European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagobo the stars and stripes saturday january 16,1988 Bonn probes nuke sales suspicions Bonn a a government minister announce Friday a full scale probe into dreadful suspicions that weapons Grade nuclear material was shipped Ille Gally to Pakistan and Libya by a West German company. The Federal parliament met in an emergency session id discuss revelations thai veer quickly developing into a major scandal after a nigh of frantic meeting la assess the Impact of Tim the growing affair. In Light of inc dreadful suspicions that fusion a Tribl could have been snipped id Pakistan or Libya through Germany in addition to the ongoing prosecutors probe 1 have put Oil Means at my disposition id bring the feels to Light Federal environmental min ister Klaus t8 pfc old a session of parliament. A prosecutor in the City of Hanau just outside Frankfurt also is looking into the allegations. The it Essen and Ger newspaper said Friday the widening scandal surrounding trans nuclear. Wisl germans largest Hauler of atomic waste May also extend to inc soviet Union. The newspaper said thai in several deliveries of atomic materials from trans nuclear to the soviet Union up until i98s there had been discrepancies in the reported weight of he materials in the Container Sam the actual weight according to the newspaper the material was delivered through Legal contracts Between a  company rub and the swedish firms Asca atom and swedish nuclear fuel. The newspaper did not give further details or reveal is sources. It made no mention of weapons Grade materials Ching among Hie materials delivered. It is Only speculation at this Point that materials were illegally delivered abroad to pfc said. But it a terrible thought both countries arc believed to have nascent nuclear weapons programs although Pakistan s program i considered More advanced than Libya s. Officials in the state of Hessen say they believe Sev eral shipments of uranium 235 produced in West Ger Many May have been delivered to the two moslem nations through an atomic research Center in Mot Bel Gium and unidentified Swiss companies the Hessen officials speaking on condition of anonymity said suspicions about illegal shipments of uranium by  were raised by the kale s environmental Minuter. Karl him Weimar in a recent report to the state parliament. Federal parliamentary experts met in committee ses Sion thursday night until 11 . And West German television preempted regular programming to devote an hour to the Issue. Such shipments would be a violation of the nuclear policemen Check for contaminated in Ilercil Burd Buck Laving nuclear Plant in Hunan West Cem Uny. Non praline Iwatiw trealy of 1968, intended 10 prohibit inc spread of atomic weapons. West Germany u among the More than 100 rations that have signed in treaty. If it turns out that weapons Grade uranium 23j was delivered to Pakistan and Libya Hen we have on our hands a scandal the likes of which we be never experienced in West germ Tui. Former Hessen Environ Raen Lal minister Zoschka Fischer tied in another television interview. The Hessen parliamentary report which has not been made Public was compiled in connection with a investigation into Transu Alcor. Western intelligence agencies claim Pakistan is going ahead with a program to develop nuclear weapons although Tibma bad denies it. In july 1987, a pakistani was arrested in tic United Stales and charged with trying to Export a Type of Licet used for making nuclear weapons. Pakistan denied thai it had engineered the scheme. At inc Lime los. Rep Stephen Solarz d-n.v., charged that Pakistan flouted . Laws and tried to Export i Eccl used in the enrichment of weapons Grade uranium Solon said pakistani agents have been trying for Al least two years in Europe and the United Stales to Blythe steel. In december. Tel Pitr impeded trans Kulcar s transport License after the company was accused of illegally storing More Ihan 1,700 barrels of nuclear waste. The barrels which contained Pluto Trum uranium and Cobalt were found in West Germany official said. Trans Ulcar has been plagued by a scandal involving allegations of bribery by company officials id obtain lucrative nuclear waste transport contracts. Journalist recalls 85 attack by terrorists at Rome Airport Rome al1 an american journalist whole 11 year old Usu Pluck was killed in inc 1985 terrorist at tack in it Rome Airport testified thursday about How i sought to protect his child in 50 seconds of confusion and terror. Victor l. Simpson 4i-Ycar-old Rome news editor for the associated press gave the testimony As the trial resumed for palestinian guerrilla Leader Abu Nidal and two others in the attack that left 16 people dead and �0wounded. The trial which began dec. 13 and adjourned be fore Christmas resumed with testimony from travellers who were wounded or lost relatives in the attack Simpson said he was entering the lobby of Leonardo a Vinci Airport with his daughter. Natasha and his son Michael then 9 years Oid. In route to a family vacation in Lic United Stales when the attack began. My son Votos behind me. I was ahead with my daughter Simpson said his Back to the courtroom speaking in slow Clear italian Smuin did by photog Raphers and to cameras. After a few seconds 1 hear Dan Cpl onion. In was nil  me said he hurled naia Iha to the ground and they Lay Staci chef out together on the Irmina floor. Then there was the shooting. There was much confusion. It lasted a few Minifie. Obviously my daughter was gravely injured. I was wounded but in a minor Way said Simpson who was injured in the hand by a Bullet. His son Michael suffered abdominal wounds in the attack. Several other americans who survived the attack were initially asked to testify about inc dec 27, 198massacre but italian officials decided their pretrial statements would suffice As evidence in court the american embassy said. Four americans including Natasha Simpson and three terrorists were among those killed in the Airport attack. Another nine people died and so were wounded a fourth terrorist Mahni oud Ibrahim dialled 20, who was wounded is the Only defendant in custody. A virtually simultaneous attack at the Airport in Vienna Austria left four people including one Ameri can dead and 47 wounded. Khalid told investigators before the trial began that the attack was ordered by palestinian guerrilla Leader Abu Nidal who Heads the Fatah revolutionary coun cil. Nidal whose real name is safari Al Brinna split with the Palestine liberation organization in 1973. An in ice Naiona arrest warrant has been issued for him. He is being tried in absent a along Wilh the third defendant Rashid cd Haim a a fugitive described by exhaled As the coordinator of the strike. The indictment Stales thai the commandos began inc terrorist operation by tossing hand grenades an spraying Rifle fire in the direction of the Check in coun ters of Twa and Al Al Israel airlines. According to the indictment hated cooperated with investigators describing How he was trained Forler Ronsom in a Camp in the syrian controlled Bcka Valley of Lebanon world today British army gurkhas face Uncertain future Katmandu Nepal up1 the status of the 7,000 Nepal use gurkhas in the British army is Uncertain after China regains sovereignty Over Hong Kerne in 1997, a British official has said. Their future will depend on the gurkhas and inc operational needs of the British army which is changing and the resources in the budget Ian Stewart British minister of state for the armed forces said no decision has been taken on the matter yet Bat we want to continue contacts after 1997." Stewart said gurkha soldiers will continue to be deployed in Kong Kong until sovereignty re verts to China. Bribe charges filed against Exchange official Hong Kong up the former chair Man of inc Hong Kong Stock Exchange was charged Friday with inking a bribe to facilitate the share Market listing of a giant japanese construction company. Ronald i who stepped Down in december As chairman of the Exchange was charged Wilh accepting an interest in  million share of he Kumagai Timi construction company for ensuring Ilic japanese firm s new offering of 67 Mil Linn shares would be listed Tor trading. The shares carried a face value of 32 cents each