European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 c the stars and stripes tuesday december 24,1991 cambodians vow More rallies despite closure of campuses playing it Cool Down under while people in most other countries Are shivering this Sydney Santa Claus finds the australian heat difficult to stand up to for hours on end. A bubbling Fountain gives his hot feet some temporary Relief along the Christmas delivery route. Phenom penh Cambodia a the government closed universities monday in an attempt to Stem a mounting tide of student demonstrations that have erupted in violence and disrupted efforts to rebuild the country after a Long civil War. / bul angry students gathered outside campuses and vowed further protests. Pro democracy activists said they Are upset by corruption in the outgoing vietnamese installed government of prime minister Hun sen and oppose the inclusion of the fanatical Khmer Rouge in the interim government that is to set up elections. The capital s streets were Calm monday after five Days of unrest in which officials say six people were killed and nearly three dozen Hurt. Students on monday gathered in Small groups outside their closed campuses and vented their anger at police who they said overreacted by opening fire on Rock throwing demonstrators Over the weekend. A a everybody is very angry with the police and we will demonstrate today or tomorrow to demand the release of the students they have captured a said a 26-year-old student who identified himself Only As Peak. He was with 200 other students outside the Institute of agriculture. A we Are angry but we done to have guns so it is difficult to fight the police. But we will demonstrate again a said a student outside the Institute of economics Campus who requested anonymity. One official defended the use of gunfire to control the unrest. A if there is another demonstration there certainly will be More shooting a said a senior cambodian official who spoke on condition of anonymity. A the order is there to shoot the Green Light is on. The government has no Choice now but to show that it is in control or it will army troops called in to restore order returned to the Barracks sunday night. Hundreds of police fanned across the City to enforce the 6 p.m.-5 . Curfew imposed sunday. Red tracer bullets floated Over the sky monday morning and automatic Rifle bursts occasionally punctured the Calm apparently from nervous police officers firing into the air As vehicles violated the curfew. Prince Norodom Sihanouk who Heads the interim Council issued a statement sunday appealing for Calm and urging the government not to use Force against demonstrators. But Sihanouk is a figurehead Leader with no actual Powers. At least six people were killed and 16 injured during the unrest from wednesday to sunday according to accounts from doctors witnesses and Relief workers. The government said 18 police officers were injured. Port a Prince Haiti a Jean Bertrand Aristide accepted the Senate a Choice of the communist party Leader to be prime minister breaking a deadlock in talks Over Aristides return to Power officials said sunday. Senate president Dejean bet Zaire said communist party Leader Rene Theodore would head a new government that would prepare for Aristides return. He gave no indication when that might occur. The announcement came after two Days of negotiations Between Augusto Ramirez Ocampo envoy of the organization of american states and haitian political and military leaders. Ramirez Ocampo said Aristide authorized him to announce that he would accept Theodore As prime minister a if it is the will of the parliamentary Theodore moderate is widely respected by haitian politicians. Aristide previously had been reluctant to accept the politician who accused Aristide of abuse of Power and encouraging mob violence during his seven months in office As Haiti a first democratically elected president. Victor Benoit a Leader of a pro Aristide coalition and possible Choice for prime minister said he had a Strong doubts that Aristide acceded to Theodore a selection. A until we hear directly from the Mouth of president Aristide that he has chosen Theodore and not Victor Benoit we of the National front for change and democracy consider Benoit to be Aristides Choice a Benoit himself rip London subway Ira announces truce London apr two firebombs exploded on London subway trains monday and a search for other incendiary devices closed the system for More than three hours a week after an Ira railway blast severely disrupted commuter travel. No injuries were reported from the two explosions and a third pocket sized bomb that was discovered soldering in a subway car. The Irish Republican army which claimed responsibility for last weeks incident and was suspected of mondays bombs hours later announced a cease fire for Christmas eve Christmas Day and the boxing Day Holiday on dec. 26. The Ulster Volunteer Force an outlawed pro British gang based in Northern Ireland a protestant Community said it would not Call a cease fire. The explosions forced tens of thousands of people who normally use the subway system to find other ways to get to work monday. The Ira has timed previous bombings for monday morning to cause maximum disruption. A London underground spokesman said about 2.75 million people use the system daily but fewer passengers were expected because it was so close to Christmas. The Ira has planted at least 75 firebombs in stores and trains in Britain since its Christmas bombing Campaign began dec. 1. Twenty eight have ignited including the two monday. There have been no injuries. One bomb went off monday morning in a train carry ing passengers at Harrow North London and was extinguished by subway staff London underground said. The other firebomb was detonated in an empty train at a depot in North London. Both bombs were under train seats. Republican news the sinn fein Ira newspaper published reported that the Ira had planted the railway bomb last week. In a statement released on dec. 15, the Ira said violence would continue until Britain relinquishes control Over Northern Ireland. The Ira announced a three Day cease fire similar to last years which was its first in 14 years. A was of Midnight monday Active service units of the Irish Republican army will be instructed to suspend hostile military operations for a period of 72 hours a it said in a statement released . The Ulster Force rejected the cease fire. No killed in crash son seriously injured Raf Alconbury England a amps a an air Force staff sergeant was killed and his 5-Ycar-old son seriously injured when their car collided with a sem truck saturday afternoon according to local police and base officials. Staff sgt. Devron Wimbley 26, died after the Accident that occurred at 3 26 p.m., saturday on the a604 near Raf Molesworth about 12 Miles from Raf Alconbury a Cambridgeshire police spokesman said. The son Devron l. Wimbley ii was taken to Hinchin Brooke Hospital in Huntingdon where he was listed in critical condition As of monday morn ing according to a Hospital spokeswoman. The Driver of the sem truck Paul Thomas Fox 36, was injured slightly said the police spokesman. While the Accident is still under investigation by local police and air Force authorities it appears that Wimbley who was driving a Vauxhall Chevetta was in the process of passing another sem truck when the Accident occurred the spokesman said. Police arc looking for the Driver of that truck As Well As any other witnesses to the Accident. Anyone with information is asked to Call the traffic police at Peterborough 0733 63232. Agreement paves Way for Aristide s return
