European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2b re briefs the stars and stripes Wadi Day March 2,1988 see libyan jets land in Egypt Crews seeking Asylum Cairo. Egypt a four libyan Jet fight ers landed tuesday us an Airfield in a Sahara Oasis Ait their Crew members asked for Politica Asylum in Egypt the government s Middle East news Agency and Oiler sources reported. A source at Cairo International Airport speaking anonymously in line with Security regulations said the soviet made Mig-z3s put Down 31 the military base in Siwa Oasis. A semites Wen or Cairo and 30 mile East of the libyan Border. The source Sard All members of us Crew re Quested political Asylum bul did not specify How Many there were. The Mig-23 can be configured far either a single Pilot or a two Man Crew. 1 killed seven wounded As iraqi missiles hit Tehran Manama Bahrain Lupi Iraq fired five More missiles into Tehran Iran tuesday killing one person end wounding several in one of the worst series of strikes on the City since the coun tries began preying on civilians five years ago. Wesley diplomats Laid Iraq was attacking with an iraqi built surface to surface rocket armed with a 1,200-Pound warhead capable of reaching Tehran. 300 Miles from the Border. Iraq previously struck Tehran Only with aircraft. An iraqi military spokesman said Iraq fired fairs wave of missile at Tehran Al b 37 . And � to . And a second barrage Al 12 47 1 25 ., Baghdad radio said. It said iraqi forces fired the fifth at 4 30 Mayor of sicilian town would Welcome . F-16s Licata. Sicily up a sicilian mayor said tuesday thai 72 , air Force f-16 fight cars scheduled to leave Spain in 1991 should Transfer to his Southern port Lown. Mayor Gioacchino Castiglione Aid Ficaia population 41,000, would reap major economic benefits if the 40lsl tactical fighter Wing now Al Torrejon Spain transferred there. Nearby in Sicily the communist mayor of Comiso a wrongly opposes deployment of the fighters Here at a Bate where . Cruise missiles have been stationed since 1984. Castiglione 34, belongs to the Christian Democrat party heading the Rome coalition govern ment which said last month it would consider Basing the fighter Wing in Italy. Moving the Wing to Ileata. However would require construction of an Airfield As none currently exists there Ficaia has Long sought fund ing for an Airport to boost tourism second Day of protest in Panama has Little effect Panama City Panama api a general strike called to protest the Rule of Gen. Manue Noriega appeared to have link effect tuesday Lor the second Day in a Row Eric Arturo act Vallec whose removal from the presidency on Friday prompted the strike Call predicted from hiding that the political crisis would Worsen Panama of the work stoppage which failed to significantly disrupt transport or Commerce on monday had predicted that the action would spread to Ine Panama canal tuesday. But canal commission spokesman Franklin Castrellon said thai As of mid Oming tuesday traffic there was Normal. 4th postmaster general in 4 years assumes Post Washington
