European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Pege 28 the stars and stripes monday july 20,1987o Iran warns of grave1 Nicosia Cyprus api Iran will turn the persian Gulf into a graveyard for . Troops who intervene to protect foreign shipping Iran s Interior minister was quoted As saying saturday. Arc of the persian Gulf a a Large . Fleet have be engulf coast Iran s official islamic Republic be Agency quoted Howato Heslam Ali Akbar assaying. Islamic revolutionary guards it Basilis volunteers will turn the persian gel flt to a graveyard for he americans or any Lheu lessor it was the latest foul Frei of iranian threats against . Plan to a ii kuwaiti tankers with the american few find give them . Navy Gilf. The escorts Are expected to begin this Friday Irna quoted parliament speaker Hashemi a Sfanjani As saying that Ira of . Troops in the Gulf and i a Luire survivor a to Wear allegiance to a Fuga Ayatollah Ruholl Khomeini. 01 or fenian television also monitored in Nic de a picture of battleships and aircraft car 1 with rows of crosses depicting a Hirn which is ,.,. Shami spoke saturday to a seminar of senior. In Tehran. It quoted him r saying that the United tales and its Western allies were using their fleets in the Gulf As scarecrows to lest whether Iran would stand steadfast. A Sfanjani was quoted As saying that the United slates decided to increase its naval task Force in the Gulf because president Saddam Hussein of Iraq defeat Iran himself. Washington says it takes neither Side in the Gulf War and has called for a negotiated end to the conflict. Both Iran and Iraq have attacked foreign merchant hip during their nearly 7-year-old War. But the United states considers Iran the greater threat despite a iraqi attack May 17 on the Stark which lulled 37 sail ors. Iraq said the attack was a mistake and the unite states accepted Iraq s apology. Iran has concentrated its attacks on kuwaiti ships j calling at kuwaiti ports ran regards Kun Iran has in using null inv Job Alifus pack com Mercial shipping in the Gulf with Ana rocket propelled grenades. The speedboats which Are hard to select on radar operate from iranian held islands and often hide among fishing fleets making retaliation difficult. Iran says it trained thousands of combatants i preparation for suicide attacks on american warships. Iran from Page 1 accusations at All 15 French nationals at the consulate. Eight of them an diplomats. The latest iranian statements raise fears in Paris thai French diplomats in Tehran might be taken hostage As americans were in november 1979. Ii also heightened concern for the safety of sin frenchmen kidnapped in Leb anon by pro iranian broke relations with Iran after nearly three weeks of tension Over Iran failure to hand Over an employee of the iranian embassy in Gordji listed As an interpreter was summoned to appear before an investigating magistrate for questioning in bomb attacks that killed i people and wounded Morthan . Since then Iran has accused the French Consul in Tehran Paul Tom of espionage and drug smuggling and demanded thai he appear before a revolutionary tribunal. France has has agreed to represent France s interests in iranian foreign ministry said Fri Day thai Tehran would not let Gordji become a hostage of the French. In Paris former iranian president Abolhassan Bani Sadr told the associated press that the French diplomats risked being taken hostage if authorities did t Lei Gordji leave France. But no indications emerged saturday of any hostile actions at the consulate in Tehran apart from the cordon Sci up by Security forces. The iranian embassy in Paris remained surrounded by French police As it has been since Gordji took Refuge there june 30. About 40 other iranian Diplo Mats and Staft members Are also blockaded within the embassy building sur rounded by police armed with rifles an wearing bulletproof vests. They were not being allowed to leave but were not under format order to re main inside. Friday s decision to break lies with Teh ran ended a longstanding bid by Premier. Jacques Chirac to improve relations partly in the belief that Tehran could help win Freedom for frenchmen held hostage i Lebanon by pro iranian groups. There was no further word saturday on the Fate of two French diplomats held hos Tage in Lebanon since March 1985.telephone callers claiming to speak for the pro iranian islamic jihad or islamic holy War said Friday that Marcel Fon Taine and Marcel Carton would be lulled immediately because France broke relations with Iran. London car bomb injures iranian opposition Leader Leader of a group opposed to the iranian regime plodded