European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 a the stars and stripes tuesday november 26,1991 North Korea criticizes . For forcing inspections Issue China Beijing a a North korean Diplomat monday accused the United states of trying to undermine his nations communist leaders by pressing for nuclear inspections. Chu Chang Jun North koreans ambassador to China also denied Western claims that North Korea is close to building nuclear . A we assure you that we Are not trying to develop nuclear weapons a Chu said. A we Are not against nuclear inspections a Chu said but added that North Korea opposes a the unjust attempt to Force nuclear inspections on us the Pyongyang government said last week that it will permit inspections of its nuclear Sites if the United states allows simultaneous visits of its military areas in South Korea. The proposal was made last week to an american defense analyst but Chu was the first North korean official to publicly make the offer. Chu said the United states should immediately halt efforts to pressure North Korea to permit nuclear inspections. A this at overthrowing our social system and misleading the world Public opinion and gives pretext to South Korea for the development of nuclear weapons a Chu said. North Korea has said All its nuclear facilities Are for peaceful purposes. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced thursday that the United states would postpone withdrawals of american troops from South Korea to try to Force North Korea to abandon nuclear development. There Are about 40,000 . Soldiers in South Korea the Baker demand that North Korea permit nuclear inspections but a senior . Official travelling with Cheney said the United states also May consider inspections of its bases in South Korea. . Military in South Korea . Army and air Force troops about 40,000 air Force installations Sokch of Suwon a Osan a Kunsan a Kumcha on g Taegu a q Kwangju a o Pusan installations source Washington Headquarters services a we. J. Castello fir Evious week. Secretary of state James a. I urged Japan China and the soviet Union to during a news conference Chu rebuffed South korean president Roh Tae Woods proposal for a nuclear free korean Peninsula divided since 1945 by one of the worlds most heavily fortified Borders. Chu called Rohrs announcement a empty in Seoul South Korea meanwhile a newspaper reported monday that North Korea is digging tunnels to protect its nuclear facilities after finishing construction of a reactor in a northeastern military port. The report could not be confirmed. Extremists in 5 German cities attack Homes for foreigners Berlin apr Young radicals threw firebombs and smashed windows during the night in five German cities again targeting Homes for foreigners in what has become a weekend ritual of hatred. There were no injuries in the attacks late saturday and Early sunday morning. Police reported no arrests. Young thugs hurled firebombs at a Home for 14 Middle Eastern refugees in Wedel near the Western German City of Hamburg police said. Authorities reported fire damage during the eary sunday attack. A watchman fired two warning shots to scare away five vandals who smashed windows of a refugee Home in the Eastern German City of Bahlen about 3 a.m., the German news Agency adn reported. In the Eastern City of Wittgens Dorf near Chemnitz another group Early sunday attacked a Home for vietnamese workers with Sticks. They also demolished a car parked outside adn said. Late saturday night thugs hurled bricks at a Home for romanian refugees in the Eastern City of Schaf Stadt the news Agency said. Also late saturday adn said about 10 masked people in the Eastern City of Eisleben forced their Way into a Home housing refugees from Ghana. No injuries were reported. The incidents were the latest in a wave of terror against foreigners in Germany. Authorities say most of the perpetrators Are Young aimless inarticulate males with few skills and scant ability to compete for jobs in a reunited Germany. World Swiss fear 150 infected by blood from red Cross from wire reports Berne Switzerland the Swiss red Cross announced monday that it has allocated $700,900 to Aid people who May have contracted the aids virus from contaminated blood provided by the organization. The news follows an admission by the red Cross that some 150 people May have been infected by the deadly virus that leads to aids after having received transfusions provided by the organizations Central Laboratory in Berne. The Case which mirrors a similar ongoing scandal in France was revealed by local newspapers last week. Transfusion services have been revamped in the past two years to prevent a recurrence of such infections the red Cross said. The 150 suspected cases Date Back to transfusions carried out in the two year period up to the end of 1989.blast kills Belfast inmate Belfast a one inmate died and eight others were injured when an explosion ripped through a Belfast prison sunday evening the Northern Ireland office said. The explosion happened in the dining room As protestant inmates were arriving for their evening meal. Police said they were not certain the explosion in a Wing was caused by a bomb. A number of prison officers were treated for shock.8 die As miners clash Johannesburg South Africa a gangs armed with axes and Spears attacked rival Black miners monday at a huge Gold mine leaving at least eight dead police said. Factional fighting earlier this month at the president Steyn mine in the Orange free state near Welkom claimed 76 lives and left some 200 miners injured. The latest fighting erupted before Dawn when armed men attacked a miners Hostel in the Complex police said. At least 31 miners were injured in the attack they said. Mine officials said a murder gangs attacked rival miners in the Hostel in an apparent revenge attack for the earlier fighting. Officials did not identify the attackers Ana gave no details.5 prison guards slain Prague Czechoslovakia a five guards at one of Czechoslovakia a worst prisons were killed and three others were seriously wounded in an assault by inmates the state news Agency reported sunday. The incident occurred saturday night Csuk reported. Seven inmates escaped the Leopoldo prison in Western Slovakia about 250 Miles East of Prague the report said. Two were later apprehended it said. Csuk said the escapees were armed. Highway and Railroad traffic near the City of Leopoldo was stopped and a search for the escaped prisoners was under Way throughout the country the Agency said. One prisoner died and 30 people were injured in Leopoldo last March in clashes Between inmates and armed guards. Soldiers were called in to suppress the riot. That clash followed a series of strikes by inmates demanding improved conditions. The motive for saturdays assault was not known. Marcos charged with 12 new counts of graft Manila Philippines up the philippine government filed 12 new criminal counts of graft against former first lady Imelda Marcos on monday bringing to 66 the number of criminal suits she faces in the country. Solicitor general Francisco Chavez charged that the widow of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos violated the country a Constitution by heading a civil office a the Light rail transit authority a while serv ing As a member of the National Assembly. The suit alleges that after being appointed head of the rail authority by her husband in 1984, Marcos used the office to profit illegally until the Marc oses were chased out of Power in a 1986 popular revolt. According to the suit the former first lady leased prime land under the railway at a great discount to a phony charitable foundation that she also headed. The foundation philippine general Hospital foundation inc., then subleased the property at its Market value. A for cornering the leasehold rights. Respondents gained tremendous profits without any capital investment to the prejudice of the government Leta which suffered a total loss of $687 000 from june 1984 to february 1986�?T�?T the suit charges. A Jose dans who served As the no. 2 Man both in the rail authority and the foundation also faces 12 charges. Hermilando Mandanas an executive of the foundation faces two counts and Ignacio Gimenez a Marcos crony and construction contractor faces one count. Marcos returned nov. 4 from nearly six years in exile to face allegations that she helped her husband pilfer at least $5 billion from her country a Treasury during 20 years of Marcos Rule. Ferdinand Marcos died in exile in Hawaii in 1989
