European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes world wednesday August 11,1993 slovak teens Tell pilgrims of second visit by Virgin from wire reports Bratislava Slovakia two teen age girls told about 150,000 pilgrims How the Virgin Mary appeared of them forthe second time in three years newspapers reported monday. The alleged appearance took place last weekend in the Village of Litmanova 186 Miles Northeast of Bratislava in the Foothills of the Tara mountains. My dear children thank you for coming. The spirit never refuses the favor of your lord who loves you madly 14-year-old victa Korsakova told the throng repeating the Virgin Mary s message. Pilgrims from All Over Slovakia sat rapt at the foot of mount Zvir listening to the girls description of the Virgin Mary  Robes and shining Crown witnesses said. The pilgrimage has become an annual event since Vita and her Friend Katerina cd Zelkova first reported seeing the Virgin Mary in 1990. Pacific Rafter doing Fine Tokyo British explorer who left Japan last week for a nonstop Pacific crossing on a Bamboo raft was proceeding on schedule tuesday toward the United states a japanese Contact said. The raft was about 230 Miles Southeast of Shimoda Japan where Tim Severin set out aug. 2,said Sciko Honma of Media House in Tokyo which has regular Contact with the explorer. Severin 52, Hopes to show that chinese mariners could have reached North America More than 1,700 years before Christopher Columbus in 1492. Jail caning for girls rapes Kuala Bumpur Malaysia a father and two other men were sentenced tuesday to a total of 374 years for raping his three daughters Ages 7 to 12. The rapes occurred Between november 1990 and last april the girls father Tutor Jamil 36, who admitted to six charges of rape was sentenced to 94 years in prison and ordered to be caned 14 times. His brother Mohamed in rain Jamil 25, who admitted raping his nieces five times was sentenced to 82 years and ordered to be caned 15 times. The girls Foster Grandfather,.said Rijan 54, pleaded guilty to 12 charges of rape and was Given 19h years in jail. Scores go to roman races Managua Nicaragua when in Managua do As the romans do. Thousands of people turned out sunday for the second annual Ben Hur Chariot races As More than 90 Gladiator look alikes in roman helmets an breastplates took to the streets of the nicaraguan capital. Radio coverage of baseball Nicaragua s National pastime was preempted As defending Champion William Murillo won the 100-Yard final race in a rubber wheeled Wagon pulled by his Steed Chavallo. Castro visiting Colombia Cartagena Colombia Fidel Castro on his first visit to Colombia As cuban president was greeted at the Airport late monday by his longtime Friend Gabriel Garcia Marque Colombia s Nobel prize winning author. Castro was to have a two Day meeting with president Cesar Gaviria Trujillo. Local television and radio stations said the two leaders were to discuss ways to persuade the United states to end its decades old economic embargo of Cuba. 4 abducted frenchmen freed by kurdish rebels Ankara Turkey a four Cap tured French tourists have been released unharmed by separatist kurdish rebels after two weeks of Captivity French and turkish officials reported tuesday. The hostages were released monday night in the Southeastern province of Van 760 Miles Southeast of Ankara the Interior ministry said. The French embassy identified the men As Pierre fax a 42 Michel Coudray 40 Robert Baudouin 51 and Fernand Haron 66. They were abducted july 25. Finally we Are free. We Are tired but it is riot important Coudray told the associated press in a Telephone interview from the hotel in Van where the four were taken. We were treated Fine but it was not an easy  in Exchange for releasing the French hostages the guerrillas had demanded an end to a recent offensive against them by turkish troops. It was not immediately Clear if any concessions had been made. A French embassy official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the hostages were not harmed and were in Good health. The embassy official said the tourists were expected to be brought tuesday to Ankara where their wives have been staying. Security forces found the tourists in a truck during a search on a Road near Gevas a town in Van province state run television said. Coudray said the men were forced to walk for a the four frenchmen released by kurdish guerrillas were identified Ift to right order not Given As Pierre fix 42 Michel Coudray 40robert Baudouin 51 and Fernand Haron 66. Were abducted two weeks ago. They were later offered a ride by a truck Driver and were discovered at a checkpoint he said. Coudray