European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 17, 1986 the stars stripes 1 dead scores Hurt in wailing Wall blasts by ii Washington Post Jerusalem terrorists threw grenades Inlo a crowd of Young israeli soldiers their families wednesday night after a swearing in ceremony at the wailing Wall Judaism s holiest site killing Al least one person in Juring 60 la 70. Witnesses said the grenades were thrown by two people who escaped in a car that sped away into he sleep wind ing alleyways of the densely populated neighbourhood of Silvan. Police scaled Oil the area to search for the assailants detained in inf people. Israeli radio said. All of the victims among them More Llian 20 soldiers were removed within 15 minims witnesses said. Those injured included at least five Arab civil pin. Three people were reported to be in serious condition at local hospitals wednesday night. Toens of soldiers newly Milia cd members of the elite Giovati infantry brigade were bidding goodbye 10 their families outside buses in the parking lot when two explosions occurred in rapid succession about 8 40 p.m., according 10 witnesses. The soldiers their relatives had just come from a Sunset swearing in ceremony at inc Western Wall also known As the wailing Wall which divides the old City s jewish Quarter from the Temple mount a holy site for both moslem jews. The Wall is the Only remaining por Tion of inc biblical jewish second Temple which was destroyed by the romans in 79 a.d., jews from throughout inc world visit it to Pray. The soldiers families had icel the old City had made i hair Way to a nearby bus lot where they were Given a few minutes to say goodbye before re boarding to return to i hair Camp. Witnesses said they heard two blasts within seconds of each other pandemonium ensued with people diving for cover seeking to flee from the scene of the explosions. A spokesman at Hadassah Hospital confirmed thai Al Easl one person had died in the explosions. Dov Porat. 18, later said thai the dead Man was his father Omar who had gone to the wailing Wall to watch his son be in Orrin. As ans pock Airport before . Viso Rule begins London al1 immigration officers worked non Siop wednesday to process thousands of asians who jammed Heathrow Airport before a new Rule came into Force requiring visitors from the Indian sub Coni Incani to obtain entry visas. Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi visiting Australia on an asian Pacific tour said the Krivi i decision last month in impose visa requirements on indians for Ilir Lirosi time was an Extension of Thor racist Anhtu s " More Hun  f is inn from India Pakistan ind Bangladesh look last minute flights to Britain on tues Day to be ii to Midnight deadline for t Mcbring Britain without a visa the number of asian visitors fell markedly Kiili Tesila thousand1, a Ltd granted temporary admission 10 ease inc bucket hut ninth than 0 people it Ere detained tuesday night Al inc Airport or m Airport holds were in Crit cd Jigalin wednesday. Sarah Charles a senior immigration officer said authorities estimated Over 400 people would bt1 sent o hotels wednesday night. She said that of 330 people Scal to Hicls in tuesday night 20 had not it poll d in. Immigration officials said 42 bengalis very de Pond wednesday on a flight to Dhaka the capital of Bangladesh after being refused entry to Britain. Hundreds of the passengers relatives who live in Britain waited fur the fourth Day behind customs barriers to Greet them. Exhausted immigration officers worked through tuesday night to Deal with he backlog of applications from the asians to enter Britain As visitors. This allows them to remain in Britain for periods up to a Maxi mum of 2 months. It is a very Long slow process we Antic Ipac we will be Here All night again Charles said wednesday night. Asian visitors Hull at London s Heathrow Airport to enter Brit in before visa Law takes effect. App Ola 3 . Navy vessels to make port Call to China Washington  three Navy warships have been Seieci d to make the first port Call to Mainland China in 37 years the service said wednesday. The visit announced earlier this month by defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger will involve the guided mis Silc Cruiser Reeves the destroyer Olden Dorf the guided Mixile frigate  Reeves Oldendorf Are based in Yokosuka Japan the Rentz in san Diego adm. James a. Lyons jr., com Mander of the Pacific Fleet will travel aboard Hie Reeves for the visit. The Navy said. The three vessels will visit the East China sea port of Qingdao from nov. 5 to nov. Ii. Details involving the activities of the ships Crews during the port Call were still being worked out. The Navy said. The port Call was originally scheduled for june 1985 in Shanghai. Communist party chief he Yanbang noting that China did not permit visits by ships carrying nuclear arms said at inc Lime hat Washington had agreed the ships would not have atomic weapons. But the stale department denied an agreement had been reached leading to the postponement of the port Call which had been hailed As a Symbol of growing political economic lies Between the United slates China. Weinberger has declined 10 say to the dispute was worked Oul beyond not ing there has been no change to the . Policy of never confirming nor denying inc existence of nuclear arms on Ameri can ships. The visit by the three . Vessels will be the first since the communists came to Power in China. A Esa 9 other poles urge . To lift sanctions Warsaw Poland a Lech Walesa nine other prominent poles on wednesday urged president Reagan to lift the remaining . Economic sanctions imposed five years ago when Poland declared martial Law. Economic Asi Siance from the West is indispensable if Poland is to overcome its economic crisis said a published statement signed by the 10, including Walesa founder former Leader of the outlawed Soli Darity Trade Union movement. The president of the United states May play a significant role Here by lifting the remaining economic sanctions it said. Reagan imposed the sanctions to protest the sup pression of Solidarity under martial Law in december 1981. Martial Law ended in 1983 some sanctions were lifted in 1984. Walesa most Solidarity supporters were in favor of the sanctions. But in wednesday s statement Walesa the others said they believed the sanctions should be lifted because of Poland s severe economic problems which include a 131 billion Western debt sagging exports. The statement represented an attempt by moderates in the political opposition to make a conciliatory Ges Ture toward the communist government by adding their support to government demands that the sane Lions be lifted. It was issued amid reports the Reagan administration facing pressure in Congress to change its policy toward Poland was preparing to lift the Sanction As a response to la a month s Blanket amnesty for political prisoner. The statement was signed by a Broad group of poles outside the government including Walesa Bronislaw Germek Tadeusz Mazowiecki Solidarity advis ers Jerzy Turowicz editor of the Independent Catholic newspaper to Godnik pos Zenny Stanislaw Storma a Lay adviser to the polish Catholic primate. The other signatories were Grzegorz Bialkowski Rector of Warsaw University Stefan Bralkowski for Mer head of the journalists Union Kje Meni Szaniawski an educator Jan Jozef Szczepanski for Mer head of he banned writers association Andrzej  a member of the Warsaw Catholic intellectuals club