European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes world Friday october 30.1992 believers Pray wednesday in Seoul South Korea in anticipation of what they thought would be the end of the world. Korean doomsday leaders could face fraud charges Seoul South Korea apr disillusioned worshippers attacked preachers thursday who had led them to believe that doomsday would come. Most leaders of the Seoul based Mission for the coming Days Church which had predicted that wednesday would bring the beginning of the end of the world said their timing had been wrong. Police said Church leaders could be charged with fraud. Some of the churches estimated 20,000 believers Many of whom had left their jobs or sold Homes to prepare for the expected end of the world reacted angrily. After doomsday services ended Early thursday worshippers threw hymn books at one preacher cornered and slapped another and pulled one from his pulpit and beat him korean Media reported. Knife wielding attackers seriously injured Tahk Myung Hwan 56, a cult expert and director of the International religions research Institute after he visited one Church. Tahk had handed out leaflets demanding that doomsday leaders be investigated and prosecuted for creating social unrest and spreading false teachings police said. He was hospitalized with Stab wounds in the Back and arms and undetermined internal injuries but was expected to recover doctors said. Critics say the mentally troubled and the insecure were easily lured by the doomsday predictions and government officials accused the Church of creating a social crisis. The believers had expected rapture a the ascent to heaven of the faithful a at Midnight wednesday followed by seven years of apocalypse bringing the Earth a annihilation and the second coming of Christ. About 2,500 believers had gathered at the main Church in Seoul on wednesday to Pray for hours in preparation for the rapture. As Many As 20,000 believers assembled at 200 other churches across South Korea and in one Church in the Philippines. One doomsday preacher the Rev. Lee Sun Kun said on National television a because it has officially been proven that the rapture did not happen we would like to offer an apology to society. A we admit that we made a mistake in predicting the Day. But Jesus will come soon without  police said centers would be opened nationwide to receive complaints regarding demands from the Church for property or donations. They said Church leaders could be charged with fraud. They said 19 people already were in jail or under investigation for fraud including Church founder Lee Jan rim 46, and a Man who said he talked to god through a piano. Lee has been jailed on charges of swindling Church members of $4 million in donations. Colombia police kill key Cartel aide by the new York times Bogota Colombia striking a blow against fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar Security officials on wednesday killed a Man identified As the military commander of the Medellin cocaine Cartel. In a firefight a combined police and army unit in Medellin killed Brance Munoz Mosquera 33. The firefight began after Munoz greeted police with a a burst of sub machine gun fire a said Gen. Jairo Rodriguez commander of the Medellin police. Munoz has been accused by the police of organizing actions that took More than 425 lives during the last three years. They include a the november 1989 bombing of an Vianca commercial flight. A the december 1989 bombing in Bogota of colombians intelligence police Headquarters. A the contract killings of More than 250 police officers in Medellin in 1990 and 1991. A and the so called mothers Day bombings of shopping centers in Bogota preceding mothers Day in 1990. Munoz was betrayed by an Anonymous informer seeking a $143,000 Reward for his capture. Police also found that Munoz was in Possession of sophisticated communications equipment that included a radio Telephone and a Telephone activated Beeper. The police said they believed that Munoz was in close Contact with Escobar who has been on the run since he escaped from a luxury jail near Medellin on july 22. Since the Jailbreak seven of Escobares nine fugitive companions Nave surrendered under a program that allows for reduced sentences. A what happened today shows that the surrender policy for drug traffickers has another Side those who do not surrender run risks a Humberto de la Calle minister of government said wednesday. A it seems that Escobar is increasingly  since the escape three months ago a joint army police unit of 700-member teams has carried out 100 operations searching 2,800 houses apartments and ranches Rafael Pardo colombians defense minister said tuesday. A american intelligence gathering planes continue to Fly Over the Medellin area eavesdropping on radio and Telephone communications. But Pardo said a a it a been awhile since anyone has heard Escobares  statue off limits for nude Playboy models from wire reports Berlin a the old goddess of Victory sculpture atop the Brandenburg Gate has seen a lot in its 199 years but will be spared the sight of an unclothed miss december snuggling up to its Copper form. Reiner Klemke spokesman for berlins cultural department said wednesday that the German edition of Playboy Magazine has repeatedly been denied permission to photograph nude models with the sculpture. A we have nothing against filmmakers doing artistic films there but to use the Quadriga As background for playmates of the month would overstep the Bounds of what one can accept a Klemke  to be compensated Canberra Australia a Australia said wednesday it will pay Iran $329,000 in compensation for an attack by dissidents on the iranian embassy in Canberra last april. Foreign minister Gareth Evans said the Money will be shared by the iranian government and three embassy staffers who suffered minor injuries. The assault by 13 iranian dissidents All residents of Australia coincided with protests at iranian missions in new York Ottawa Canada Bern Switzerland Bonn Germany Copenhagen Denmark the Hague Netherlands London Paris Oslo Norway and Stockholm Sweden. The demonstrations and attacks were launched in retaliation for an iranian air strike against iranian dissidents in  government quits Sofia Bulgaria a prime minister Philip Dimitrov on wednesday submitted the resignation of bulgarians first postwar non communist government after failing to receive a vote of Confidence in parliament. In the 240-member parliament elected in october 1991, the Union of democratic forces uhf is leased movement for rights and freedoms mrs by 24. Following the elections Dimitrov formed a uhf government supported by the mrs. But in wednesday s voting the mrs joined forces with the former communists to bring Down the government of Dimitrov by a vote of 120-111.explosives found in London London a police have reportedly found about 70 pounds of plastic explosives and other bomb making equipment in London a East end British news reports said thursday. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman would say Only that a number of people had been arrested under the prevention of terrorism act. She refused to say How Many people were detained or to comment on the news  news reports linked the discovery of semtex plastic explosives with the Irish Republican army a bombing Campaign in  ferry re floated Copenhagen Denmark a danish tugboats on thursday floated a polish ferry carrying 300 passengers and Crew 24 hours after it Rar aground a few Miles off Copenhagen port. A the ferry is now in port a a Harbor spokesman said. The lancet left the Rolish port of swing Uscie on tuesday night carrying 221 refugees from conflicts in the former Yugoslavia who hoped to seek Asylum in Denmark. There were no  halting nuke sales Wiesbaden Germany a nuclear smuggling from the former soviet Union is of the Rise but the Only buyers so far Are police undercover agents the Federal criminal office said wednesday. Hartmuth Jaufmann spokesman of the Federal police said the Agency counted 42 attempts to sell purported nuclear materials in 1991 and 97 cases so far this year including 10 in which nuclear materials actually existed. But the business seems to be entirely Between con men and police agents he said. A there Are practically no takers for these materials with the exception of the police a Jaufmann said. A we know of no Case in which a buyer has come