. Seven Hundred  Marines and 400 thai marines assaulted Khao Sarb Beach 62 Miles from the embattled thai cambodian Border an hour before Dawn. Helicopters dropped hundreds of other marines farther ashore. The marines Mission was to link up with  And thai army units attacking the rear of the accessory forces played by nearly All 300 army Green berets stationed in Okinawa and 400  Marines. During the Maneu vers the  And thai forces attacked strategic ridges that overlooked Rice paddies while Jet fighters and  Navy warships including the battleship new Jersey simulated support fire. Among the new weapons used was a belgian made machine gun which was just issued to the marines who arc based in California. The weapon can fire up to 1,000 rounds per minute and can be hand held. The top of the line f-16 Jet fighter also participated. Thailand has ordered 12 f-l6s from the United Stales to balance growing soviet and vietnamese air strength in Southeast Asia. The cobra Gold exercise have been the largest a Nevers in Southeast Asia since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. . Officials said this year s cobra Gold Vas the largest Ever. The War game sunday 132 Miles from the thai Spital of Bangkok climaxed a monthlong series of raining exercises. The Maneu vers were to end wednesday  
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