European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b c the stars and stripes tuesday january 7, 1992allied Aid to kurd extended from staff and wire reports in Ciurlik a Turkey a operation provide Comfort in which 1,700 coalition troops continue to participate has been extended for another six months following consultation Between the turkish government and coalition allies a spokeswoman said. The operation initiated to Aid refugees in Northern Iraq and deter iraqi military encroachment in the area was originally scheduled to end sept. 30, said air Force maj. Carolyn Hodge an operation spokeswoman at in Ciurlik. It was previously extended until dec. 30, Hodge said. Meanwhile turkish president Turgut Ozal has asked the Cabinet to reconsider a decision to limit the stay of a  coalition Force in Southern Turkey until the end of june the National Anka news Agency said monday. Ozal reportedly said conditions in Northern Iraq remained unstable and the Allied forces were needed As a deterrent in Case iraqi president Saddam Hussein planned new moves against the kurd. Ozal said it was beneficial to Turkey for the Force to stay. Anka quoted officials close to Ozal As saying the president ratified the decision of the Cabinet to renew the mandate of the Force till june but asked the government to reconsider a decision to pressure the Force to withdraw from Turley after june 30. Last month the Cabinet said it would hand to the turkish parliament any future decision on whether the rapid action Force May stay beyond june 30. Analysts interpreted this to mean that the Force would be pressured to leave because parliament was dominated by parties that opposed their presence in Southern Turkey. The operation involves an air component based at in Ciurlik. The operation s ground Force completed its Mission and redeployed in september Hodge said. Operation provide comfor initiated to provide Aid to refugees and Detar Iraq operation provide Comfort consists of the following in Lilion f or cps airman 1,224 soldiers 158 sailors 5 marines 2 civilians 9 total . Contingent 1,398 remaining military forces include turkish 21 French 152 British 213 dutch 1 in Ciurlik air component 1 . Cargo refuelling planes 16 1 . Helicopters 8 . Fighters 32 British fighters 8 British refuelling plane 1 French fighters 8 French refuelling planes 1 turkish fighters 4 totals 78 America Battle group warships 10 support ships 3 a amps suspended sentence urged for sex guards Berlin up a the Berlin state prosecutor monday called for a two year suspended jail sentence for three former Border guards accused of shooting the last person to die at the Berlin Wall. Because the shooting took place in former East Germany at a time when the state still existed the men Are being tried under East German Law. In his concluding remarks berlins senior state prosecutor Herwig Gross Mann said he was certain the three were guilty of manslaughter but added that it had not been possible to determine which guard fired the lethal shots �?~1 am convinced that the three former Border soldiers Andreas Kuhn past Peter Schmett and Ingo Heinrich Are jointly guilty of manslaughter a he said. Grossmann said a fourth Border guard Mike Schmidt who was on trial with the others was guilty of incitement to commit manslaughter. Instead of a two year jail term it Trossman requested a sentence of two years probation for Kuhn past Schmett and Heinrich and 20 months probation for Schmidt. The four suspects now Between the Ages of 25 and 26, Are accused of killing Chris Giffroy 20, and wounding Christian Gaud Ian then 20, on feb. 6, 1989, As both men tried to escape Over the Berlin Wall. Giffroy was the last person to die at the Wall before it was opened on nov. 9, 1989. Between the time the Wall was built in 1961, and the time it opened More than 200 people were killed trying to flee to the West. During the trial which began in september the suspects testified they shot at the feet of the would be escapees. But an autopsy showed Giffroy had been shot through the heart. A we Are in a Legal no Many a land a said Hubert Dreyling a defense lawyer. The closing Days of the trial Are being closely monitored by Berlin state prosecutors. The trial of two sex Border guards accused of a 1984 Berlin Wall shooting death began last month and More than 100 investigations against former guards Are under Way. The aircraft Carrier Forrestal and its Battle group which launched hundreds of air missions from the Eastern Mediterranean in support of provide Comfort was relieved dec. 12 by the aircraft Carrier America Battle group which is also available to support the operation Hodge said. The America and its Battle group consists of 10 warships and up to three support ships said . Greg Smith a 6th Fleet spokesman. All but 50 of the coalition servicemen Bers Are located at in Ciurlik. The remaining 50 personnel Are at the military coordination Center in Princlik Turkey about 180 Miles East Northeast of in Ciurlik Hodge said. . Air Force Brig. Gen. Glenn a. Profitt commands operation provide Comfort. He assumed command in october