European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Psia 28 the stars and stripes sunday August 30,1987 iraqi jets attack iranian targets ship Manama Bahrain a iraqi Eli attacked offshore iranian targets including Oil installations in the persian Gulf on saturday and set an iranian Tanker afire at a terminal the inti military command and Gulf based shipping sources said. They were the first major attacks against Iran s offshore Oil facilities an ships in the Gulf since july 20, when the . Security Council called for tin immediate cease fire in the nearly 7-year-old Iraq Iran War and the United Stales began its warship escort of re flagged kuwaiti tankers. Marine Salvage executives in the Gulf Region said they had put their tugboats on Alert in anticipation of retaliatory raids that could involve neut no shipping. Re s b nut s frequent inn in targets in the so called Unker  the iranian Unker identified u the 120,766-ton Alvind look direst hit As it was Loid inf Oil at Sim Island in the Southern psf did the shipping sources on condition of anonymity. They did iranian revolutionary guard were reportedly trying to extinguish Fine on Board. They Aid the is land s Oil facilities were hit but had no information on tic extent of damage. The iraqi War communique quoted by the official inti news Agency made no mention of an attack on Sirri it Eaid the Jcu attacked rajnish an Oil platform 95 Milet West of Sirri Lavan Island off Iran i Central coast and Fani an Irani an held outcropping in the Northern Gulf. The War communique did Iraq prac Tice its legitimate right to self defense As Long As inn Don not accept the Security Council Resolution and a comprehensive end 10 the  Iran has threatened to resume attacks on Gulf shipping including kuwaiti tank Era escorted by . Wanh Ipi if Iraq resumed raids on iranian shipping. Shipping sources said the installations at Rakhsh sustained severe damage. In Washington Pentagon officials said they had no information on the iraqi at tacks. Tehran based Iran Marine serv ices said in also had no confirmation of the air raids. In London Lloyds shipping Intelli gence unit reported the incident at Sirri it said the Alvand was operated by National iranian Tanker company of Teh ran. Sirri is about 80 mile Northwest of Dubai and about half that distance from Iran s coast. Lavan is 90 Miles Northwest of Sim and has a loading terminal at its Eastern end. Farsi Midway in the Gulf and about140 Miles Southeast of Kuwait s Al a made terminal apparently has an unused Oil facility and has been used by Iran inthe past As a base for speedboat and air attacks against Gulf shipping. The outcropping is near the Fani Channel used by deep draft supertanker where the kuwaiti Tanker Bridgton hit mine on the first . Navy escorted Convoy july 24. Dammed water released to prevent italian floods Sandrio Italy a Between 16 to 20cubic meters of water per second were released from some hydroelectric dams saturday part of a plan to deliberately cause the overflowing of newly formed Lake that in threatening to flood the vat Tellina  defense official said the Pola Lake formed along the Adda River bed by a huge landslide last month Wai rising a few centimes ten per hour As a result of the inflow of water from the dams. They said the Lake would begin spilling Over about 6 .  defense minister Crno Gaspar or dered a controlled flow of water from the Lake in an Effort to reduce pressure of about 17 million cubic meters of water against the earthen dam. The main concern is that the dam May col lapse abruptly triggering Flash floods from san Tantonio Origone South of the tourist resort of Dormio near Switzerland through this provincial capital about 25 Miles South. 2 killed 25 wounded in bombings in Lebanon Beirut Lebanon a bombs concealed in two buses exploded saturday five minutes apart in the crowded main Square of Tripoli the syrian policed provincial capital of North Leb anon. Police said the blasts kilted two people and wounded 25. Later in the Day a bomb exploded in a Gar Bage dump on West Beirut s Hamra Street the moslem sector s main shopping Center. Police said there were no casualties from that blast. No group claimed responsibility for any of the explosions. . Ambassador to Syria to return to his Post Washington up american Ambas Sador William Eagleton will return to his Post in Damascus Syria the state department announced Friday. Eagle Lon was withdrawn last october in an at tempt to punish Syria diplomatically and economically for the role of syrian intelligence in the failed attempt to blow up an Al Al Airliner in  Phyllis Oakley said Eagle Lon will Relura to Damascus in the next few Days she said the american decision which was nude before the release this month of . Hostage Charles gloss in Beirut Lebanon is a measured is. Response to positive Steps that Syria  palestinian cartoonist Dies of gunshot wounds London a palestinian cartoonist Ati Naji Awad Al Adhami who was shot in the head while walking on a London Street last month died in Charing Cross Hospital Early saturday a Hospital spokesman , one of the most controversial journal ism figures in the Middle East was shot by a Lone gunman outside the Southwest London office of the kuwaiti newspaper Al Abas on july 22. Philippine from Page 1 were restricted to the base after three policemen were killed and three civilian wounded in an ambush at nearby Roadblock officials said. Police said All the Vic Tims were filipinos and the killers were believed to be communist guerrilla. The mutineers bad said government inability to curb the communists