European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes tuesday May 8, 1992 world russian fuel prices soar As Price controls end from wire reports Moscow a prices for Oil and natural Gas Rose More than 500 percent across Russia on monday after president Boris n. Yeltsin signed a decree lifting Price controls on Energy resources the itar Tass news Agency reported. The Price of a gallon of Standard gasoline at filling stations will Rise from about 456 rubles about $3.80 at current Exchange rates in some areas to at least 2,960 rubles about $23the news Agency reported. Yeltsin had delayed the Price Rise from april to make gasoline prices More affordable to Farmers during Spring  patrol attacked Belfast Northern Ireland a a crowd attacked a British army patrol and stole a machine gun and Rifle sunday night in Coalisland 30 Miles West of Belfast an army spokesman said. The army spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity said police and soldiers surrounded the town to search for the machine gun. The Rifle was recovered. The spokesman said 20 to 30 people attacked the patrol. Three civilians were shot in the legs in a second confrontation with the military in the same town about i hours later authorities  hits Philippines Manila Philippines a a Strong earthquake struck the Southern Philippines on sunday but there were no reports of damage or casualties scientists said. The philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology said the epicentre was about 25 Miles South of Mislig a coastal town about 470 Miles Southeast of  s body found Dublin Ireland a a German tourist was found dead Over the weekend in a Remote mountainous area of Northwest Ireland police said monday. Police said they believe Thomas Klinger 29, was killed in a hiking Accident after he fell from a 300-foot Cliff. His body was found sunday evening at the base of the Cliff by an Irish air Force search and Rescue helicopter police  station attacked Diyarbakir Turkey three kurdish guerrillas and a police officer were killed in a clash in Southeastern Turkey an official said monday. The incident occurred sunday when separatist insurgents attacked a police station in Miyat township said the official who would not be identified. Another police officer was reported wounded kurdish guerrillas in the Region Are from the outlawed kurdish labor party or pkg which has been fighting for self Rule in the Southeast since 1984.Stuttgart no sentenced for indecent acts with child Stuttgart Germany a amps an army staff sergeant has been sentenced to one year in jail following his conviction on two counts of indecent acts with a child an army spokesman said. The Soldier a 31-year-old male staff sergeant from puerto Rico also was sentenced to a bad conduct discharge and demotion to the lowest enlisted rank said the spokesman capt. William r. Karaktin. The stars and stripes is withholding the offenders name to protect the victim who is one of the soldiers relatives. Karaktin did not define the family relationship. The offences occurred in the summer and fall of 1991 in government quarters in the Stuttgart suburb of kor Westheim Karaktin said. The Soldier was convicted and sentenced May 11 at the Stuttgart trial Center. He is expected to serve his sentence at a regional prison in the United states. More nuclear inspections sought in North Korea Seoul South Korea a two . Officials say a a intrusive inspections of nuclear Sites a including any hidden underground a Are key to resolving worries Over whether North Korea is developing nuclear arms. Rep. Stephen j. Solarz d-n.y., and . Assistant Secretary of defense James Lilley said in a broadcast taped last week and televised in Seoul on monday that inspections by the International atomic Energy Agency Are not enough. A we know from our experience in Iraq that Iaea inspections Are very limited in what they can achieve a Lilley told lbs television. Inter korean inspections would allow for a two pronged approach he said. He said Quot intrusive inspections that go on with the Iaea inspection would be a key element to disclosing a Fuller picture. The idea would be that each Korea could name a certain site to inspect and the other Side would have to accept even on Short notice intelligence reports indicate North Korea soon May be capable of producing weapons Grade plutonium for nuclear arms. A visit to North Korea last week by Hans Blix director general of the Iaea did Little to alleviate worries in South Korea. Blix said North Korea is building a nuclear reprocessing Plant at Yon Byon and has produced plutonium at the site As part of atomic Energy experiments. He said Iaea inspections would be made soon. A you can to expect that when you get into a reprocessing facility at Yon Byon that you la have All the answers a Lilley said. A you won t. We have some evidence that they have been moving stuff out of Yon Byon into other  Lilley a former intelligence officer and ambassador to South