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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes world 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 a disillusioned worshippers attacked preachers thursday who had led them to believe that doomsday would come. Most leaders of the Seoul based Mission forthcoming Days Church which had predicted that wednesday would bring the beginning of the end of the world Saia their timing had been wrong. Police said Church leaders could be charged wit fraud. Some of the Church s estimated 20,000 believers Many of whom had left their jobs or sold Homes to pre pare 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 Tah 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 the ascent to heaven of the faithful at Midnight wednesday Fol Lowed by seven years of apocalypse bringing the Earth s annihilation and the second coming of Christ. About 2,500 believers had gathered at the Mai 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 Saidon National television because it has officially been proven that the rapture did not happen we would like to offer an apology to society. 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. Mussolini granddaughter asks italians to return to his Ideal Rome a Alessandra Mussolini dared italians to join her wednesday in tribute to her dictator grand father on the 70th anniversary of the March of his Black shirted followers on Rome. About 1,000 Neo fascist sympathizers rallied in Naples the Home District of the 29-year-old parliament member an listened to her speak the news Agency Ansa  300 police officers were on hand. Just As 70 years ago Italy was illuminated by the revolutionary though of my Grandfather so have we been pushed bythe same Ideal of Restor ing the Pride and spleen Dor of the past to Italy Ansa quoted her As say ing. Mussolini the evening rally was held despite a last minute baby worried authorities. Mayor Nello Polese said he feared for Public order if the rally by her party the Neo fascist italian social movement was held in a Hall where the City Council meets. Party supporters gathered anyway outside the build ing. Security officials barred Mussolini and other part officials from mounting the Steps to the Hall. The anniversary of the 1922 March that brought be Nito Mussolini to Power comes amid parallels strikes protests and a swelling upstart political movement challenging Italy s dominant parties. Two weeks ago Alessandra Mussolini led a March of50,000 Neo fascist supporters through Rome that passed through Piazza Venezia the Square in the Capi Tal s heart where Benito Mussolini harangued admiring throngs. Her followers were protesting widespread political corruption in a Kickback scandal involving the major government parties As Well As the former communist party Italy s largest opposition Parry. Unions shop keepers and opposition parties also have led protest against new taxes and cuts in pensions health and other social services As the government tries to reduce budget deficit. Berlin statue off limits for nude Playboy models from wire reports Berlin the old goddess of Victory sculpture top 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 Berlin s cultural department said wednesday that the German edition of Playboy Magazine has repeatedly been denied permission to photograph nude models with the  have nothing against filmmakers doing artistic films there but to use the Quadriga a background for playmates of the month would overstep the Bounds of what one can accept Klemke said. Iran to be compensated Canberra Australia 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 i retaliation for an iranian air strike against iranian dissidents in Iraq. Bulgaria government quits Sofia Bulgaria prime minister Philip Dimitrov on wednesday submitted the resignation of Bulgaria s first postwar non communist government after failing to receive a vote of Confidence in parliament. In the 240-member parliament elected in october1991, the Union of democratic forces uhf is represented by 110 deputies the bulgarian socialist party formerly communist by 106, and the turkish based movement for rights and freedoms mrs by 24. Following the elections Dimitrov formed a uhf government supported by the  in wednesday s voting the mrs joined forces with the former communists to bring Dow the government of Dimitrov by a vote of 120-111. Explosives found in London London police have reportedly found about70 pounds of plastic explosives and other bomb Akin Eui ment in London s East end British g equipment i end britishness 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 reports. British news reports linked the discovery of semtex plastic explosives with the Irish Republican army s bombing Campaign in London. Polish ferry re floated Copenhagen Denmark danish tugboats on thursday floated a polish ferry carrying 300 passengers and Crew 24 hours after it ran aground a few Miles of Copenhagen port. The ferry is now in port a Harbor spokesman said. The lancet left the polish port of swing Uscie on tuesday night carrying 221 refugees from conflicts in the former Yugoslavia who hoped to seek Asylum i Denmark. There were no injuries. Agents halting nuke sales Wiesbaden Germany nuclear smuggling from the former soviet Union is on1 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 sofar this year including 10 in which nuclear materials actually existed. But the business seems to be entirely Between conman and police agents he said. There Are practically no takers for these materials with the exception of the police Jaufmann said. We know of no Case in which buyer has come   
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