said they had been made to wander in the mountains during their Captivity apparently to keep Security forces off the Trail. He said military helicopters flew Over heir hideouts during that time but failed tosspot them. We were walking throughout the night changing while monday evening and then were driven in a Van our location constantly then trying to sleep after Sun and released near the Village of Koprucu where they Rise he added. Falkland vets testify they saw executions by British troops Buenos Aires Argentina a three Argen Tine veterans told a defense ministry commission Mon Day that they saw British troops execute at least seven wounded Argentine soldiers and one noncommissioned officer during the 1982 Falkland islands War. The three who served with Argentine infantry units during the conflict said the victims had either surren dered or been taken prisoner during fighting for the disputed South Atlantic islands. The commission was named in june to investigate re ports that British troops had executed prisoners. Simi Lar investigations including one by Scotland Yard were begun by Britain after British veterans told of alleged executions. Former infantry pvt. Luis Alberto Gomez said his testimony involved an incident in which British troop forced approximately 150 Argentine prisoners to search for and disarm mines and collect unexploded hand Gre Nades. During the search an explosion occurred beneath truck carrying explosives and eight prisoners seven of whom were wounded by the blast Gomez said. British troops fired bursts from automatic weapons to keep other prisoners away the Veteran said. The troops then shot the wounded men and used Rifle Butts to Force the other prisoners to continue the task he said. The incident Gomez said occurred after British troops had captured mount Longdon near the end of the War. The fighting followed the april 2, 1982, Argentine invasion of the British held islands. A British task Force retook the islands after forcing an Argentine surrender june 14, 1982. Argentina claims the islands were stolen 150 years ago. Another former infantryman Ramon Ricardo Alegre said he told the commission of seeing British troops shoot and kill a captured Argentine Soldier As he walked with his hands in his pockets toward a group of disarmed prisoners. A third Veteran Gustavo Pedemonte said several members of his squad were executed after surrendering to British troops on mount Longdon. Although wounded by a grenade he managed to escape the for Mer infantryman said. The first reports of alleged wartime executions were included in the Book excursion to hell written by for Mer British paratrooper Vincent Bramley. They were followed by allegations of a former Argentine Corporal Jose Carrizo that he was shot and left for dead after surrendering to British soldiers a former British paratroop Captain Anthony Mason later said in a British television interview that he witnessed the execution of a wounded Argentine prisoner. A Scotland Yard team visited several Island Battle Sites several months ago As part of an investigation. Their findings have not been disclosed. 3rd officer slain after vows by egyptian radicals Cairo a Egypt. A Muslim extremists were suspected of killing a police officer in the Southern town of Aswan the third fatal attack against police in As Many Days. The new attacks follow vows by extremists to avenge executions of fellow radicals convicted of shooting tourists police government officials and christians. Since Early in 1992, the militants have carried out a Campaign of violence aimed at overthrowing Egypt s secular govern ment and installing strict islamic Rule. In the latest incident gunmen shot police officer Abdel Hamid Gad cd Rab Rizk on monday night in front of his Home in Aswan a major tourism Center 438 Miles South of Cairo an Interior ministry statement said. All the assailants have a Cap a after the attacks across Southern Egypt where the militants have concentrated thei Campaign. The other victims included a police guard shot Down earlier monday by six suspected radicals near syut 200 Miles South of Cairo. On saturday radicals ambushed the car of a senior police officer in nag Hammadi 288 Miles South of Cairo kill ing him his Driver and an aide. A police official in syut said that since monday 129 suspects have been rounded up throughout the South and Are being interrogated about possible involvement in the attacks. About 15 radicals have been hanged in  past three months As the government seeks to curb Muslim extremist violence. Over the a. T 19 months 195 people have been killed in extremist attacks or in confrontations Between radicals and police