Korea said there Are an estimated 11,000 caves in North Korea where plutonium or weapons systems could be stored. North Korea denied until recently that it could reprocess uranium into plutonium and continues to deny that its nuclear program is for weapons. Lilley said intelligence reports indicate that despite denials North Korea continues to build 620-mile-Range rockets and Sells scud missiles and other weapons to the Middle East. Solarz who has visited North Korea twice said the communist state May have built underground nuclear facilities just As it has built underground munitions factories. A if the Only thing we re permitted to inspect a the Iaea and or South Korea a Are their declared aboveground facilities we will never be certain that they done to have underground facilities a Solarz said. Philippine military chief Calls for election count to continue Manila Philippines apr the head of the Philippines armed forces said monday that the unofficial count from last weeks National elections should go on despite presidential candidate Miriam defensor Santiago Scall for halting the tally because of alleged cheating. Santiago a chief rival former defense Secretary Fidel Ramos continued to expand his Lead in the latest tally from the Media citizens Quick count a private group authorized to tabulate results from the May 11 election. One week after the election less than 25 percent of the 27 million votes had been tallied. Santiago claims the government delayed the count to Rig the outcome for Ramos who is supported by president Corazon Aquino. A i want the Mcc to go Down to the wire because i want to find out if their tally their total will be the same As in Congress a said Gen. Lisandro Abadia chief of staff of the armed forces. Congress must meet by june u to Survey the results and proclaim the Winner. The citizens group showed Ramos leading monday with 1,577,671 votes or about 29 percent to 1,352,586, or 19.3 percent for Santiago. The slow count and numerous fraud allegations have raised concern that the military might intervene if the cumbersome electoral system broke Down. Abadia did not elaborate but his remarks seemed to indicate that the armed forces would allow the electoral process to run its Legal course. There have been fears of a constitutional crisis and possible violence if Congress is deadlocked Over pro claiming a new president who would take office june 30. Santiago has promised a nationwide Campaign against alleged vote fraud. Her Campaign manager Antonio Leviste said however that this would not include civil disobedience. Many prominent filipinos have urged the volatile Santiago to show restraint because of the potential risks to the nation. A full blown investigation could discredit the entire political system since there is widespread suspicion that All parties including Santiago a engaged in election irregularities. Foreign observers and filipinos say they witnessed vote buying intimidation and other irregularities involving Ramos Ramos party and others. A democracy in our country is still very fragile a said sen. Jovito Salonga who was in sixth place in the presidential race a inflammatory Calls for mass action at a time when there Are forces seeking to disrupt the social order. Can be a disservice to the  Salonga was referring to right Wing military rebels responsible for the seven coup attempts against Aquino. His remarks reflected fear of another coup. . Pilots unlawfully killed 9 British soldiers jury finds Oxford England apr nine British soldiers hit by Friendly fire in the persian Gulf War were unlawfully killed by . Pilots a coroners jury decided monday a we will be asking for the papers to be handed to the director of Public prosecutions with a View that criminal proceedings could be contemplated is Iid Mark Stephens a lawyer for the families. But Anne Leech whose 20-year-old son was among those killed said she did not want to see the pilots prosecuted. A we just wanted their version of what happened. To be honest All we would really like is to know Why they did it. That Sall we be Ever wanted to know a Leech said. Stephens said that the findings indicated the jury believed the pilots were reckless. A they Hadnot had the Good sense to Cheek their tar get coordinates. They were flying around that desert without target coordinates a Stephens said. The two pilots who were flying a-10 aircraft submitted a written statement but refused to testify at the inquest. The . Government backed the pilots. After the jury announced its verdict relatives of the dead soldiers thanked the members and gave each one a red Rose. A a it a hard to explain How we actually feel. It is wonderful news a wonderful a and the verdict Speaks for itself a Leech said outside. A this is what we be fought for for 15 months. It shows people How Rotten we be been treated and we Hope it never happens to other  the families had said the pilots testimony was needed to Clear up questions left by the written