European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes Friday june 12,1987 anti government rallies rage in 22 korean cities Seoul South Korea a crowds chanting democracy swept through cily streets wednesday fighting police with firebombs and fists in the largest anti government protest since president Chun Doo Hwan look Power in 1980. Tens of thousands of protesters in Seoul and at least 21 other cities attacked government buildings and police stations ripped up sidewalks for ammunition beat policemen and Tore off their uniforms. Protests continued thursday As police fired tear Gas a photo a it no so tic Koran demonstrator Bate i pile of Banov Polk Etc Emit in downtown Seoul. Ill nearly 1,000 demonstrators who spent the night inside the compound of Myu Dong Cathedral South Korea s main roman Catholic Center. The protesters numbered fewer than 300 by noon but the remaining demonstrators repulsed several charges by police and held their positions behind barn Cades they had  police director Kwon Bok Kyung said 708 police officers were injured wednesday 25 of them seriously. He said 24 civilians were injured but dissident sources said the number was much higher. Kwon said police arrested 2,392 people in Seoul and 1,439 in provincial areas. He said 16 government buildings and 23 police and other vehicles were burned or  onlookers and motorists cheered the protes ters who timed their Street demonstrations wednes Day to coincide Wilh a meeting of Chun s political party that endorsed the president s chosen successor. Running Battles raged through the Broad Streels of Seoul s main shopping and business districts on the Edge of the government ministry area and around main hotels patronized by westerners. There were band to hand clashes with fists and clubs. Several police units were overrun by hordes of protesters shouting Down with the military dictatorship opposition leaders who seek greater democracy and free presidential elections had called for nationwide protests to demand thai the ruling democratic Justice party cancel its  meeting was held and the party accepted Chun s Choice of political ally Roh Tae woo also a former generate succeed him in february. Roh praised Chun and pledged to continue his policies warning the opposition violence Only Breeds  Al least 100,000 riot police and Security agents were mobilized including 30,000 riot police in Seoul according to news reports. Police were seen rounding up hundreds of people in Seoul beating Tome in Side streets. More than 1,000 people were detained in Security sweeps monday and tuesday in an attempt to head off the demonstrations. Major clashes were reported in most provincial Cit ies including Masan Kwangju Inchon and Pusan. Many protesters waved South korean flags. Some shouted Yankee go Home and burned american flan in the belief that the United Stales which has about 40,000 soldiers in South Korea helps keep Chun in Power. Bonn says ifs still considering extradition of terrorist suspect Bonn a a German government spoke sum said thursday Bonn still is considering a . Request to extradite a suspected terrorist to the United states for his alleged involvement in the june 1985 hijacking of a Twa Airliner. Chief government spokesman Friedhelm Ost denied statement by while House spokesman Martin fit Waler thai Germany had decided against extraditing Mohammed Ali Hamadi to the United states. Fitzwater in Venice Italy As the seven nation eco nomic Summit came to a close said wednesday that . Efforts to win Hamadi s extradition had ailed and that be would be tried in Germany for murder. But Oil told the associated press thursday morning in a Telephone interview that no decision has been made on whether the suspect should be extradited. Handi a lebanese Shi Ilc Wai arrested at the Frankfurt Airport on Jan. 13 on charges of taking part in the hijacking to Beirut Lebanon of a Twa plane in june 1985 in which a . Serviceman was lulled. The . Government requested that Bonn extradite Hamadi to the United states to stand trial there. The government of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has been Balking at extraditing or trying Hamadi out of concern for two German businessmen held hos Tage in Lebanon. The kidnappers have demanded the release of Ham Adi and his brother Ali Abbas Hamadi also jailed in Germany on suspicion of complicity in the january kidnappings of the two germans Rudolf Cordes and Arfre Schmidl. Ost issued a Brief printed statement thursday mom ing denying Bonn had made any decision on the Ham Adi Case. The report that the Federal government