European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes tuesday february 19,1991u.s. Warships strike mines inform Page 1 a were injured. A one seriously the . Military said both vessels remained under their own Power after the blasts and Nei Thor ship was in danger of sinking. A struck were a High tech missile Cruiser the princ Tori and an amphibious assault ship the Tripoli that is part of a 31-vessel task Force gearing up for a possible Marine amphibious assault. Such an invasion could be one Clement of the ground offensive that Allied cad Bra have indicate Dis Days if not hours away. In an Effort to stave off a bloody ground1 War soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and his foreign minister Alexander Bessmer Nyoh met for 3vi hours monday in Moscow with iraqis foreign minister Tariq Aziz and Deputy prime minister Saadoun l Hammadi. Gorbachev a spokesman Vitaly Ignatenko said Aziz was returning to the iraqi capital with a soviet proposal for president Saddam Hussein. Ignatenko provided no details but said it was a fully in line with the soviet position that there should be an unconditional withdrawal from  Fitzwater said the United states had no Advance notice of what was in the soviet peace plan and that president Bush had not spoken with Gorbachev about its  winding up a four Day vacation in Maine refused to comment on the soviet peace proposal. The German newspaper Bild reported monday that the soviet peace plan demands iraqis unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait and would bar any a punitive actions against Saddam. The plan also Calls for negotiations on the palestinian problem and declares that iraqis government and Borders would not be tampered with Bild said. The newspaper based its report on sources in Moscow. A a a a big had meanwhile claimed it inflicted casualties on Allied ground troops with a Cross Border missile barrage but there was no immediate word from . Military spokesmen on ground engagements overnight sunday. The iraqi claim came in a military communique broadcast by Baghdad radio monday which said iraqi forces fired on Allied positions in saudi Arabia with tactical Field missiles. A a number of enemy scoundrels were killed or wounded and equipment weapons and vehicles were destroyed a the communique said without providing further details. Regarding the Gulf mine explosions it. Cmdr. Ken Satterfield a . Navy spokesman confirmed that three Crew members were injured on the Princeton. One seriously and All were Eva Cutch from the vessel. Four were lightly injured on Tripoli and hone was evacuated he said. The . Command said the mine incidents occurred about 2l/2hours apart with the Tripoli being struck first at about 4 40 . Local time. A. The Princeton hit a mine Wei Miles from the Tripoli Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal said. Lie said the Princeton was operating at 50 percent Power because of damage to one of her propellers. The Forward compartment of the Tripoli was damaged and there was some flooding but the ship was fully operational he said. The mine that holed the Tripoli was a Contact mine the general said and the one that damaged the Princeton apparently was an a influence mine a designed to blow up under the ship and damage its keel. It was the first such mine encountered in the Gulf War. Iraqis Navy is All but decimated and is thought to pose Little threat to the Allied Armada in the Gulf. But . Officials believe Iraq has been dumping mines in the waterway. More than 80 mines have been destroyed during the Gulf crisis. From Iraq came increasing signs that wartime life is becoming All but unbearable. In bomb battered Baghdad mayor Khalid Abdul Munim told reporters resin dents face the threat of cholera and typhoid because Allied air raids have wrecked the sewage system and disrupted water supplies. He said most of the City a water purification plants Are out of order either damaged or deprived of electricity by Allied bombs a correspondent Salah Nasrawi reported. Travellers leaving Iraq on sunday gave vivid accounts of an anti Saddam protest by up to 5,000 people eight Days ago. The travellers quoted unidentified iraqi officials As saying demonstrators shot and killed 10 officials of the ruling party who tried to Stop the protest  iraqi City of a a Diw Aniyah. It was the first known demonstration against Saddam and his aug. 2 seizure of Kun Iii since the War began Jan. 17, the travellers said. In other developments a the israeli health ministry said that iraqi missiles have killed two people and wounded 230, and said 11 other deaths and More than 800 illnesses were related to missile attacks. The casualty toll was the most Complete accounting of the harm caused by the 35 improved scud missiles that Iraq has aimed at Israel since the War began Jan. 17. According to housing minister Ariel Sharon a total of 10,992 apartments were damaged in the attacks the daily Hada shot reported monday. A Pope John Paul ii who has appealed repeatedly for a diplomatic solution to the persian Gulf War said in Rome on sunday that he wants also to make it Clear that he docs not seek a peace at any  he apparently sought to Blunt attempts by italian leftists and others to use his peace appeals for their own anti War Campaign. A in Cairo Egypt Security authorities arrested another 10 iraqi agents trying to sneak into Egypt from Sudan and Libya on terror missions an opposition party newspaper reported monday. This brought to 27 the number of Baghdad sponsored suspects reported caught trying to enter Egypt allegedly for sabotage and assassinations. A in new Delhi India prime minister Chandra Shekhar facing discord in his coalition government says India will revoke its