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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 30, 19932 youths attack injure lebanese boy in Berlin from wire reports Berlin a two youths armed with a baseball Bat and a knife injured a lebanese boy in what Berlin police called a racist attack. The youths Ages 14 and 16, attacked the 13-year old lebanese boy in Eastern Berlin on tuesday injuring his Elbow with a blow Frem the baseball Bat a police spokesman said. A second lebanese child was Able to  gang Leader Dies Rio de Janeiro Brazil the Leader of a gang of Street youngsters has died from wounds suffered when gunmen shot on a group of sleeping hornless youths in the Shadow of the Candelaria Cathedral. Marco Antonia a Silva 20 a known As a Druco a or Quot Blondie a died tuesday at Souza Aguiar Hospital officials said wednesday. He had been in a coma since the shooting july 23. Survivors said three state policemen were among the five gunmen. The officers have been detained for questioning. Nilo Batista the Secretary of. Justice of Rio de Janeiro state said two More state policemen would be detained  admitted to . United nations a the general Assembly on wednesday unanimously welcomed Andorra a tiny european nation located Between France and spam in the pyrenees mountains As its 184th member. Andorra will be one of the smallest . Members along with san Marino Liechtenstein and Monaco. Andorra has a population of about 56,000 and an area of 180 Square Miles. Slightly More than a Quarter of the population is andorran. The rest Are Rench portuguese and Spanish.2 seized after wild Chase Argyle Ontario a a Small plane that was being chased by mounties in helicopters landed on a Rural Road wednesday and one of its occupants hijacked a Van before being shot and captured police said. Another Man was arrested near the touchdown site outside this Community of about 23 houses 50 Miles Northeast of Toronto. The vans occupants were released safely and the Hijacker was shot during the arrest said sgt. Stew Gilmore of the Royal Canadian mounted police. The wounded Many a condition was not disclosed and neither suspect was immediately  Aorta blamed for senior airman s death Raf Mildenhall England Sas an airman vacationing in ire Lami died july 23 when a major blood vessel in his Chest ruptured according to a base spokesman. Senior airman Michael a Hughes of the 6988th electronic Security so apparently died from natural causes when the Aorta ruptured according to air Force master sgt. Marvin Kusumoto a Public affairs spokesman. Kusumoto said that the Public affairs office was notified monday of the death. Hughes enlisted in Sioux Falls s.d., on feb. 10, 1989. He had been stationed at Mildenhall since March 1990. Kusumoto would not release Hughes Job title age and marital status citing air Force regulations. Memorial services will be held today at 3 . In the base Chapel. A firefighter in Milan Italy hoses Down debris wednesday caused by the explosion Ofa car bomb which killed five people. Future of Italy s tourist unsure after latest bombings Rome apr while her family strolled near the Spanish Steps Bonnie Harmon stayed in her hotel room wednesday afraid to go out after two car bombs went off near historic Rome churches. But just As a precaution the entire Harmon family cancelled plans to attend Pope John Paul ii a Public audience at Vatican City said Eric Harmon who was visiting Rome along with More than 400 other state farm insurance agents from Michigan and Indiana. A my wife is waiting in the hotel because she was too scared a a said Harmon of Monticello ind. A it makes me scared to walk Down the Street just thinking about what could happen a a said his daughter Cammy an 18-year-old student at Purdue University in Indiana. No one claimed immediate responsibility for the two car bombs that went off about Midnight tuesday injuring 24 people. In Milan a bomb placed in front of the City a modern Art museum went off about 45 minutes earlier killing five people and injuring seven. On wednesday the Pope visited the damaged churches St. John Lateran Basilica a his formal seat As titular Bishop of Rome a and the sixth Century san Giorgio in Velaro which sits in an area Rich in ancient monuments. A. San Giorgio also is close to such major tourist attractions As the roman forum and Camp Doglio Square the traditional seat of roman government in Imperial and modern times. It Wasny to immediately Clear whether the latest car bombings would discourage tourism just As americans were coming Back to Italy in Large numbers. American visitors had stayed away because of fears of terrorism after the 1991 persian Gulf War and were further discouraged by a weak Dollar which hit Bottom last summer. With the Dollar up almost 35 percent against the lira since then the italian tourist Industry was counting particularly on an american Cortte Back this year to offset an expected drop in european visitors. Mired in a Europe wide recession Many hotels that Cater to German scandinavian and italian tourists still have vacancies for the Peak month of August and some resorts were reporting a drop of 25 percent to 30 percent in bookings according to conf Percenti an italian business association. There were concerns americans might avoid Italy after two similar car bombings in May one in a fashionable Rome neighbourhood and the other at Florence a famed uffizi gallery. But Perillo Tours the largest . Tour operator to Italy said that has t been the Case. The company based in Woodcliff Lake n.j., expects to Send 30,000 americans to Italy this year compared with 15,000 in 1991. There were no cancellations after the uffizi bombing and there was no immediate reaction to the latest car bombs Steve Perillo the firms vice president said wednesday. A in the mid-�?T80s, when we had Middle East terrorism it affected travel greatly but this time around its different a a he said. A we had the world Trade Center bombing in new York and maybe people feel its pointless to try to Dodge trouble by staying  James Quillinan a 44-year-old lawyer from  bombings Aid family from coming to Italy. Vale calif., said the May bombings Aid not deter his a we heard about the uffizi bombing before we left and it gave us a moment of pause a said Quillinan who was strolling near the Spanish Steps with his wife Peggy and their three sons. A but we weren a worried about it. There Are crazy people in the United states doing the same crazy  they done to intend to pick up and leave after the latest bombings  praised for cooperation in Mia search Hanoi Vietnam apr Vietnam showed outstanding cooperation in recent investigations of americans missing in action from the Vietnam War the commander of the . Mia office in Hanoi said thursday. . Army it. Col. John Cray told the associated press that the 24th round of vietnamese american Field investigations which ended last week made further Progress in the search for clues to the . Service members still listed As missing. Cray said the investigation and excava Tion team leaders in the Field work rated vietnamese cooperation in the 27-Day Effort As a excellent to  a a it a come a Long Way a he said. The activity focused on 130 wartime incidents each involving at least one missing individual. Cray said that his staff was a pressing hard in terms of running each Case to  the High number of cases at Sites in six Central vietnamese provinces made this joint Field activity the biggest so far he added. Today forensics experts from the . Army Central identification Laboratory at Hickam fab in Hawaii Are scheduled to arrive in Hanoi to examine the remains recovered in the search. Cray declined to say How Many sets of remains were found. His vietnamese Hora Xuan Dich director of the Vietnam office for seeking missing personnel a said a the probe yielded about 18 sets of both asian and caucasian remains. On tuesday the remains Are to be sent to Hawaii for further study after a Brief repatriation ceremony at Hanoi Airport. A team of americans met with vietnamese investigators on wednesday to discuss the results of the Field investigations and plan for the next round scheduled to Start in late August. Cray said these technical talks addressed the four areas of major american concern recovery of remains Progress in resolving a discrepancy cases of servicemen last seen alive Mia investigations with neighbouring Laos and greater Access to relevant documents  
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