has decided not to extradite the suspected lebanese terrorist Mohammed Ali Hamadi to the . Is wrong the statement said. As Chancellor Helmut Kohl lot the president of the .a., Ronald Reagan in Venice Mohammed Ali Hamadi will either be extradited to the .a., Orcho Rees of murder and hijacking will be made against him before a German court the government has not yet decided Between these two alternatives the statement said. The . Government sent a High level delegation to Germany this week to talk to German officials about the Long pending extradition request. Bonn Justice ministry spokesman homing Gehl said wednesday that the Bonn government would de cide whether to extradite Hamadi Only after the completion of those talks which Are expected to last sever Al Days. The lacks continued All Day wednesday and they Are expected logo on for another few Days As things look now Gehl told the associated press on wednes Day. A decision on whether to extradite Mohammed Ali Hamadi to the United states is expected to be taken on the conclusion of these talks that is in the next few weeks Gehl said. He refused to divulge the substance of the discussions. A spokesman at the . Embassy in Bon confirmed talks Are going on but also declined to give details. World today Swiss food retailers warned of drug addicts Bern Switzerland a Swiss food retail ers were alerted on thursday to watch out for drug addicts trying to disinfect their syringes by clicking them into Lemons. The Federal health office in a circular to be sent to All stores called for surveillance of fruit stands to counteract this disgusting  the office said the Lemon piercing does not guarantee disinfection by acidity. But it Aho ruled out the possibility of � Transfer of inc acquired immune deficiency syndrome or hepatitis virus by this  and Coop Switzerland s leading grocery chains have advised All outlets 10 St Pup controls but a Coop spokesman said com plete surveillance is not  said although the practice does not pose a threat to Consumers it is unacceptable because it is dirtying our products it is a question of Hygiene. Snow in China causes massive farm damage Beijing a a rare snowfall in Northern China has destroyed nearly 76,000 acres of crops and killed 13,310 sheep and 141 draft animals the official chinese news Agency reported. Up to j.5 inches of Snow fell june 5 and 6  prefecture in Hebe province about 60 Miles Northwest of Beijing the Xinhua new Agency said  have sent nine teams to the area to direct Relief work Xinhua said. 50,000 cheer Bowie at Rock concert in Italy Florence july api a sold out crowd of 50,000 cheered wildly for the first italian con Cert of British Rock Star David Bowie at the municipal stadium of Florence tuesday night. About 25,000 fans began lining up in the Early morning to gel Tow Best seats. Police reported that More than 100 people fainted in the thickly packed crowd and required medical treatment the crowd gave Bowie and guitarist Peter Frampton standing ovations during the show. State of emergency proclaimed in Panama Panama City Panama a the Goy emment proclaimed a National state of emergency thursday following two Day of demonstrations against the country s military  press Secretary Jose Hernandez read the decree on National radio and television. It suspended eight articles of la Constitution including articles guaranteeing Freedom of expression and Assembly and Freedom from undue search and  wednesday thousands of demonstrators in Panama City beat pots and pans honked automobile horns and yelled get them  police fired tear Gas. Tore Down barricades and beat protesters with rubber truncheons. Five opposition political parties and an association of the nation largest industries late wednesday issued communiques calling for con. Tinted civil disobedience. Rebels blamed for blasts killing 34 in sri Lanka Colombo sri Lanki a suspected tamil rebels detonated explosives under a bus in Eastern sri Lanka and a military Convoy in the Nonh thursday killing 34 people a military official  blast Al the Village of Moi Wewa near the Eastern port City of Trincomalee ripped through a privately owned passenger bus at about 8 45 am Tiline 16 sinhalese civilians said the official. At about the same time he said explosives buried near Tikkane Village on the Jaffna Penin Sula blew up tearing through several military trucks. The dead included three soldiers and is tamil youths being taken Home after they were released from government  official said 12 people were injured in the blasts at Moi Wewa and Tinkam about 12 Miles North of the cily of Jaffna