European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday. August 19, 1967 world today leftist feminist group claims arson responsibility Karlsruhe Germany api authorities said monday that responsibility for a writ of weekend arson attacks on the German clothing company Adler a been claimed in the name of a Radical be flail Femini is group. Hani Juergen Foerster spokesman for inc chief fed eral prosecutor office in Kirts Ruhe did experts were trying to determine whether he claim in the name of the Rote Zor group we authentic. Role Zora ii an  feminist group i hat Al ready has claimed Poni ability for a june ice Roris in mint at the Adler company headquarter in Hai Bach in Central Cion Rubiy. In Thil claim the group denounced Adler i i cat wore Ortii rent of us female i Ken in inc far last. Kim Jet transported dynamite fuses illegally Amsterdam. Netherlands a a Kim Jelliner with docent of Pauen Teri aboard was illegally carry ing  pounds of potentially explosive material last trek. A airline i Ponman disclosed monday. The thursday Nithil of the dutch dc-9 from the austrian capital of Vienna to Amsterdam ended with out incident said spokesman Peter Wellhoener. He added hat inc nature of the cargo which con Mcd of dynamite Fuichi was Only discovered by government into Sciort Al Amsterdam sch Pho Airport on Friday. Under International guidelines governing the trans port of Din Terou cargo the transport by air of the Type of fines involved it illegal according to dutch transport ministry spokesman Bruno Voskuil. Britain considering doing study of ethnic groups London a the government is considering a wide ranging study on the religions and customs of clime minority groups in Britain the Home office said monday. The Home office docs want and needs to know As much As possible about ethnic minority religions and bodies representing them in this country said a Home office spokeswoman who by British custom was not identified. We re considering whether it would be useful to have a research study to have the Basic informal Ion which could be helpful to statutory and voluntary Bod ies in dealing with ethnic group the spokeswoman said. British to Channel to air maybe i m All wet but the grass is greens a photo by Gui set Vollbr raindrops Ore no bother at All to this Happy looking horse in a pasture near Raf Fairford England. For him the summer rain is a Welcome Friend because it keeps the grass Green and succulent and Abonal those King Steed drops the photo was taken from inside a car through the Glass. Europe losing ability to develop its own weapons Jane s warns London a Europe is in danger of becoming merely a production facility for american weapons with no capacity for its own design and development the editor of inc authoritative military publication Jane s weapons systems said tuesday. In his foreword to the 1987-88 edition of Jane s 1,280-Page Survey of the world s weapons Bernard Blake said the need for a european Industrial defense policy is increasingly important. Of recent years the emphasis of Many european countries vis been on buying defense equipment from the  states rather than from each other he said. This May look attractive in the Short term since it avoids the heavy expenditure on research and development but in the Long term it destroys the indigenous capacity for initial design work and widens the yawning technological Gap Between Europe and the United  Blake cited As a prime example the British Nimrod airborne Early warning radar system. After years of work on the project Trie British government recently decided to cancel Nimrod and buy the american Azacs plane. He said cancellation of the Nimrod project hat meant there is Little or no airborne Early warning radar expertise left in  the setting up of a european Industrial defense policy is becoming More and More important As the United Stales and the soviet Union Start to reach agreements which with the Best will in the world on both sides arc basically aimed at satisfying themselves rather than their allies dirt in in a Nannie la air �. I i a i l i30 japanese programs mob injured saudi envoy Dies in Iran London a a British television Channel said monday it will broadcast More than 30 japanese Tele vision programs next month in what it Calls Britain s biggest lineup of programs from a foreign country. Justin Dukes managing director of Independent Channel 4, said the programs Range from sumo wrestling to a major documentary on Japan s Economy and history to cartoons a travel game show drama and pop music. English subtitles and commentary will be provided where appropriate he said. Never before has a major european to network devoted so much time Over such a concentrated period to material from and about another country Dukes said. Sirocco blows 150,000 tons of Sand into Paris Region Paris a the hot sirocco from the South blew an estimated 150,000 tons of saharan Sand into the Paris Region beginning Early monday morning officials said. The health ministry s Central service for Protection against ionizing radiation said that the slight natural radioactivity of the Sand borne by the wind posed no danger to human health in the French Capi Tal. The wind also pushed temperatures up to 86 degrees in one of the first hot Days of the Paris summer. Riyadh saudi Arabia a a saudi arabian Diplomat has died at a Tehran Iran Hospital of injuries suffered in a mob attack on the saudi embassy the government announced tuesday. A saudi foreign ministry statement said that Politi Cal attache Mussard Al Hamdi died monday night As a result of injuries inflicted upon him during the vile aggression on the saudi embassy by demo logic elements in  it also blamed the inhuman Altitude of iranian authorities who it said prevented him from being flown to a saudi Hospital. But Iran s official islamic Republic news Agency quoted a source at the iranian foreign ministry As saying Al Hamdi died of a Haemorrhage resulting from his Transfer to Tehran Airport. Ai Hamdi was detained along with three other saudi diplomats after angry crowds of iranians ran sacked the embassy on aug. I in protest of deadly clashes Between iranian pilgrims and saudi riot police in Mecca islam s holiest City. Authorities reported that 402 persons including 275 iranians were killed in stampedes and scuffles in Mecca july 31. The government of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini accused the saudis of firing into the crowd. Saudi Ara Bia denied the charge and said people were trampled and fatally wounded when an Anli american Demon stration turned violent. Saudi officials said Al Hamdi was badly injured when he fell out of a window during the attack on the embassy. Saudis holding 90 foreign part goers Toronto up1 some 90 people including americans and a group of Canadian stewardesses were being held in saudi Arabia after police broke up a party at which liquor apparently was served Canada s external affairs department said monday. Department or Tesman George Riou did police in Jeddah saudi Auroia detained american. Canadian British French and philippine nationals after they raided the party saturday. Those detained were held in an Annex on inc grounds of Al Row Ais prison in Jeddah but no charges were filed he said. Kiyoun said his department could nut confirm a to Ronto Star newspaper Ripon that the part goers were detained because alcohol prohibited in the islamic country was served. Consul Charles court from the Canadian embassy in saudi Arabia was sent to Ltd duh to meet with authorities and try to win their release Rioux said. While saudi residents face severe penalties for drinking alcohol including Public flogging foreigners arc usually deported the Star said