European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 9 world today36 holy Day worshippers die in Mexico Stampede Mexico City Aat least 36 Ash wednesday worshippers died when crowds tried to cram into a Church famed for Atli Giovis icon believed to have Miracle working Powers. About 25 Pebble were injured in the crush at the Sanctuary of our lord of Chalma about 40 Miles South of Mexico City said Carlos Mottai a spokesman for the state of Mexico government in Toluca.  a a a a some people were trampled and others suffocated inside the Church in the at Hirn a a he said in a Telephone interview. A \ Mota said at least 3,500 worshippers were at the mass and authorities had trouble finding enough ambulances to take the injured to hospitals. The Hilltop Sanctuary draws Ash wednesday pilgrims from All Over the nation to Pray before an icon of the crucified Jesus. A death edict on Rushdie irrevocable report says Nicosia Cyprus Aon the second anniversary of Tehran a death sentence against author Salman Rushdie a senior iranian cleric thursday insisted the edict was irrevocable and still in Force the islamic Republic news Agency reported. A. A a a a  a a a Mohammad Baez Zadeh Khorasani told muslims that the Fatwa or religious edict could not be superseded by any other religious figure according to Iran a official news Agency. The West is plotting a to Pardon the infidel Salman Rushdie with a Fatwa from a religious figure and keep its subservient author for future services a said the report by Irna monitored in Nicosia. A a a a a a a two years ago Iran slate Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini matted on muslims worldwide to seek out and kill Rushdie for defaming islam in his novel a the satanic  a massive explosion wrecks dutch fireworks factory Cul Emborg Netherlands a a massive explosion wrecked a fireworks factory wednesday causing several injuries and widespread damage on the outskirts of this town in Central Holland police and eyewitnesses said. A a City Council member told dutch radio four employees were injured and two were missing in the blast. The six workers were in the is fireworks factory at the time of the explosion which occurred around noon local time according to the official. He was identified Only by his last name Dieperink. A. \ a \. A fall in be heard is that some injured people have been evacuated a said police spokesman Sebo Naayer. He said he had no further details on casualties. There was no immediate word on what May have caused the blast at the Plant 3�?T/2 Miles from town. Two hours after the explosion smoke was still pouring from the Plant As police set up a 600-Yard safety radius around the facility. Friday february 15, 1991the stars and stripes Aam bombing inquiry with tribute to victims Dumfries Scotland apr a four month inquiry into the bombing of pan am flight 103 ended wednesday with a moment of silence for the 270 victims of the 1988 terrorist attack. A the horror of bodies and wreckage from the Boeing 747 jumbo Jet raining Down on the scottish Village of Lockerbie was relived in 61 Days of testimony from 131 witnesses. The inquiry will not assign criminal blame. It focused on the deaths How the bombing occurred whether any defects in Security systems contributed to it and whether similar attacks could be prevented. A the inquiry ended with a silent tribute to the victims from 21 countries including 188 americans and 44 britons. Sheriff principal John Mowat who presided Over the hearing said his findings would be issued within weeks. He provided no specific Date. The jetliner exploded on De�v-2i, 1988, 38 minutes after leaving Heathrow Airport in London. All 259 passengers and Crew were killed. Lockerbie was showered with fiery debris killing 11  the ground. A investigators have traced the bombing to a powerful explosive hidden in. A radio cassette player packed inside a Bronze suitcase that was probably put aboard the flight in Frankfurt Germany. Scottish police conducting the criminal probe Are investigating several Radical palestinian organizations but no arrests have been made and no charges filed. Inquiry findings cannot be used in civil or criminal Legal actions but evidence that surfaced during the hearings can be used. During the inquiry victims attorneys accused pan am of allowing a a preventable disaster to occur with lax Security that allowed Luggage onto planes even if owners did not Board. Pan am and various government agencies also were assailed for allegedly failing to heed warnings of a possible terrorist attack on a  plane and that a bomb might be hidden in a radio cassette player. According to testimony some pan am employees were unaware of the threats some Luggage from flight 103 was left unattended at Heathrow and baggage from connecting pan am flights including one Trot Frankfurt was not a Rayed. /. Pan am representatives defended the airline arguing that officials had increased Security because of the tier Eatow Hile noting that airlines receive dozens of. Simir Lar threats every year. They said the airline s Security procedures met government regulations. ---1. Medical testimony of the hearing revealed that some of the victims May have been alive after the Jet exploded at an Altitude of 31,000 feet. Experts said at least one victim lived momentarily after hitting the ground. Witnesses described horrifying scenes of bodies Lund ing on streets gardens Fields and a Golf course. Debris strewn Over 850 Square Miles levelled housed and blew a huge Crater in a residential Section of Lockerbie. Soviets head Home members of the soviet army groups mechanized Rifle corps hang out the window of a train passing through Szeged Hungary on their Way Home. The soviet withdrawal from Hungary continues Winnie Mandela trial postponed until March 6 Johannesburg South Africa apr a judge on thursday postponed the kidnapping and assault trial of Winnie Mandela until March 6 to give police time to find a key witness allegedly abducted earlier this  . Stegmann agreed with prosecutors who said they could not proceed after one witness disappeared and two More refused to testify because they feared for their lives . Mandela wife of african National Congress Leader Nelson Mandela is one of four defendants charged with kidnapping and assaulting four Young men at the Mandela a Soweto Home outside Johan Nesburg in december 1988. If convicted on All counts her punishment could Range from a suspended sentence to the death penalty. Three of the Young men Are the main state witnesses and the fourth 14-year-old Tompie Weipei was found dead in. January 1989. The four defendants pleaded innocent monday. One witness Gabriel Mek we disappeared sunday night hours before he was to take the witness stand. The other witnesses Kenneth Gase and Cabiso Mono refused to give evidence wednesday. They said Meg we a disappearance made them fear their lives would be in danger if they testified a both Gase and Mono have refused police Protection and Are staying at an undisclosed address in Johannesburg. The trial could damage relations Between Mandela a african National Congress and the government As they prepare for negotiations on a new Constitution to end while minority Rule. But Mandela flew to Cape town on tuesday and held a lengthy meeting with president . De Klerk. In a joint statement they said they had ironed out problems in the ongoing talks Between the Anc and w Hite led government. Gase Mek we and Mono ail testified last year at a separate trial that they were abducted by Mern Bers of . Mandela s controversial bodyguard team the Mandela United football club. They said they were taken to . Mandela Sho use where she and others assaulted them. Jerry Richardson the head of . Mandela a former bodyguard unit was convicted of murdering Weipei in that trial. Prosecutors allege . Mandela a bodyguards were motivated by accusations that Gase Mono Mek we and Weipei had sexual relations with a White methodist minister who ran a Center for troubled youths