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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. September 10,19h6 the stars and stripes pages kurd hold release 9 at iraqi office in Paris Paris a eleven armed kurd look Over theoffice of iraqi airways on the champs Elysses monday and held nine people hostage for about on hour before surrendering officials and airline workers said. The intruder were believed 10 have carried Gre Nades and bombs. An assistant state prosecutor a the scene said they agreed to hand Over their arms and follow  All inc militants nine men and two women appeared to be Young. They were led from the building and taken to a police Van. Once inside the Van the waved made Victory signs and appeared to be laugh ing. Police blocked off inc area in Central Paris after the kurd some wearing red cloth masks seized control of the stale run airlines office. An airline employee reached a inc office by Lela phone said the kurd were protesting recent turkish army actions in kurdish areas of Turkey and Iraq she raid the kurd authorized her to speak Lor them. The kurd entered the office about 4 43 p.m., an took nine people hostage inc airline employee said. The intruders issued a statement condemning fas Cist Turkey online a of american imperialism in the Middle  earlier another iraqi airways employee said by Tele phone thai the intruders have bombs in their hands and some arc masked and others arc Noi. They arc preventing us from leaving he said. Cannot Tell you any More. I no longer have permission to  the employee then Hung up. He did not give his name. Turkish warplanes bombed several kurdish Village sin Iraq on aug. 15. Turkey said the attacks were to eliminate kurdish rebel hideouts. An estimated 10 million kurd live in a landlocked Region of Mountain ranges and arid flail ands where the Borders of Iraq Iran and Turkey intersect. Kurdish rebels seeking autonomy have fought the governments of the three countries for years. Turkey and Iraq have an agreement that allows their armed forces to operate in a 6-mile Security zone along Bolh sides of the Border to pursue kurdish insurgents. One of 11 armed kurd appeals under a is in at the Thaqi air office on the champs Elj sees in Paris. Pakistan oppose on Leader Bhutto freed Karachi Pakistan up opposition Leader Binazir Bhutto and other dissident leaders were re leased monday after weeks of detention in a crack Down on opponents demanding democratic elections. Bhutto 33, was released 12 hours before she was scheduled to appear in court tuesday to contest her aug. 14 arrest and detention without charges As Ille Gal unconstitutional and Mala  Bhutto head of the Pakistan people s party was arrested while talking to reporters in her Karachi Home which authorities said violated a Public gather Ings ban issued on the eve of nationwide Ami govern ment rallies. Bhulo Lold reporters at her Home that she believe Dat least 10 other dissident leaders had been released. The government has not disclosed the number of peo ple detained but unofficial estimates Range front 2,000 to 10,000. But Slot said she was released because the govern men of president Mohammed Ziaul Haq knew her detention was illegal and a court would have freed  was illegally detained by this regime Chulio said. The government rounded up hundreds of dissidents in a nationwide crackdown that began aug. 13, the eve of protests planned nationwide to demand democratic elections. Bhutto who resumed from self exile in april an vowed to return democracy to Pakistan said she was not tortured or mistreated but was threatened with i sedition charge. While 1 was in jail they tried to threaten me with a sedition Case. They said they could put me away for Ever she said. Bhutto said she was kept in solitary confinement in a filthy cell she said there were a lot of Flics and mosquitoes and  Bhutto is the daughter of former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who was overthrown by Zia in 1977 and executed two years later. She Heads the strongest component in the id party opposition coalition known As the movement for the restoration of democracy. 7 Hurt in Berlin explosion progressing very Well staff writer Berlin seven service members injured when a document destroyer exploded during training Friday were in stable condition monday according to a military Hospital official. Capt. Duane c. Munger with Thoj army Hospital in  Inui Fiji Rene blast remained Impf Cretal his facility Mon Day. All Are in stable condition and Prog Lwell. With a variety of frag Man until the two most seriously it Accident Are being treat hospitals in Jet Jyrle condition follow 1 fool surgery he said. Thirty five people suffered Burns and blast injuries when the device used to quickly bum sensitive material exploded Al a radar station in the Marienfeldt Section of the City. Ten had been hospitalized on Friday. Staff sol. Mary Sullinger a spoke Swo Ign for the . Air Force in Celya which  training she said. The  gated by safety officers. The document destroyer uses a ther mite explosive charge to quickly bum classified documents and other materials in the face of a rapidly advancing enemy Force. The explosive charge generates about 4,000 f for about to seconds according to military equipment manuals minimum july because the explosion occurred in a outside environment. We were Lucky that the injuries were not any worse. Had Theston been inside there would have  injuries and maybe Dej Lii " a  said the majority of the injured suffered lacerations or ringing in the ears. Carrier Kennedy Heads for operations in med Washington  Carrier John r Kennedy completed a preen me Over the weekend and Sei sail for routine operations in the Western Mediterranean Pentagon officials said monday. The Kennedy which recently relieved the As the Navy s second earner tnulfjaiml""1T1 re Gion departed Ben dorm Muroi sunday As he Carrier Forrestal resumed to port in Naples Lily arrest Al had been ordered out of Naples Las move in the Wake of the hijacking of a 1 was to return to Naples on sunday italian Pon through we remain in that originally scheduled. Conc Day As the Kennedy meantime will be conducting routine night operations in the of tenth Carrier will probably be authorized another port Call at a French port. Forrestal upon leaving Naples will resume Rou the Central Mediterranean the sources s  
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