European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Fhe sfas vol. 50, no. 360 350 thursday april 9,1992 d 8693 search finds Arafat Safe questions abound after plane vanishes 500 pm Tripoli Libya a search planes found Plo chief Yasser Arafat bruised but Safe wednesday in libyans Remote Southern desert where his plane had vanished in a sandstorm a Day earlier Plo officials said. According to Arafat a office in Tunis Tunisia he sent message wednesday from a Palestine liberation organization training Camp at a1 Sarra Libya a a in a Well. Everyone is Well. Thank All those who were it was not immediately Clear however whether the plane crash landed or How Arafat arrived at the Plo base. Libyans official news Agency Jana re ported that All three of the planets Crew members died in the Landing. But the Agency was alone with the report. The plots chief representative in Egypt Saeed Kamal said he had heard nothing about deaths from the incident. Plo officials in Tunis said 12 people were aboard the plane. Arab East Jerusalem exploded with Celebration on hearing the reports of Arafat a survival. Thousands of palestinians hugged shouted and clapped. One main Street was almost carpeted with Candy thrown in jubilation. Similar festivities broke out in the israeli occupied West Bank and at Plo refugee Camps in Southern Lebanon. Before Arafat was found israeli officials expressed Little sympathy for the head of what Israel deems a terrorist organization. Defense minister mosh Arens was quoted on Israel radio wednesday As saying that a if it turns out that Arafat is dead Israel will not be sorry because it is not possible that there will be a More extreme Leader than him of the Arafat founded Fatah the first guerrilla resistance group opposed to the state see Arafat on Page 2 democratic presidential hopeful Bill Clinton Waves to supporters after his Victory in new Yorkus primary tuesday.3 key wins give Clinton momentum Washington apr Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton on wednesday Savoured three critical democratic primary victories that moved him closer to a showdown with president Bush. Badly bruised challenger Jerry Brown vowed to a keep this debate Clinton won solid primary victories in new York Kansas and Wisconsin on tuesday. But six out of 10 democrats voted against the front runner in new York where Campaign dropout Paul Tsongas won a surprising second place. Tsongas a former Massachusetts senator put off a decision on whether to re enter the race. A Minnesota primary which had no Impact on democratic Delegate selection put Clinton and Brown running neck and neck with the final precincts not expected to be counted until late wednesday. In a Victory speech in new York Clinton depicted himself As an apostle of change and said the results marked a a turning Point for America. Saying Bush had brought four years of failure and human neglect Clinton appealed to Brown and Tsongas supporters to join him. Overall Clinton had just 40 percent of the demo see Clinton on Page 3 iraqi missile batteries moved to forbidden zone London apr Iraq has moved missile batteries into the kurdish secure zone North of the 36th parallel in contravention of a . Order prime minister John majors office said wednesday. The announcement followed a meeting Between major and Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the . Joint chiefs of staff. Majors office said the two men discussed possible responses to the iraqi move. A statement from majors office said the iraqi missiles could threaten ., British and French Allied aircraft that have patrolled the area North of the 36th parallel since iraqi forces crushed a kurdish uprising there last May following the persian Gulf War. The . Security Council ordered that Iraq cease All military operations in the area. Iraq has moved missile batteries and their associated radar North of the 36th parallel in the past 10 Days the government statement said. The statement came As . Inspectors began destroying a nuclear Complex South of Baghdad to comply with . Demands. A spokesman for major said there a has been some Progress but not yet enough toward destruction of iraqis weapons of mass destruction. A the International Community is unit see Iraq on Page 2 nato denies missiles tied to Libya embargo Naples Italy a amps nato will deploy Patriot and Hawk missiles to Sicily As part of a Long planned military exercise in the Mediterranean a nato spokesman said wednesday. But nato officials denied see related Etory on Page 4 wednesday that the deployment which is in connection with exercise dragon Hammer 92, has anything to do with planned . Sanctions against Libya. Plans Call for the dutch to deploy the missiles to Comiso air station on the italian Island of Sicily As part of exercise dragon Hammer 92. The exercise held annually is scheduled for May 6-20. A plans for the deployment have been in the works for some months and a report on the planned deployment appeared in a dutch newspaper at the end of february Quot said . Air Force it. Col. Mike Callen a spokes see Patriot on Page 2
