European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 2, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9algeria police open fire on muslims Algiers Algeria apr Security forces opened fire Friday on Muslim worshippers leaving a mosque wounding eight witnesses and officials said. It was the worst incident in a series of clashes Between islamic fundamentalists and the government. The confrontation came As police cordoned off the is Sunna mosque and others in the capital. They also arrested another religious Leader and used tear Gas to disperse one crowd of youths. The government has been working to break the political Back of the fundamentalists islamic salvation front in the Wake of its first round Victory in parliamentary elections in december. Tensions have been rising on recent fridays the Muslim holy Day because on that Day mosques Are often used by front leaders As forums for political messages. In the lower income neighbourhood of Babel sued police fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of worshippers leaving the mosque including Many Young men shouting insults on Friday. Witnesses said Security forces continued firing As they chased Young people through the narrow densely populated neighbourhood. Police said eight people including a woman and a police officer were injured in Babel ouch. Details of the police officers injuries were not available. Confrontations Between fundamentalists and government troops also took place in Oran lag Houat Bari a and elsewhere. An undisclosed number of people were arrested. In the Eastern City of Constantine fundamentalists confronted Security forces who surrounded a mosque and arrested an Imam for inciting rebellion the official aps news Agency said. It was not known whether anyone was injured. Police said imams also were arrested in the Southern town of Laflou and in the Eastern town of Bordja Ghadir for inciting rebellion. They had read a salvation front communique addressed to the army at Friday prayers officials said. In another development a Small Home made bomb thrown Over the Wall of the american embassy on thursday evening caused minor damage to the roof the embassy said. There was no claim of  continues in Turkey despite pacts . Says Ankara Turkey apr torture remained a widespread practice at turkish police stations last year a . State department report on human rights says. A although Turkey has signed several International conventions against torture it has not succeeded in reducing the incidence of torture of persons in police custody a said the report released by the . Embassy in Ankara turkeys capital. The report said that police brutality largely occurs during periods of isolation and detention before suspects Are brought before a court. It said 18 deaths were reported in police custody last year at least some of which might have been caused by police torture. The report added that although some of the deaths reportedly occurred when suspects committed suicide by jumping from police stations Marks of torture were found on the bodies. A turkish foreign ministry spokesman Ferhat Ataman said the . Embassy had relayed the report on Friday afternoon. A it is being studied a he said. The report mentioned High pressure cold water hoses electric shocks beating of the genitalia and hanging by the arms As methods used at the turkish police stations. The report said that police in some cases refrained from using those methods because they left Marks. Instead it said they used psychological abuse such As intimidation and threats. 6.9-Inch snowfall derails Tokyo area Tokyo up a the heaviest snowstorm to smack the Tokyo metropolitan area in two years left 348 people injured and disrupted air and surface traffic affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. Tokyo electric Power co. Spokesmen said the storm temporarily severed electricity to 140,000 residences in Tokyo and five surrounding prefectures. The meteorological Agency said the storm accompanied by gusts of More than 62 Miles per hour dumped 6.9 inches of Snow in Tokyo. The snowfall which started late Friday downed transmission lines forcing the cancellation of 1,539 scheduled train runs on commuter and intercity rail lines. An estimated 880,000 people were affected by aborted rail and flight service officials said. More than 150 scheduled flights at Tokyo a International airports were cancelled because of closed runways. Airline officials said 20 International flights that were scheduled to arrive at Narita Airport were diverted West to Osaka. Mcdonald a workers applaud the general manager s speech on the restaurant s second anniversary in  muscovites can afford to savor taste of the West Moscow apr prices at the Mcdonald a in Moscow have shot up faster than it takes a Burger and Fries to reach the counter drawing the ire of a russian newspaper on the restaurants anniversary in Moscow. A a Mcdonald a has its two year birthday today a the Moskovsky Koms molets newspaper said Friday. A great it has the same Interior the same service the same Happy smiles. And the prices Are such that lunch is equivalent to a minimum monthly  Moscow Mcdonald a a announced at fridays Celebration that it would help russians get through the difficult Winter by temporarily not charging the government imposed 28 percent value added tax. The Price drop was to begin saturday. But prices have jumped More than 1,400 percent since the soviet Canadian owned restaurant opened mainly because of rising food Supply costs according to the management. In the same period average wages have risen about 300 percent. The Price of a big Mac has gone from 3.75 rubles two years ago to 59 rubles. Prices Are so High that some russians eager to experience a a taste of the West resort to bringing their own sandwiches to eat along with Mcdonald a soft drinks. The Ruble is Worth 1 cent at the tourist Exchange rate. The average russian salary is Only about 960 rubles monthly according to the russian labor ministry. A they promised to create their own restaurants in Moscow to feed a lot of people cheaply but Mcdonald a has quickly fallen into our own Market pattern taking care of Only a few expensively a the newspaper said. As Many As 60,000 customers a Day were served in the gleaming Chrome and steel restaurants heyday. The number now has dropped to about 30,000, said operations manager Glen Steeves. A we want Mcdonald a to be affordable to the Man or woman on the Street not to the new Breed of russian millionaire a said George a. Cohon head of Mcdonald a restaurants of Canada Ltd. And vice chairman of Moscow Mcdonald a. But he said Mcdonald a has had to contend with soaring prices for everything from flour to meat which he said have risen 50 times in the past two  linked to killing of jews in 1338 dropped Berlin apr the roman Catho a Church has abolished a popular Bavar to pilgrimage linked to the murder of news in the Middle Ages a diocesan Ader said Friday. The pilgrimage in the town of de Gen Orf draws 15,000 to 20,000 people each ill. More than 650 years ago Deggendorf s catholics killed local jews and years later tried to justify their actions by accusing the jews of having desecrated the holy eucharist. However the Rev. Wilhelm Gegen Furtner the no. 2 official in the Regensburg diocese said an eight year study has proved there was no such desecration. A it was an Ordinary pogrom against the jews similar to what there was in Many cities in the Middle Ages a the vicar general said of the killings in 1338. He said the jewish Community had repeatedly criticized the Deggendorf pilgrimage adding that historians had questioned the now disprove desecration of the eucharist. Church officials in Deggendorf plan to keep sponsoring a religious pilgrimage but with a different theme the vicar general added. They also plan to erect a memorial with an inscription seeking forgiveness from the jews. A half Century after the nazi holocaust that killed 6 million jews any signs of anti semitism Are extremely controversial in Germany