was a chief reason for their action. Officials said at least 2 people died and 275 were wounded Friday when 800 to 1,200 mutinous Soldier attacked the presidential compound key military bases and the slats broadcast Center. Aquino 54, visited families of five slain presidential Palace guards including the three bodyguard of her son Benigno Aquino Iii who was wounded. He said rebels fired on him when he mistook attackers for Loyal troops and identified himself As the president s son. Among those still sought were col. Gregorio Hona san and five other Middle Grade officers identified As ringleaders. By saturday morning Loyal troops had retaken All of Camp Aguinaldo the National military headquarter in Suguitan Quezon City where the fiercest fighting occurred in a 2 a hour Battle Friday evening. Military officials said 43 mutineers surrendered at the Camp Early saturday and 41 More were captured there during mop up operations. Rep. Ramon Mitra speaker of the House of representatives ordered the arrest of the 200-Mernber House Security detachment which joined the Mutiny. Armed forces chief Gen. Fidel Ramos said 70s mutineers surrendered or were captured including 591 at Camp Aguinaldo and 114 at the came Tot hold. The rebels used the hotel As a base to attack government run Channel 4 television about a Block away in suburban Quezon City. He said the rebels were being held on a 300-foot Long naval vessel another 100 troops returned to their units after Tak ing Over the Airport in Legazpi City 210 Miles South East of Manila. In Cebu City 350 Miles to the South regional constabulary commander Brig. Gen. Edgardo Abenina fired by Ramos after supporting the Mutiny handed Over his command to Bis successor. Abenina s troops placed the City mayor and Provin Cial governor under Bouse arrest and confiscated weapons of private Security guards before the Mutiny col lapsed in Manila. . To test immigrants for aids Washington a the Public health service issued a regulation Friday requiring aids tests for All immigrants and refugees seeking to become permanent .  regulation becomes effective dec. 1 and Means that ads blood tests will be required of All 600,000 people seeking to come to the United Stales annually or who already Are Here on temporary visas. The tests also will be required of the estimated 60,000 refugees who come to the United states each year. People overseas who want to immigrate to the United states and who test positive for the aids virus will be ineligible to come Here and foreigners who Are already Here on temporary visas will be denied Resi Dency status said veme Jervis a spokesman for the immigration and naturalization service. The requirement will not apply to tourists or Visi tors nor be used to deny a temporary visa to a foreign citizen seeking treatment for aids. All aliens 1s years of age and older who Are subject to the medical examination and under 13 if indicated would be required to be Lested for the aids virus the regulation slates. In said that applicants will receive counselling in the event of a positive test result. The supplemental appropriations act of 1987 signed by president Reagan july 11 required that the aids virus be added to the list of dangerous contagious  aids tests already arc required of the 2 million illegal aliens who Are expected to apply for amnesty by next May 4 under the new immigration Law. The 560,000 aliens who already have applied for amnesty will be tested later when they apply for per manent resident status did  applying for amnesty who test positive for aids will present a difficult problem for the Federal government. Under the immigration Reform and control act of 1986, they cannot be deported after voluntarily step Ping Forward to seek resident status even though they lest positively for aids. However they might be deportable at some later Lime because the new Law prohibits employers from hiring illegal aliens. Those seeking amnesty who lest positively Tor ads will remain in illegal status. Gulf from Page 1 mine sweeping boats without maintaining Large amphibious ships nearby. They stressed however that it was Loo Early to say whether the suggestion of using barges would be adopted. The Navy so far has conducted five Convoy operations. With the exception of the first in july during which the Tanker Bridgeton struck a mine the tankers receiving escorts have made the journey successfully. Meanwhile a Battle group led by the battleship mis Souri is heading for the Northern arabian sea. The battleship Force ii Cupec cd to arrive in the area by today or monday the officials said. The battleship probably will be ordered soon into the Gulf of Oman closer to the Strait of Hormuz to help Shadow convoys going through the gulfs sole in trance they said. Pentagon figures show that the Reagan administration s decision to authorize imminent danger Bonus pay for . Military personnel in the Gulf Region is by far the largest such commitment since the payment were authorized in 1983. The estimated 10,000 qualifying military personnel in the persian Gulf Region will receive the danger pay ments Starling this month. According to statistics obtained Friday from the Penta gon More than i 3,600 service member received the Dan Ger payments at some Point in 1983. That total was Swol Len by payments to the forces who participated in the invasion of Grenada and to the marines who were stationed in Lebanon on a peacekeeping Mission. The payments to 8,765 service members involved in the Grenada operation lasted Only three months and the Marine Force in Lebanon was withdrawn in february 1984