permission for . Military aircraft to use its refuelling facilities. Bomb from Page 1 Baa at 2 15 p.m., other travellers were told to leave All four terminals at Heathrow and roads leading into Europe a busiest International Airport were closed the spokesman said. Commander George Chur Hiti Coleman head of Scotland Yards anti terrorist unit said a Man telephoned in the station warning about 7 . The caller said  the Irish Republican . Bombs to go off at All mainline stations in 45 minutes Quot Churchill Coleman told a news conference. L in said the warning was passed to the British transport police who were already searching All the main railway terminals. A you will. Appreciate 1 am sure the vagueness of the information inc manner in which it was passed combined with the time lapse involved was quite deliberate a Churchill Colema said the bomb a was quite deliberately intended to maim and kill a he added. Lain Mcgregor assistant chief Constable of the British transport police said his staff receives a half dozen bomb warnings every Day. Earlier Moi id to Home Secretary Kenneth Baker said it appeared the Ira planted the Victoria station bomb. The explosions came 11 Days after the Ira fired three mortar bombs at government offices including one at. The prime ministers official residence. Churchill Coleman said the devices used in the bombings were similar and contained High explosives. He said the Ira apparently planted the bomb in a garbage can on the concourse at Victoria station. Train station bombings Paddington station % Hyde Park Kensington no and ov-fo0 Victoria stations amps. Peter Jaeger Wes Booher the Ira which is fighting to drive the British from Northern Lre kind last attacked a civilian establishment in London on july 20, when a bomb blew a Hole in the walk of the Stock Exchange. No one was injured. In december 1983, five people were killed and 91 others were injured by an Ira bomb at harrods department store. C iraqis official news Agency however said in a unattributed report that the bombings might have been in retaliation for Britain a role in the persian Gulf War. In mondays bombing one person was dead on arrival at Westminster Hospital where 31 other people including a boy were treated for injuries said Hospital spokesman Jonathan Street. The senior physician or. Jeremy Booth said six people were seriously injured. Jane Gamble a spokeswoman for St. Thomas Hospital said six people were treated there for a very minor using a news injuries. Jayanti Patel a bus Driver said he a paper when he heard the blast. A i saw a Young girl running up to where i was standing and then her legs Joist gave out and she collapsed on the floor a he said. A the first two minutes there was nothing and then there was screaming and  Graham Bonham Carter who said he was about 50 feet from the explosion recalled a Brief silence after the bang a then people started to scream and  emergency services staff said the bomb at Victoria which exploded at 7 46 ., was placed in or near a phone Booth opposite a newsstand in the station concourse facing platforms no. 3 and 4. Baker however said it appeared the bomb had been planted in a garbage can on the concourse. Witnesses said the explosion appeared to have caused Little damage to Victoria the main terminal for commuters living to the South of London and also the link to Gatwick Airport. 1 a Paddington station device which exploded at 4 j ., was left on the train concourse near platforms no. 6 and 8 and shattered windows in an office Block belonging to state run British rail police said. Police believed the explosion May have caused some structural damage to the station the main terminal for trains irom the West. Troop from Page 1 a 4 15th of january we can legally kill somebody a he said quoting a Soldier he d read about in the paper Quot hell that Means the other night i probably killed somebody. 1 done to even want to think about  for those not directly involved in the skirmishes life has become a hectic mix of sandstorms High intensity training and last minute . Infantry men were issued night vision laser sights for their m-16 rifles Over the weekend. Shipments of new Mark 19 automatic grenade launchers designed for Elose Range blasting of bunkers and lightly armoured vehicles arrived. Some Allied troops were also preparing to evacuate bedouins from Northern positions. After six months in the desert Many soldiers would rather risk their lives in a Battle than wait further for a ground War. But wait they do. And their thoughts turn to Home families and to the future. A you realize things can change quickly and there is nothing you can do about it a or Quot a said spec. Matthew Blount a 22-year-old Supply specialist from Spartanburg . A you realize your life is More  but master sgt. James Reese remembers these pc clip a from Vietnam. He knows that for Many they won t last. A they say when i get Back ill do this and that a said Reese 43, from Jacksonville Fla. A some do but most think Back relax and go Back to their old w  a i his temporary introspection among the troops is especially noticeable to maj. Donald Rutherford a Catholic chaplain lie says it is boosting attendance in services at the front. A its fear a said Ruther Ford 35, of Albany . A a it a causing lot More people to be interested in Reli Gion. God is playing More of a part ii their  i he hardships of the front a the Lack of toilets showers a Good meal a least Strong impressions on the troops. A i makes you appreciate the freedoms o getting up in the morning bathing am just driving somewhere the Freedom h have a real life a said pvt. Patrick West 2_, of Bloomington Iii. I also wish id spent More time with my mom and my  compiled from Media Pool reports