European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday May 20, 1989 Iran files suit against . In Downing of iranian jetliner the Hague Netherlands a Iran has filed suit against the United states in the world court Over the loss of 290 lives in last july s Downing of an Irani an jetliner a court official said Friday. Iran has asked the court to Rule that the United states is responsible to pay compensation to the islamic Republic to the amount to be determined by the court. For the injuries suffered by the islamic re Public and the bereaved families the official quoted Iran s submission to the filed its application at the court on wednesday said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with court was not immediately Clear whether the Bush administration was planning to take part in the proceed Ings. The . Embassy in the Hague declined com ment on the Issue. The Case involves the Downing of an iranian Airbus Jet by the guided missile Cruiser Vince incs on july 3, 1988. All 290 passengers and Crew of the plane perished in the incident which occurred after the Airbus was erroneously identified As an iranian fighter plane by the Vincennes world court officially known As the International court of Justice is the judicial Branch of the United nations. It has no enforcement Powers and depends on voluntary adherence to its rulings. In documents filed at the court s registry Iran also asked the court to quash a March 7 decision by the International civil aviation organization which deplored the incident but did not blame the . Govern ment the court official told the associated press. The court is considering when to begin proceedings in the Case which pits the United slates against Iran in the world court for the second time since 1979. In that year the Carter administration filed suit against Iran Over the Fate of 55 american diplomats held hostage at the . Embassy in Iran. The court ruled in favor of the . Government ordering Iran to immediately release the hostages. The iranian government ignored the court ruling but later freed the hostages in january 1980 after an elaborate Deal was reached with the . Government. The United states withdrew from proceedings in the other major world court Case in which it was involved earlier in the decade. In 1984, Nicaragua sought a halt to . Support for the Contra rebels and the court sided with the leftist sandinista government two years later. Only Days before that complaint was filed the Rea Gan administration cancelled its acceptance of world court jurisdiction in Central american affairs. Of the More than 150 . Member nations Only 49 have accepted the court s authority As compulsory in settling conflicts Between states. The United states is one of them with the exception of Central american disputes. Protesting for higher pay i thousands of internment doctors hearing White coals and Riding motorcycles drove through the streets of new Delhi India thursday to demand higher pay and belter working conditions. After negotiations with the government broke Down the physicians said they would not report for w Ork until their demands were met. Gorbachev Delors share International award Oviedo Spain a soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and european commission head Jacques Delors shared the 1989 Prince of Asturias prize for International cooperation announced Friday by a foundation named for the heir to the Spanish throne. Jury chairman Loop old Calvo Sotolo a former centrist prime minister said the men were honoured for their efforts Over the last few years to promote International cooperation and eliminate barriers to understanding among the prize is among eight annually awarded by the foundation based in this Northern City. Three terrorist suspects Are arrested in Sweden Stockholm Sweden a police arrested at least three people of Arab origin suspected of terrorist attacks in Denmark and believed to have links with a extremist palestinian organisation the National news Agency to reported Friday. The three were caught in an anti terrorist sweep on thursday but were arrested for alleged crimes in swe Den including Bank robbery to said. Police said they brought in 15 people for question ing on suspicion of involve mint in the 1985 bombings of the Northwest Orient airlines office and a Syna Gogue in Copenhagen. One person was killed and 22 injured in the synagogue bombing. Nuclear fuel undamaged As part of train derails London a part of a train carrying spent nuclear fuel derailed in cast London but the incident did not pose any danger to the Public officials said Friday. The flask of nuclear fuel was not damaged in the thursday night incident in Stratford said Colin Ben Nett of the Central electricity generating Board the company responsible for Power stations in England and Wales and owner of the fuel. He said the locomotive and the first open Carriage which was empty went off the track but that the Carriage carrying the flask and the last empty Carriage were undamaged. The fuel was in route from Bradwell nuclear Power station in South England to the sell afield nuclear Power station in North England for reprocessing he said. Anti terrorist exercise picks on perplexed Motorist Oslo Norway a an anti terrorist exercise backfired on when a police officer dressed As a terrorist attacked the wrong car police said Friday. The Var dons gang newspaper said the Black Clad police terrorist leaped onto a Public Highway near the town of Aalesund and fired a Salvo of Blanks from his machine gun at a car driven by Otto Gisk code Gaard who knew nothing of the exercise. lied by backing full Speed Down the Highway Only to collide with the unmarked police car that was supposed to have been the target of the mock attack. We heard shots and saw flames coming out of the barrel of the gun that was pointed at our Windshield Gisko Oydegaard told the paper. Instead of fleeing could just As easily have decided to run him Down he said. Loyal ethiopian troops reportedly Battle mutineers Addis Ababa. Ethiopia a scattered fighting was reported Friday Between Loyal and mutinous troops in Northern of Ethiopia in a rebellion the country s marxist Leader said had been crushed. President Ming Isle Haile Mariam told the nation on radio and television late thursday that the situation in the northernmost province of Eritrea was under full but diplomatic sources in the capital said Loyal and dissident units of Ethiopia s 2nd army clashed Friday in and around the provincial capital of Asmara three Days after to Mutiny began. It is not under control said one Western Diplomat. Obviously the whole situation is very the revolt is the most serious Chal Lenge to Mengistu s 15-year Rule in Ethiopia which is the soviet Union s closest ally in Africa. The Diplomat who like his colleagues spoke Only on condition that he not be identified said at least six rebellious generals were killed in the factional fighting including the 2nd army s commander. I think Mengistu May be getting it in hand he said but i Don t think he s quite As firmly Back in the Saddle As his statement last night would the 150,000-Strong 2nd army nearly half the country s entire armed forces had been considered in full opposition to Mengistu. Thursday s fighting Between rival faction within the unit represented what the Diplomat called a dramatic it s pretty obvious now that while the insurgents held Asmara they did not fully control units outside the Provin Cial capital the Diplomat said. He said the counter Coll was led bythe 102 paratroop brigade the 3rd mechanized brigade and the 2nd tank brigade All units based in other eritrean cities. An african Diplomat in Addis Ababa said other army units based outside the capital had been outwardly Neutral in the revolt but now appeared to be swinging toward the government. In his first Public comment since re turning wednesday from an abbreviated trip to East Germany. Mengistu blamed the uprising on a few generals who placed their greed and hunger for Power above the National interest. He said thursday that his revolutionary forces will liquidate the Muti neers a few hours before the report of fight ing within the 2nd army the eritrean people s liberation from or Elf declared it was temporarily suspending its28-year War of secession to support the rebellious soldiers. The Western Diplomat said the factional fighting appeared to have been caused by a backlash against the rapprochement with the the rebels control three fourths of the Countryside in Eritrea and the army generally is confined to garrisons in the Cit ies including Asmara. Mengistu inherited the Northern civil War when he and a clique of army offi cers deposed emperor Hail Selassie on sept. 12, 1974. Eritrea is a former italian Colony that was Federated with Ethiopia in 1957under a .-sponsored , Resolution. Selassie annexed the territory in 1962
