European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday. April 19,19bb kidnappers killed Higgins report says Beirut Lebanon up a Christian run radio station reported monday that kidnapped . Marine la. Col. William Liggins was killed by his pro iranian captors but an official of the pro syrian Shipic amal militia denied the report the voice of Lebanon radio station citing special information said Higgins was killed by his Kidnap pers members of Hezbollah in the Village of Siddi  47 Milci South of Beirut during fighting Between the fundamentalists and amal earlier this month. The radio which did not give a source for its report said Higgins captors killed him became they feared thai amal gunmen would Rescue him during fighting Between the two groups. There were no other details of Higgins Rcpt Neil death. But Abdul Majid Salch. Amal s political officer in Southern Lebanon old United press International Higgins was not killed and he is not held in our area Southern Lebanon in Washington . Officials said they had no information on the report and the . Embassy in Beirut said it could neither confirm nor deny it. Timor go kill the spokesman for the United nations interim forces in Lebanon for which Higgins was the commander said i Caa t confirm or deny this report. I simply Don t have information in thu re  the voice of Lebanon which is run by the Christian phalanges party an opponent of the various moslem groups said Higgins was kept in the Village of Jib Sheet a main Hezbollah stronghold 39 Miles South of Beirut after his feb. 17 capture bul was taken to Siddiq Ine with an escort of iranian revolutionary guards shortly before amal stormed jibs get on april 5. Three Days of fighting Between amal and Hezbollah for the control of Manly shiite Southern Lebanon ended april 8 in a cease fire mediated by shiite Leaden and clergymen. Uni Fil a peacekeeping Forte and amal gunmen have been unable to find the officer although there have been numerous report on Higgins whereabouts. The latest report by he pro syrian Ash Shira weekly Magazine said the captors were unable to Transfer Wiggins from Southern Lebanon to Beirut s Southern suburban areas end moved him elsewhere. It Hai been suggested that the captors May have transferred him to the Bekaan Valley in Eastern Leb anon or Lent him to Beirut in a diplomatic car Ash Shiran , a3. The head of a 75-mtmber . Init observation team which oversees accords among mid dle East nation was kidnapped while driving with another . Vehicle feb. 17 on the coastal Road South of he port City of Tyre 46 Miles South or Beirut. The organization of the oppressed on Earth i underground group believed Loyal to Iran claimed responsibility for kidnapping Higgins. It demanded a halt of . Merv cation in Lebanon and the withdrawal of israeli troops from the South. There Art 20 foreigners believed held hostage in Lebanon including Higgins and eight other Ameri cans. News updates bomb expert killed Islamabad Pakistan a an explosives expert was killed sunday when a bomb exploded atan ammunition dump that blew up a week earlier and killed 100 peo ple a defense ministry spokesman said. Four other experts lost their limbs Anil several others suffered minor injuries when the bomb exploded a the Ojiri Camp site of the april 10 blast that sent rockets missiles and other weapons into the sky. The official death loll for the explosion Rose to 100 sunday when four More people died of their wounds in hospitals. More than 1,000 were injured. The  has been blowing up unexploded projectiles at the Camp Between the capital Islamabad and its twin City Rawalpindi. Blood Bank plan Oklahoma cite a proposed Christian blood Bank won t open in Oklahoma City be cause of a sparse response from hospitals an j churches. Or. Condon Hughes proponent of the idea said that letters explaining his proposal were mailed to 40 hospitals and 175 churches in the slate but Hughes said he received positive responses from Only three churches. Thai s not enough to make it work he said. Hughes said he will continue looking for the right place and the right Lime for his blood Bank which was to he called Lifeblood. Under his plan it would have accepted blood Only from donor who signed a statement confirming thai they have either abstained from sex or have been faithful to a faithful spouse since 1977. These donors Hughes claims would not carry the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus. Officials of other blood Banks had objected saying that All blood Bank screen potential donors and lest donated blood for evidence of the aids virus. Bombings damage jewish Center saudis airline office in Frankfurt Frankfurt a bombs exploded Early monday at the jewish Community Center and the saudi arabian airlines office damaging both building but causing no injuries. Police Mia both devices were probably planted by the same attackers police said monday that bombs one that blew a Large Hole in front of the Frankfurt jewish Community Center and another that shattered the plate Glass windows of the saudi arabian airlines office were probably planted by the same attackers. The bombs which went off shortly of tar Midnight Only a few minutes and about a mile apart blew a Large Hole in front of the jewish