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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                World the stars and stripes Page 9 a i Canadian transport plane crashes kills 5 in military from wire reports wa1nwright, a Berta a Canadian military transport plane crashed during a training exercise thursday at a Canadian forces base in Alberta killing five people. Nine military personnel were on Board the Hercules when it crashed at Camp Wainwright about 125 Miles Northeast of Edmonton military officials said. There were two people that were of. Andreve evacuated two of the aircrew to Edmonton for the seriousness of their injuries said capt. Pau Lellard of Canadian forces base Wainwright. Ellard said the other five people were killed. Rescue personnel were parachuted into the crash site. .-.-.". Those on Board the plane were based i Edmonton the capital of the Western province of Alberta. Man held in Home fire Berlin a Turk was accused thursday offsetting fire to his own Home and trying to make it look like an assault on foreigners. The fire had appeared to have been part of the wave of extreme rightist violence that has claimed 26 lives since the beginning of 1992, including foreign residents of Germany refugees and germans. But police in Welfen in the state of Bavaria said the Man had been suspected from the Start partly because Glass from a broken window had fallen outside the House and not inside As it would have if a firebomb had been thrown from the outside. The 29-year-old Man was arrested on charges of aggravated arson and insurance fraud. After the fire june 30, the suspect claimed Mohave received threats. Bombs damage Banks Alicante Spain two Small bombs planted by Basque separatists exploded Friday damaging two Banks in this Southeastern port police said. No one was injured when the bombs explode around 4 . At branches of the Banco exterior and the Banco de Madrid police said Telephone Calls from people claiming to represent the Basque separatist group Eta had warned that the bombs were planted but that the would explode before disposal experts arrived on the scene. Eta has killed More than 700 people since i began a violent Campaign in 1968 for the Independence of Northern Spain s three i Basque provinces. Marcos funeral planned Manila Philippines Ferdinand e. Marcos supporters plan an elaborate funeral for the former president in september four years after he died i Hawaii sources said Friday. Marcos who ruled for 20 years was driven int exile in the 1986 uprising that brought Corazon Aquino to Power. Aquino refused to allow a burial in the Philippines so his body has been kept in a refrigerated crypt in Hawaii. Fidel v. Ramos Aquino s successor and a second Cousin of Marcos has allowed the body to be returned to Marcos Home province of Locos Norte. Sources said his body would be flown sept 7 tothe Locos Norte capital of Laoag 300 Miles North of Manila. Panama rejects immigrants Panama City Panama authorities have turned Down bribes and sent Back two boats full of chinese immigrants an official  two boats appeared to be the latest sightings from flotillas of decrepit Craft trying to smuggle aliens from China to the United states sometimes by Way of third countries like Mexico and Panama. I personally notified the . Embassy that knew two boats were trying to disembark and they launched their own investigation Antoni Dominguez director of migratory services said  said he turned Down a request to let chinese immigrants ashore even though he was offered Money. A German Soldier return smile to . Serve remembers As he marches with his comrades shortly after arriving atthe Airport in Mogadishu Somalia on thursday. . To Tell Relief workers in Advance about attacks Mogadishu Somalia a Aid workers Wor ried about the surge of violence in Mogadishu say . Officials have promised them some warning of military operations so they can avoid potential danger zones. After weeks of deadlock talks Between . Com Manders and Aid officials Are making Good Progress said Hugh Cholmondely head of . Humanitarian affairs in Somalia. In recent weeks the .-supervised operation has been accused of losing sight of its humanitarian objectives by launching a Hunt for warlord Mohamed Farra Hadid and his militiamen. Relief efforts have suffered since the United nation began its offensive against aided whom the United nations blames for june 5 ambushes that killed 24 Paki Stani peacekeepers in Mogadishu. Cholmondely said Aid deliveries in the capital have been Cut in halt since the ambushes. Aid agencies complained that they were not advised of . Military operations in Mogadishu that could endanger workers. We Are not asking for military secrets but we want to know roughly the places and times to avoid said Steve if Lin of the British Charity save the children. In Geneva the top . Aid official defended the military operations As necessary to bring the peace needed by Aid workers to do their jobs. Jan Eliasson . Undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs pointed out that it was military intervention that ended Somalia s clan War and allowed humanitarian groups to combat a devastating famine. We do not want to fall Back into the Nightmare he said. Two belgian peacekeeping soldiers were seriously wounded in an ambush in Southern Somalia on thurs Day an army statement said. A Captain and a sergeant serving with a  hit by a Hail of bullets when their vehicle was attacked outside the Southern port of Kismay. In five attacks wednesday night one american sol Dier was slightly wounded by shrapnel when six Rifle grenades were fired at an outpost on the notorious october 21 Road. Two zimbabwean peacekeepers were wounded i another. The United nations meanwhile has commissioned private British Security specialists to advise it on civilian Protection in Mogadishu Aid officials said. They said Andrew Massey a retired British army officer recommended using former soldiers to train a Pri vate Force of at least 300 somalis who would guard Ai organizations for a fee. The United nations had no comment. Supplies reach stricken Liberia area Monrovia Liberia a a Relief Convoy carry ing 60 tons of food and Medicine has reached an Are of Northern Liberia where 100,000 people Are believed to be facing starvation and disease the United nations said. The Convoy which arrived thursday was the first in nearly a year to reach one of the most ravaged areas of the civil War. Adama Guindo the . Officer in charge said two medical teams were with the Convoy to begin fighting outbreaks of diarrhoea and whooping cough. The supplies were being delivered to a Region encompassing the North cities of Kongo Yade Hun and Vajhua Voin Jama. Health reports indicated that 10 to 20 people were dying daily in the Region reached by the Convoy. We have set up a mechanics to carry on regular sup plies to those areas Guindo said. It s a Good  Guindo said the Convoy was having difficulty reach ing Voin Jama where 4,500 people Are threatened with starvation and disease because land mines Are All Over the  rebel Leader Charles Taylor has reportedly planted numerous mines in areas of the North and other regions his forces have occupied. A West african coalition that is trying to crush Tay Lor s rebellion said thursday that nine people were killed when the vehicle in which they were Riding Strucka mine near White Plains about 20 Miles Northeast of the capital of Monrovia. Taylor began the fighting in 1989 with a revolt to overthrow then president Samuel Doe. The fighting disintegrated into factional warfare and near anarchy leading to the intervention of the five nation West african Force. About 150,000 people have died in the fighting Mostof them refugees j. Relief agencies have been Cut off from the worst sections of the country not Only by the fighting but also by the West african Force which has fired on Aid convoys they accuse of supplying the rebels  
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