saturday on a Busy Street near Kensington pal Ace the London residence of Many members of Ain s Royal family including in acc i imply Princess Biana-scouimytafi"1mthfronrthe vehicle by two men and was taken to St Stephen s Hospital in nearby fut he was reported in serious hut not Crit Amir in iranian rest a posed to the government of Ayatollah . Amir Parvis was a member of the Shah of Iran Scab net when the iranian Leader was overthrown. Yard s anti terrorist squad said we knowhow this Man is and where he was explosion went off under be tort of bomb. It is a fair though the Man is not a Diplomat. Tragedy from Paga 1 spending the night in the Friday s Rescue workers plucked several scream ing horror stricken youths from the Muddy Clung id branches praying and singing and formed a human Chain in the cold swiftly towing had come up Here to least about god and we sure did said Melissa Henderson 17, of Mesquite. "1have never been so scared in my life. The wont thing was hearing your friends screaming for help and no being Able 10 do anything Aboul it among the victims was Melante Finley 14, of Mes Duite who was pulled from the water by Nel Copler but apparently was Loo weak to hold on and fell 100feet 10 her death. Department of Public safety sgt Issue demonstrate i versed by poke san Sebastian Spain a to Forny human Chain loss Northern Basque City saturday he were i Speed by police firing rub Ber Bullet and Fol for Gas. A fleas 23 people were injured police said. Police said tin band to protest in by of returning Arttist Orga Izata Eta has he campaigning a dance fort free province no country. In an acronym for the Buque language has claimed the dept of nearly 600 people. Konst mors disrupted traffic Overtu a tars threw stones at police and Shoule. Ins before being dispersed officials said. Demonstrators tried to join government l year old poli de numbers of the Basque Tepa atop a 1968 for ind Epen Spanish Basque id and Liberty in Sibilly for 1 buses Eta Charles scale victims were identified As Michael o Neal 16 of Balch Springs Tonya Smith 13, and her sister Stacy of Scurry Levine Keenum 15, of Balch Springs and Mike Lane 16, of Dallas. Two victims a girl and Aboy have not yet been identified. The vehicles were bound from Camp pot p Gold children s Camp to a rafting expedition said Richard Koons 26, the Church s youth minister who was driving the bus. He said the youngsters were not being evacuated from the Camp. Nearly a fool of rain had fallen Early Friday causing he worst flooding of the Guadalupe since 1932, the National weather service county Sheriffe d Spain or. Said his offi cers bid called Camp supervisors Between 3 and 4 a, to warn them to slay put and not try to Cross the swollen River. Landslide from Paga 1 under hotel debris. The official said their efforts were hampered by numerous smaller landslides. Helicopters four wheel drive vehicles and a Bull Dozer were being used in the operation the civil de sense ministry said. A heavy rainstorm saturday sent already swollen Rivers and streams Over their Banks in the Region. Authorities in Many Small towns reported Road washed out or blocked by rocks and mud. The inundation isolated some Alpine communities prompting authorities to evacuate residents especially in Ibe area above Bergamo near the brr no River. Police warned motorists not to head toward the affected areas and several Miles of Highway in the Brem to Valley were closed. Bradley from Page 1 1 the fac corp., the vehicle Hasi carry a six Man infantry Irwim training i certain machine a three Man squad into april 13, the army ,.-.- with the vehicle and ordered Modi critical Ninga on its front. Thai followed an incident the week before it Bradley Sank during aquatic Inu nine a Ning g�., because of whal was operator error in swim skirt the Bradley is dii0to Ford even or lakes by pulling up a Rukor Rcd Canvas skirt around us Hull and by in Koi Finlo place a Metal plate in the from thai prow. There have been at least seven documented Bradley innings of which six have been blamed on improper erection of the prow and reduce the likelihood of Crew error the array ordered ail Bradleyi modified with a special safely device to help ensure the Metal prow is completely locked in vehicles at Fon Beno. Or Vides initial Traini num or twi have already new safety devices according it Khounb the army has described the Bradley As "=1 improvement Over in aging pen Onnel car. Truf r has been criticized on Capitol Hill a being Tooill a pred id protect soldiers in combat and too heavy a in a idly to safely Ford Stream and riven. Of the army has More Thant Ura Leys in its inventory
