European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Silas 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 250 350 wednesday december 23,1992 d 8693 a plane crash in Libya kills All 157 aboard Rome apr a libyan plane on a Domestic flight crashed tuesday killing the 157 people on Board libyans Jana news Agency reported. In a Brief report the Agency cited unidentified civilian aviation authorities As saying that flight 1103 crashed at 10 07 . And that the victims were of various nationalities. It said the plane had taken off from Benghazi libyans second largest City. The report gave no further details but Jana a Rome office said the plane was a Boeing jetliner owned by libyan Arab airlines and was on a flight to Tripoli the capital. The Jana office said it could not identify the Model of the Airliner but flight schedules had listed a Boeing 727 making morning runs from Benghazi. Jana see crash on Page 2probers seek cause of dc-10 crash Faro Portugal apr dutch and portuguese investigators began searching through the charred wreckage of a dutch dc-10 on tuesday looking for the cause of the crash that killed 54 people. The chartered Jet broke apart and burst into flames while trying to land in a storm monday. Officials tracked Down the last four missing people tuesday morning bringing to 286 the number of survivors out of the 327 passengers and 13 Crew members aboard. Three dutch passengers originally listed As missing had wandered away from the wreck and met waiting family members who took them to their nearby Homes the Algarme regional civil governor Joaquim Cabrita Neto said at Faroe a Airport. He did not explain what had happened to the fourth missing passenger. American Pamela Lewis of Wilmington del., said that she and her dog Sikka escaped from the flaming wreck which was strewn Over 400 Yards at the Airport. She credited the 50-Pound Sikka with saving her life since Lewis was crouched Over As she held the pet in front of her when the crash occurred. Airline personnel had moved Lewis from her assigned seat in the rear of the plane to a seat up front because she arrived late with the dog. The front Section of the plane was the least damaged by the fire. A my first reaction was a in be got to get out of Here a a said Lewis who had a Black Eye and sore Back tuesday. A my next reaction was a whereas my dog a a she spent an hour searching through the wreck she said. An airline worker found the dog. A . Embassy spokeswoman said a second american a identified Only As or. Tamarin a was also aboard but his full name and condition were not immediately available. A pilots said holes in the wreckage of the dc-10, the proximity of firefighting equipment and Luck All contributed to the High number of survivors. A a there a a team of officials both portuguese and dutch investigating around the body of the plane right now a Martin air official Francisco Gomez said tuesday morning. There were conflicting reports about How Many times the Pilot tried to land before the crash. The assistant Airport director and passengers said monday that the plane made several attempts while the Airport director said tuesday that the Pilot Only tried to land once. Investigators from general electric were checking the planets three engines to determine if there was a Power failure before the crash Airport director Serluca Salgado said. Officials from the planets manufacturers Mcdonnell Douglas were also on the scene Salgado said. Rival warlord pulls arms from North Mogadishu Mogadishu Somalia a a combat regiment of . Marines moved to Bairoa on tuesday to establish a base for extending Relief to Somalia a famished heartland. As Marine trucks and armoured vehicles moved out from Southern Mogadishu gun mounted transports belonging to the militia of warlord Ali Mahdi Mohamed were reported to have left the City a Northern half. The militia was to head for a holding area 10 Miles to the Northeast of Mogadishu. On monday armed vehicles belonging to fighters Allied with Somalia a other main warlord Mohamed Farrah aided pulled out of Southern Mogadishu for another holding area. Meanwhile Marine spokesman col. Fred Peck said the Marine regimental combat team Convoy was moving to Bairoa for future operations. Aid workers said the towns of Oddur Barbera and Belet Huen appeared to be the next targets for forces to secure. All three towns have distribution centers for private Aid agencies. Although the two main militia rivals were moving out of Mogadishu the capital remained volatile. Care International spokeswoman Cynthia Osterman said Relief workers were told that gunmen stormed a Northern Mogadishu warehouse overnight. Three Gumc n were reported killed by the Ali Mahdi fighters guarding the facility. Fighting Between the warlords last year aggravated a famine caused by drought. As a result unaffiliated bandits began a Quot appearing As the country a situation came More desperate. An estimated 350,000 people have died. The warlords agreed in a .-mediated pact dec. 11 to take their forces out of the capital. On tuesday Marine col. Michael w. Hagee of the International forces operations directorate called the withdrawal of some militia weapons from Mogadishu a a big big  the . Peacekeeping forces have been stationed in. Southern Mogadishu and have done Little to get food into the Northern sector. Canadian army col. Jim Cox a . Security official said tuesday that International commanders a Are planning a movement into that area probably within 48  he would give no specifics. Neutralizing the major militias is seen As a critical step toward restoring stability in this country ravaged by War and famine a but not the Only step. Somalia also is Rife with free Lance bandits who have looted food Aid shipments and terrorized cities. In a report monday . Secretary general Boutros Boutros Ghali reiterated his insistence that the .-led multinational Force disarm the somalian gangs and bandits. The United states says its responsibility during the Relief Effort called operation restore Hope is Only to ensure the Security of food Aid