European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 29, 19871 the americans Are coming the americans Are coming of photo the British brigade performs a mock storming and Battle of a fortress in til Bury England the men Are historical enthusiasts from the United slates who portray British troops from the Lime of i american War. They will rite several performances during their stay in Englund. Thousands riot after s. Korea bans rallies for slain worker world today Seoul South Korea a thousands of protesters hurling firebombs and rocks and screaming murderers battled riot police Friday after the government banned rallies to mourn a worker slain in an earlier clash hundreds of people were arrested and Many others were injured in the vicious fighting but police officials declined to provide any figures. For weeks South Korea has been gripped with hundreds of labor strikes thai have idled thousands of workers and threatened the Export oriented Economy. Crowds of students workers and dissidents fought running Street Bailies with a massive riot police Force in Southern Seoul in the worst political violence in the capital since major anti government riots in june. Down with the military dictatorship that murders workers the enraged protesters shouted As they pulled riot police with rocks bricks and firebombs that exploded in showers of blazing gasoline. Thousands of Riol police Clad in dark Green Batic dress and Black visors and carrying Shields charged the protesters repeatedly As fighting swirled through the streets of the working class Vong Tongpo area. Riot police clashed with the protesters after the govern ment charged that leftists were trying to use nationwide labor unrest and strikes to stage a violent revolution. The government said in would not tolerate disorder. Police bombarded the crowds with tear bib Gre Nades and Rifle squads biased mobs of attacking Stu dents with volleys of tear Gas canisters. Crying and choking protesters and bystanders ran in every direction struggling to escape the slinging Gas. Police armoured cars charged the crowds chugging out Clouds of tear Gas from blowers and Plai Dothes martial Aru attack squads charged into the crowds. Police seized scores of people roughly dragging them away and beating Many of the detainees. Out raged onlookers yelled protests and some scuffled with the police in attempts to Rescue detainees. Protesters and police fought hand to hand in Many areas. Furious Middle aged women attacked Riol police with handbags and opposition and dissident leaders in suits denounced the Young officers to their faces. Authorities sent thousands of riot police into the District to prevent the rally to Mark the death of the slain worker who was buried in the South of the coun try earlier Friday. The National coalition for a democratic Constitution called for nationwide protests Friday to mourn slain worker Lee Suk Kyu but there were no immedi ate reports of protests elsewhere. About 1,500 police stopped the funeral procession of the slain worker in the South and forced in to take a new route to Lee s Hometown for burial. Labor militants had wanted to Bury the body in the Southern City of Kwangju and police arrested about 50 of them. Police who said they were acting at the request of the dead Man s family said the body could not be buried in Kwangju. Labor leaders wanted Kwang Jii because of its importance As an anti government Center and site of a 9so uprising earlier Friday 30.000 angry workers and supporters marched with Lee s coffin in a funeral procession Al the Jaewoo shipbuilding and heavy machinery co. Shipyard on Kojic Island on the Southern coast where Lee was killed last saturday in a clash with riot police. Jaewoo company officials and labor leaders reached agreement on a wage raise thursday to end the strike and work was scheduled to resume monday. Prime minister Kim Chung Yul charged in a speech to the nation thursday night that Radical if fists were trying to use a nationwide wave of strikes and labor unrest to Sige a violent revolution. He ordered an immediate crackdown on leftists and said the government would spare no Effort in main Taining Law and order. Police said they rounded up More than 70 alleged leftism agitators. The current labor unrest began after the government agreed july i to sweeping democratic reforms including direct presidential Elev mini. Afier Nyks of violent anti government demonstrations in june. Bomb explodes outside Carabiniero Barracks Merano. Italy a a homemade bomb exploded overnight outside the main door of the local Carabiniero italian National police Barracks Ai test to a tourist resort near this Alto adige City authorities reported Friday. The Bias badly damaged the Entrance and smashed windows of the Barracks and nearby hours in a Down town area. The five policemen who were sleeping in Side the Barracks All escaped unhurt. The attack was not immediately claimed but police in the provincial capital of Bolzano speculated it might have been the work of German speaking extremists seeking self determination for this autonomous Region close to Austria. Police said the bomb contained about 2.2 pounds of explosives. New aviation agreement signed by China Nepal Katmandu Nepal up ii Nepal and China have signed an aviation agreement that Wil allow the two countries National carriers to link Tibet s regional capita of Nassa to the capital of the Himalayan King Dom officials said thursday. The Accord was signed wednesday they said and us chinese airline will use Boeing 707 jetliners for the 40-Minule flight Over the Himalayas. Royal Nepal air lines will help Market the flights. Aboul i tourists crossed into Nepal from Tibet Lam i a. Singapore airlines recently add a a new route to Katmandu and Germany s Lufthansa Mill soon Intro Duce a Nev flight la the ncpalcsi1 capital from its Hub in l ran fun. Nepal is hoping in increase the number of tourists to i million by the year
