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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, October 22, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the 37ahs and stripes wednesday october 22,1988 mache s deaf i triggers riots in Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe a thousands of ram paging youths who blamed South Africa for inc death of Mozambique s president smashed offices Over turned cars threw firebombs and  shoppers and office workers tuesday. The targets included the . Embassy and Diplo Matic missions and offices of the South african and Malawi stale airlines the Only african nation that has diplomatic tics Wilh South Africa. Bui the violence which erupted afr a gathering atthe Mozambique embassy to mourn he death of Sam Ora Machel turned random As the estimated 5,000rioters nearly All of them Black rampaged throughout the downtown area and suburbs with Canso gasoline and rocks and Ricc branches. A number of Blacks and whiles caught in the Melee were injured. There was no official report on injuries or arrests. Machul died sunday nil he when his plane crashed45 Miles from the mozambican capital of Maputo just 200 Yards inside South Africa. The offices of air Malawi and South african air ways were gutted by firebombs and the crowd tried to prevent firefighters from putting out inc Braae win Dows were smashed at the two Story Malawi High commission on the fringe of the City Center and Malawi diplomatic minibus was overturned. The South african Trade Mission which serves As consulate and commercial Agency for the South Afri can government had windows smashed on five floors bul Metal Security doors prevented inc rioters from getting inside. Witnesses said at least two Middle age while women were punched and kicked outside the South african airways office. They apparently were Noi seriously injured. The rioters Flung rocks Al the walled in . Zembas american former Ira member extradited to face trial in Britain tear bus hangs Over a Street in Harare Zimbabwe a police iry to disperse anti South african Holers. By breaking some windows before police dispersed hem with tear ,. The sem official Zimbabwe inter african news Agency reported a Marine guard had threatened to shoot if the mob tried 10 storm the embassy. Several Hundred protester marched on the Central police station demanding inc release of one of their leaders who had Beec arrested but fled when riot police fired tear Gas. An undetermined number of shopper and office workers caught in the Melee were punched and kicked and car windows were smashed. Some shoppers and journalists who lied for safely Inlo department stores and office blocks were chased and beaten witnesses said. It s All a result of what is happening in South Afri Ca said italian Romano Noorali who watched help Lessly As rocks were thrown through inc plate Glass win now of his Europa cafe next door to air Malawi. Associated press photographer Peter wine reach a White zimbabwean said he was punched twice by demonstrators after h is car was stopped in the capital. There was screaming and shouting my window were being smashed and people were jumping up and Down on my Bonnet Hood he said. It was a fright ening experience. They just went crazy truckloads of police equipped with riot gear were patrolling the City Center As the youths huddled in scattered groups singing militant songs and chanting slogans calling for the death of president , Botha of South Africa London a British authorities won two Lega Battles tuesday in their Campaign against the Irish Republican army when an american Ira suspect was extradited Here to face a murder charge and a dutch court backed inc legality of extraditing two escaped Ira prisoners. William Joseph Quinn a former Irish Republican army member was extradited from the United states and flown to England tuesday and immediately charged by so escape capture and questioning about Ira activities. . District judge Robert Aguila ruled in his Favorin october 1983 but was reversed this february by a 2 i decision of the 9th . Circuit court of appeals which said the killing was not a political crime. Nato ministers Back Reagan s stand Glen eagles Scotland up nato defens ministers tuesday gave a solid vote of support to president Reagan s Reykjavik Iceland Summit demands including his insistence on continuing the . Star wars program. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger told a Confer ence of the Alliance s defense chiefs and military in pens the Iceland meeting Between Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev was not a failure but the beginning of  Weinberger s report opened the two Day conference which entered on Europe s future As a nuclear Force. Please Fin Temco Don t think of Reykjavik As failure Weinberger said. This is the beginning of  the defense Secretary s remarks apparently referred to the .-soviet discussions at Reykjavik on the Dis mantling of medium Range nuclear missiles on Bot sides of the Iron curtain in Europe. Nato s defense strategists had expressed Feus hat such a move would leave the West at a woeful disadvantage against the dual threat of soviet Short rang nuclear weapons and conventional forces. Weinberger said the american defense proposals sub melted at Reykjavik must be considered As a  and he assured the afflect that toe United states Wozumi any imbalance of limited Range nuclear Raissi Laor Csc National armaments posed by Warsaw part nations. World today a Queen urges Confidence in Hong Kong s future Hong Kong a Queen Elizabeth ii arrived Here tuesday aboard the Royal yacht Bri Tannia and was greeted by a 21-gun Salute and she encouraged the people of this British territory to face their future under chinese Rule wit Confidence. Under an agreement signed two years ago Hong Kong win revert to chinese sovereignty in 1997 when a British territorial lease expires. Normal boat traffic was halted As the Britan Nia moved slowly into raid Harbor and dropped Anchor. A flotilla of welcoming vessels stretched almost a mile. In welcoming ceremonies Al cily Hall the 60-year-old Monarch promised the people of Hong Kong thai the chinese British Accord would Pic serve their Way of life. Man 20, flees to West by scaling Berlin Wall Berlin a a 2fj-year-o d East German Man has scaled the Berlin Wall and escaped to West Berlin unharmed. West a Colin police tuesday said the East of Jan went Over the Wall just before Midnight monday in the area of Konigs  in East Berlin and the Rudow Section of West Ber Lin. After overcoming the Barrier the Man turned himself in to residents in Rudow police tul they declined to provide other detail.  was the second report of a Young East Govan fleeing to Weil Germany since last week police in the West German state of Are Der Sachsen on monday said a 20-year-old Batt of Man escaped to the West sunday evening by swimming through the Chilly Waters of stat  
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