Hodge said. Belfast police Center rocked by Large bomb Belfast Northern Ireland apr a 500-Pound bomb blew up outside a police administrative Center monday hours after a huge explosion caused extensive damage to office buildings and shops in downtown Belfast. A policewoman was slightly injured by mondays bombing. A few soldiers and police officers suffered minor injuries in the first explosion sunday night which was heard 15 Miles away. No one immediately claimed responsibility for either blast but both followed telephoned warnings from the Ira the Royal Ulster constabulary said. Press association Britain a National news Agency said the blast outside the police authority building monday was caused by explosives concealed in a stolen Post office Van. The authority handles administrative matters and is not involved in Day to Day police work. The site was a half mile from the site of sunday nights detonation of about 600 pounds of explosives packed in a Mercedes Van. Thousands of people were unable to get to their jobs m the area monday As police searched for clues amid the shattered Glass blown out of office buildings. The blast Tore a big Crater in the Street and broke water Mains. Britain a minister for Northern Ireland lord Belstead said the first bomb was the Irish Republican army so new year message to the people of the  least 20 drown in puerto rican floods to san Juan puerto Rico up at least 20 be pie have drowned in extensive flooding throughout puerto Rico caused by almost a foot of rain officials said monday. Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon ordered a partial mobilization Midnight sunday of the islands National guard to assist the evacuation of hundreds of people from flood affected areas civil defense director Jose a. Nolla said. At least 20 people Are confirmed drowned. Police in the South Central town of Patillas reported they had found 11 bodies. A apparently the victims were trying to Cross a Section of a flooded Highway a Nolla said. Police said six people died in one incident and three in another when the cars they were travelling in were swept away by floodwaters. Almost a foot of rain has fallen since the Rains began at noon sunday. Highways have been blocked by the flooding and police and civil defense authorities have asked Drivers to limit their travel. The government cancelled a special children a show to celebrate the Day of the three Kings a Holiday observed throughout latin America on Jan. 6. The Holiday is the Day when children traditionally receive gifts. The worst floods were caused when the la Plata River overflowed its Banks sending tons of water pouring through the town of Toa Alta Nolla said. A these Are the worst floods in the history of the la Plata a he said. Most incidents of drowning occurred Between sunday night and Early monday said police spokeswoman Maria Rivera. Dispute May delay Sas flights Copenhagen Denmark apr passengers flying with Sas can expect delays and cancellations this week due to a dispute Between pilots and the airlines management news reports said on monday. The pilots refuse to work More than 42 hours per week while Sas demands that they Fly up to 46 hours and 35 minutes per week det Fri at Felt newspaper said. Eigil Kragh president of the danish Pilot s association said Sas had rescinded All its working time agreements with the pilots starting Jan. I and had adjusted flight schedules to correspond with the longer hours. A we have told Sas that we will Fly As we have done up until now and if Sas wants to introduce new rules they Are Welcome to do so but we simply wont obey them Quot Kragh was quoted As saying. Kragh predicted delays and flight cancellations for Domestic and International routes. Scandinavian airline systems is jointly owned by Sweden Norway and Denmark. Kragh accused the airlines management of taking unilateral action against the pilots and refusing to negotiate on working hours. 9,700 colombians nabbed abroad for drug smuggling paper says Bogota Colombia apr More than 9,700 colombians were arrested abroad on drug trafficking charges in 1991, a Bogota newspaper reported sunday. The most arrests were in the United states where 4,136 colombians were detained for allegedly smuggling drugs the Al Tiempo newspaper said citing a National police report. Venezuela and Spain were the next biggest detainees of colombians Al Tiempo said. In All 9,714 accused colombian drug traffickers were arrested abroad or about 27 a Day according to the report. The report said 1,520 persons were arrested for drug trafficking inside Colombia during 1991, or about 56 percent less than the previous year. No one was available to comment sunday at National police Headquarters. Information in Al Tiempo colombians biggest Selling newspaper is usually reliable. Colombians powerful Cali and Medellin cocaine cartels Supply most of the cocaine consumed in the United states and Europe. A colombian who manages to smuggle a kilogram of cocaine into Europe or the United states can earn about 55,000 a More than four times the colombian minimum wage of about $ 1,200 per year