European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 22, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3bosnia claims refugees held hostage Belgrade Yugoslavia apr Bosnia on thursday accused a general of the serb led Federal army of preventing thousands of women and children from leaving the battered capital Sarajevo and using them As hostages. The local police chief in Lidza the serb held suburb where the refugees Convoy is stuck said he wanted to let it go but had to obey orders. Shelling and Small arms fire kept up overnight on the outskirts of Sarajevo but the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina itself had a fourth Day of relative peace after nearly a month of fighting. But the . High commissioner for refugees said in Belgrade that convoys of food and medical supplies for Sarajevo to be sent from Belgrade and Zagreb the croatian capital were being postponed for Security  than 2,200 people have died and 7,600 have been wounded in Bosnia and Herzegovina since feb. 29. Fighting began after the majority slavic muslims and croats voted for Independence from Yugoslavia. Serbs a third of the population opposed the break. Serbs Are carving out their own state within Bosnia and want continued association with a smaller serb dominated Yugoslavia. The conflict in Bosnia and fighting in neighbouring Croatia have created the largest flow of refugees in Europe since world War ii. Between 3,000 and 5,000 mostly Muslim children and their mothers gathered a few possessions tuesday and sought to flee burning and battered Sarajevo for Croatia. But Only a few Miles outside town in Lidza serbian militiamen blocked them. The bosnian government s official by news Agency accused Federal army Gen. Ratko Mladic of being behind the blockage of the Convoy. It accused Mladic a general known for his hard line pro serbian views of or Dering the Leader of Laid a a serbs. Radoslav Unkovic and police chief Tomo Kovac to Stop it. The news Agency said Mladic then called the bosnian presidency and told them the lives of the refugees were in its hands and that it a will in the future have to obey his rules of the game about division of Bosnia and  Kovac said the refugees were being held As bargaining chips for the release of hundreds of serbian soldiers besieged by Muslim fighters in Sarajevo. Serb forces in Sarajevo claimed Muslim militia were blockading three army Barracks around the City demanding that they leave heavy weapons  group sets symposium in army Hospital Lan Stuhl Germany a a symposium on adoption will be held saturday at Heaton auditorium in the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. The event which will run from 10 . To 4 ., is sponsored by the adoptive Parent support group and the Lan Stuhl american red Cross. The program will feature speakers publications and films As Well As people sharing their experiences with adoption. The support group meets at 7  On the third tuesday of each month in the Lan Stuhl education Center building 3701. The Lan Stuhl chapter of the american red Cross sponsors the group but Isnit responsible for information presented by the group. Most of the group members have adopted children or been adopted. Members bring their information and experiences regarding adoption to share with others at the groups meetings. For More information Call the Lan Stuhl american red Cross at ets 486-8126/7298 or civilian 06371-868126/7298 during the duty Day. Those attending the symposium will be Able to buy lunch at the hospitals dining Hall cafes Hospital snack bar or local restaurants. 4 fort foothill workers build a 6-foot Block Wall on wednesday in front of the los Angeles police departments foothill division to improve Security. The four men acquitted in the police beating of Rodney g. King were stationed at the foothill division. The building was attacked during the riots that followed the  antagonists end strife As King intervenes Bangkok Thailand a demonstrators and troops left the streets thursday and the government freed thousands of prisoners under a Compromise brokered by the widely respected King of Thailand that ended four Days of bloody protests. But pro democracy activists voiced fears that prime minister Suchinda Kra Prayoon an unelected former army chief who led a military coup last year would not soon relinquish Power despite the agreement. In a televised meeting Suchinda and opposition Leader Chamlong Simuang keeled before King hum Biol Adulya Dej who told the two to reach a Compromise through a constitutional amendment that would allow Only elected lawmakers to hold the prime ministers Post. The government thursday revoked its 9  To 4 . Curfew withdrew troops from the streets and released about 3,000 people arrested during the protests against the military a continued domination of politics. In a peaceful rally about 100 people walked solemnly around democracy Monument placed Flowers on it and prayed for those recently killed. The Monument along Bangkok a Broad Raj Damneun Avenue was the focal Point of the demonstrations in which at least 40 people were killed and More than 600 injured. Many suspect the death toll is much higher. Intervention by the revered 64-Ycar-old King effectively stopped Public demonstrations. But Many were not satisfied. A dreams die Suchinda to remain pm a headlined the daily newspaper Phoon Atkaln echoing sentiments of Many interviewed following the Compromise. A a we re not satisfied with the outcome the Compromise. We want Suchinda and his wife to leave Thailand a said Somsak the raping a 42-year-old businessman who took part in the demonstrations. Political groups gathered thursday morning to plot tactics for a meeting monday at which parliament will consider the constitutional amendment called for by the Monarch. Pro democracy groups have demanded Suchinda a ouster on grounds he is an appointed  . Denies Peru sent Bill for ammo in air attack Washington up the Pentagon wednesday denied published reports that Peru had billed the . For the ammunition its fighter aircraft had fired in an attack on a . C-130 transport last month in which one Crew member was killed. A i saw no reference to ammunition in the report that i saw a said a Pentagon spokesman army maj. Bryan Whitman. He confirmed that the peruvian air Force had sent the . A Bill for $20,000 last week for expenses incurred in connection with the incident but Nad then promptly withdrawn it. A in any event it Wasny to the government of Peru that sent the Bill a said an air Force officer who asked not to be identified a it was some dumb file clerk in the peruvian air  Whitman said the Bill included $5,000 for medical expenses for treatment of four Crew members wounded in the attack $5,000 for the Crews food and lodging and $10,000 for fuel for the c-130 and various other flights sent in with materials and mechanics to repair the damaged transport. The peruvian Bill was the latest in a series of misunderstandings in connection with the apr. 24 tragedy in which peruvian Jet fighters attacked the c-130, which had been on an anti drug surveillance Mission cleared in Advance by the Lima government. The . Subsequently discontinued such flights. After being challenged by a peruvian Trainer aircraft the . Transport broke off its anti drug flight and headed for International airspace Over the Pacific Ocean 60 Miles off the peruvian coast. Peru claims a 200 mile territorial limit but that is not recognized by the United states. The c-130 was then intercepted again by peruvian Jet fighters that raked it with gunfire. As a result the transport rapidly de pressurized and one Crew member was blown from the plane and is presumed dead. After two More attacks the transport made an emergency Landing at Tamara Peru. Both sides have claimed their aircraft tried to reach the other by radio but were unable to do so. Peru claimed that the c-130 was unmarked but photographs released by the Pentagon showed it carried the subdued Star and bar markings found on . Tactical aircraft painted with camouflage colors. One of the insignia was Only inches above a Hole punched in the fuselage by peruvian Cannon fire. Both the . And Peru Are conducting separate investigations of the incident which occurred during a time of tension Between Washington and Lima caused by peruvian president Alberto Fujimori a use of the country a military to close Down parliament