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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 25, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 Brussels Belgium a belgian soldiers killed two somalis and captured four others in a gun fight in Southern Kismay which has become so dangerous the military dissuaded government and european Community officials from visiting officials said sunday. Also Over the weekend six belgian paratroopers patrolling the port town of Kismay were injured in two separate grenade attacks army spokesman col. Guy Vermotta said. Underpinning the danger in Kismay doctors with out frontiers a medical Relief Agency announced in Brussels on sunday it had to evacuate seven of its nine volunteers at the local Hospital after violent demonstrations saturday. Early sunday belgian paratroopers trying to disarm the local clans in Kismay were shot at from a roof. A they had to storm the building a Vermotta said. In the ensuing gunfight two somalis were killed and four others were imprisoned. None of the belgians was injured. Belgian development minister Eric Derycke and dec development cooperation commissioner Manuel Marin were to visit the belgian battalion of 572 soldiers i in Kismay today. But because of the increasing Dan or the commander of the belgian contingent in Soma a advised against any visit. A the situation Fin Kismay has degraded a ver Motte said. A this advice is based on the  a final decision on a visit was expected late sunday. During the three Day visit to Somalia that was to Start today the dec wanted to investigate whether it was Safe again to re establish a permanent dec presence in Soma Tia. The dec representation was evacuated in 1991. Doctors without frontiers said in a statement that Security in Kismay has worsened Over the last few Days a highlighted saturday during a demonstration. A shouting slogans against the presence of foreigners the protesters tried to provoke the soldiers. They tried to restore order but without much Success a the statement said. Shots were fired and the cars of the Relief group were the target of Stone throwers. As a precaution seven def volunteers were evacuated to Nairobi Kenya. On saturday a belgian paratrooper guarding a Unicof building was slightly injured when a grenade exploded. Late Friday five belgian soldiers and four somalian policemen were injured by flying debris when a hand grenade exploded close to the police station of Kismay. Four belgians rejoined their unit after treatment bit a fifth had to be operated on and will return to Belgium for further treatment. His condition was not serious an official said. Quot a a a. / a. A. Is a Olnee Crawley air Force master sgt. Thomas Szabo gets a soggy Farewell in Mogadishu Somalia. Szabo was returning to Valano a Italy this month after duty in  preparing to in to by Steve scholar staff writer. Mombasa Kenya a joint task Force provide Relief is set to disband in the coming Days after shipping More than 23,000 tons of food and supplies to Somalia Over the past six months. Responsibility for the continued movement of food from Kenya to Somalia will be directed by the operation restore Hope commander Marino it. Gen. Robert b. Johnston in Mogadishu Somalia. Provide Relief was a  Effort to transport food to the famine stricken somalis. The shift in responsibility comes As More daily operations and food shipments arc directed by Johnston from restore Hope Headquarters in Mogadishu. Restore Hope was initiated under a . Mandate to use military resources to ensure that food reaches feed ing centers in Somalia. Before the operation food shipments were often stolen and later sold on the Black Market. At its height provide Relief was assigned More than 600 people. That number according to chief warrent officer Hartman slate a provide Relief spokesman has dwindled to about 80 Over the past several weeks. Some of the original task Force members have returned to the United states while others have been reassigned to other elements in the Relief Effort. A contingent of Active duty and Reserve aircraft and personnel will continue to operate out of Mombasa. They will be led by col. Jon l. Martinson front Dyess fab Texas. The contingent will continue to Fly food to Somalia. Provide Relief task Force members have shipped the equivalent of 84 million meals to Somalia. Cosmonauts to test new Moscow apr a russian spaceship carrying two cosmonauts left Earth on sunday for the orbiting space station Mir where the cosmonauts will conduct a manual Docking procedure in preparation for a possible linkup with a . Space shuttle. The launch of the soyuz tm-16 spaceship took place on schedule at 8 58 . Moscow time at the Bai Konur cosm drome in the former soviet Republic of Kazakhstan. The flight was reported to be Normal. Flight commander Gennady Malakov 42, and Engineer Alexander Poleshchuk 39, were feeling Well the itar Tass news Agency said. They Are scheduled to Dock with the Mir on tuesday and to replace the space stations current Crew Anatoly Solovyov and Sergei Avdeyev who have been in space since july 27. The four cosmonauts will spend several Days on the Mir together after which Solovyov and Avdeyev will return to Earth itar Tass  main feature of the current flight according to news reports will be the new Docking procedure. Malakov and Poleshchuk arc to link their spaceship with the Mir manually using the a androgynous peripheral Dock ports of the Type mounted on the .  Docking was done automatically and the Dock ports were of a different Type. The new procedure would enable the russians to prepare for a joint space Mission with the United states. Space officials say that As part of the joint space Effort an american May Fly aboard a russian spaceship to the station in 1994 or 1995. 1 that flight would be made in conjunction with a Docking Mission Between a . Space shuttle and the Mir. Russia has been seeking foreign investment in its space program which has faced financial and political difficulties since the breakup of the soviet Union. Four russian French flights for instance Are planned As part of a joint program. Among the problems plaguing Russia s space efforts is the Mir station itself. The a Jing station which has been operating since 1986, requires frequent repairs. Individual states also want to control at least portions of the former soviet space program. There have been debates Between Russia and Kazakhstan Over the use of  Mandela raps Anc leaders in bid for Power Johannesburg South Africa a Winnie Mandela launched a blatant bid for Power in the Anc sunday by accusing its leaders including her estranged husband Nelson Mandela of failing the Black masses mde setting the stage for civil uprisings. In what could Mark the Start of a bitter political War it tween the mandelas Winnie made Clear she had no Lesire to form a new party and hoped to Engineer a powerful role for herself in the Anc. A i am not about to abandon the Anc to the mercies of elitist politicians a she wrote in a column that appeared in sunday newspapers. A because the leadership is failing the people it does not mean the organization has failed. That leadership can and will be changed by the people. A if i have support i will locale that support within the Anc a she said. A the speculation that i seek to win support because i want to form a new party is Way off the  Winnie Mandela was a fiery activist with a Strong Fol Prest towing in the Anc during Nelson Mandela a 27-year imprisonment for anti apartheid activities. She gave up her leadership posts in the organization last year after separating from her husband who is the Anc Dent assault of four youths. But she remains an Anc member and her comments were Likely to strike a nerve with militant Young Blacks who consider the elderly Anc leaders too mod. Erate and conciliatory to the governing National party in their Rush for Power. A parting from her husband who is the of. Ent Ana following her conviction in the Kidnap and Quot the  
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