Center and shattered he windows of the saudi office. The Bias near the saudi office also damaged the adjacent offices of air Canada. There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks. A spokesman for the Frankfurt prosecutor s office Jochen schroers Siirid both bombings apparently were Carrie Doul by the same group because evidence at both Sites is  Schroen said police think Industrial or military explosives were used in the bombings. There was neither insulation material nor a fire extinguisher or anything similar for packing homemade explosives into he said. Fire extinguishers containing traces of explosives often have been found after bombings in West Germany. Damage Allie jewish Community Cen Ter was estimated at tens of thousands of dollars and about j300.000 at the saudi arabian airlines office Schroen said. The head of West Germany s jewish communities Heim Oalin Svi issued a statement monday in West Berlin calling on authorities to tighten Security near jewish property to prevent such attacks. Ii is not understandable for me that even today especially in View of in increasing number of threatening and abusive letters that jewish communities have difficulty when they try to git sufficient Security for their property Galins isaid. The first Homb went offal toe jewish Community Center in the residential West Side just after Midnight at 12 18 a.m., the second bomb exploded it theoffice of saudis airlines police Laid. The jewish Community Center a Modem Marble fronted building that houses conference rooms a gymnasium restaurant end other faculties Wei opened in september 1986. A Volkswagen bus parked in front of the jewish Community Center was destroyed police said. Police said a care taker was inside the Center at the time of the blast bul was not injured. No one was inside the airline office when the explosion occurred there police said. 4 . Sailors Hurt in Gulf mine blast receiving treatment in w. Germany by Daryle Green kaisers Lantini Bureau Lan Stuhl West Germany four sailors injured last week when their guided missile frigate struck a mine in the persian Gulf have been transported to the . Army regional medical Center Here. Ail of the sailors Are in serious but stable condition with hires suffering from bums and one from a Back injury or. La col Eduardo c. Cuison the Hospital s chief of general surgery said monday. The three bum patients Are Petty offi cer . David Burbine 23, of Ashaway . Chief Petty officer Alex Perez. 38, of ports breath. . And Petty officer 2,c. Larry Welch 26, Ohio Bur  and Prei Are listed at suffering very econom injuries while Welch is listed As having serious injuries. Seaman apprentice Wayne Smith is Deal Field pa., suffered serious Back in juries. One of the patient required surgery to relieve swelling in his hands and to repair bum damage to his breathing passages. All four were aboard the guided mis Sile frigate Samuel b. Roberts when it struck a mine in the Gulf last thursday. . Officials claim to have proof thai he mines were Laid by Iran ten sailors were injured when the mine exploded. The sailors were admitted to land Sushl Laic sunday after being transported from Bahrain to Ramstein a on Board ac-141 aircraft. One was 5 percent Burns the other was 35 percent Burns and the other one is so percent Burns Cuis ii said with out specifying which sailors suffered in injuries. He Siirid they will receive continuing bum care before being moved to Brooke  medical Center in Sao an Tonio Texas. The bum patients will be transferred most probably by this wednesday Cui son said. I Don t know when i her ire going to Transfer the Back injury patient. They Are stable they re Alert they Are fairly comfortable except for the bums. They Are probably looking Forward to going Back to the  negotiating continues in Algiers correction an article in saturday s paper incorrectly attributed information regarding the stationing of helicopters at Wiesbaden a. The German defense ministry spokesman said Only that the . Army will nation 100 helicopters Al the. Airbus this year and is considering station ing 88 More. Algiers. Algeria a algerian negotiators talked with hijackers Mon Day during a flurry of unexplained activity around the Kuwait Airway jumbo Jet hijacked nearly two weeks ago. Algerian officials privately expressed Hope the gunmen might free one or Moie of their estimated 35 hostage Early monday As a gesture or Good will to Mark the beginning of the monthlong fart of Ramadan traditionally a period of reconciliation for devout moslem. The hijackers demanded a special Ramadan meal before Dawn bul no hostage had been released when the fast began Al Daybreak. On sunday a passenger radioed a message to the control lower saying that the nos Agea aboard the Boeing 147 faced certain death if 17 pro iranian prisoners were not freed from kuwaiti jails. Kuwait remained steadfast in in rejection of the demand. A Man aboard the Jet who identified himself Ai Suleiman far Taan Dukhi. Said in the message All the Paisa fun Are in Good health. 1 Hope the Kuwait government will act quickly to liberate the 17 Young prisoners. Otherwise we nil face a Black  three other passengers have made similar statements since the plane landed in Algiers Early wednesday