European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I \ t Page 8 the stars and stripes american soldiers fire on somalian protesters Mogadishu Somalia apr . Troops opened fire thursday on somalian protesters after being pelted with stones witnesses said. At least three demonstrators claimed they were wounded. An organizer of the protest which attracted thousands of people accused the United states of shooting in retaliation for the deaths of four american soldiers there was no immediate comment from . Forces Mogadishu has been tense since an explosion ripped apart an american humvee All purpose vehicle Sun Day killing the four soldiers. N night since. Revou . Troops have come under fire every , military officials said militias commanded by fugitive warlord Mohamed Farrah aided appeared to be stepping up assaults on . Positions. The deaths of the americans and other . Troops have been blamed on aided a a forces. President Clinton and . Special representative Jonathan t. Howe a retired . Navy Admiral have vowed that . Forces would take a appropriate action in response to the killing of the americans. _ previous . Casualties have been followed by . Attacks on militia positions. . Forces have been criticized in recent weeks for launching heavy Aerial bombardments of suspected aided strongholds. Of wednesday 26 major . And european charities accused . Troops of human rights abuses and urged the 28-nation . Coalition not to lose sight of its original Mission a protecting humanitarian Aid shipments to somalis. Eyewitnesses said three . Humvee drove through the demonstrators thursday in South Mogadishu which aided controls. The soldiers opened fire in Brief bursts when stones were hurled at their vehicles. Reporters were shown three somalian men with new wounds covered with bloody bandages. At least one somali opened fire with an assault Rifle in response to the american bursts. . Helicopters swooped Low Over angered crowds who began chanting anti american slogans. Abdullah Hassan one of the organizers of the demonstration said the protest was in support of peace in Mogadishu Somalia s embattled Seaside capital. Hassan said the gathering was peaceful until the . Patrol approached. A a this was an act of provocation. It was retaliation Clinton and Howe said would come a he said. Hassan denied the protest was attended mainly by aided supporters. But frequent demonstrations at the same location As thursday s protest a former ceremonial Square on via Lenin usually have been dominated by aided a a faction of the somali National Alliance. Banners displayed a common theme of aided supporters in the past. Some showed . Gunships bring on buildings with the caption a said from  one slogan said a Somalia will be free bombing or no  aided a a fighters have been blamed for lulling 39 peacekeepers and wounding 164 since june 5, when 24 pakistani peacekeepers were killed in an ambush. Following that ambush at least 11 demonstrators died when . Forces opened fire on a protest March from the same Square. . Forces said gunmen were using civilians As human Shields. The United nations has ordered aided a a arrest but he has evaded capture. It also has offered a $25,000 Reward for his capture. Comrades from fort Riley Honor 4 slain in Somalia fort Riley Kan. A the battalion commander for three soldiers killed in Somalia called on 600 mourners wednesday to set aside their questions about the . Peacekeeping Mission and Honor their fallen comrades. Sgt. Christopher k. Hilgert 27 sgt. Keith Pearson 25 and spec. Mark gutting 25, were among four soldiers killed sunday when a Remote control bomb ripped apart their vehicle in Southern Mogadishu a fourth Soldier killed in sundays attack sgt. Ronald n. Richerson 24, was with the 300th my co at fort Leonard Wood to. A memorial for the resident of Portage ind., was scheduled for today. The three others from the 716th my in at fort Riley had been in Somalia fewer than 48 hours. It was the deadliest attack involving . Forces since they arrived in the famine stricken country last year. A we can question the policy that took us to Somalia but please not today a said it. Col. Mark Boyer commander of the battalion. A today we Are Here to Honor Chris Keith and Mark. Let us Honor them by a dedicating ourselves to the principles on which this nation is founded. We owe them  Boyer said he picked the three for the Mission with the . Logistics support come based at . Headquarters in Somalia. A Only the Best were selected a he told the hundreds attending a memorial service in the Morris Hill Chapel. Boyer said the three have been recommended for the purple heart and Bronze Star. The purple heart is awarded to military personnel wounded or killed in action and the Bronze Star is Given for heroic achievement or service in combat. Personal eulogies also were delivered for each Man. Cpl. Scott Mccowen called Hilgert the father of two from Bloomington ind., a a wonderful person a great. Spec. Melinda g. Zenner recalls her Friend sgt. Keith Pearson. No noncommissioned officer wonderful  spec. Melinda Zenner said Pearson a married Man from Tavares fla., a knew More than most of us and he took time out to guide us Quot spec. Sean Viehweg recalled a trip he made with gutting a Bachelor from grand rapids mich., to a town near fort Riley where they came upon a fire. He said gutting jumped out and started fighting the Blaze before firefighters arrived. Gutting was later teased about the incident and became known As the a honorary company fire  a a that a the kind of person he was a Viehweg said. A the was compassionate and caring and he was my  the memorial ended with three volleys of Rifle fire and a bugler playing taps. Funerals for the three will be held in their Home towns. I Friday August 13,1993 French phone operators stage an English strike from wire reports Paris a dozens of French Telephone operators have stopped speaking English to customers in Solidarity with bilingual colleagues who lost language bonuses when they transferred to other  Quot English strike by about 80 operators began two weeks ago at a Paris Exchange that Fields International Calls then spread to another Exchange in the capital Union officials said wednesday. Gera a Merveille a spokesman for the government owned phone company estimated that 25 workers were taking part in the protest at the two exchanges which employ 500 operators and other workers. Merveille said the dispute did not interrupt service to English speaking callers. The protesters contend that the $45 Bonus paid to bilingual operators should be Given to All phone company employees who speak both languages arms inspectors leave Iraq Manama Bahrain a . Weapons inspectors concluded a four Day visit to Iraq on thursday but kept their Mission shrouded in secrecy. The 10-member team left Baghdad for the Bahrain Headquarters of the . Special commission that oversees the elimination of iraqis nonconventional weapons said regional chief Jan Fischer. The team was led by Nikita Smedovich a russian aide to commission chairman Rol f ekes. When the team arrived in Iraq on monday Fischer said it was doing a feasibility study and would hold technical talks with iraqi officials. He declined to comment thursday and the team members refused to meet . Korean officer defects Seoul South Korea a a North korean army officer has been granted Asylum in Seoul after seeking Freedom through a third country authorities said thursday. The defector was identified As 1st it Yim Yong son 30, assigned to the 583rd engineering corps of the North korean army As a platoon Leader the officials said. He arrived in Seoul on wednesday. Yim carried out his defection through a Southeast asian country that he visited after secretly distributing leaflets opposing the North korean government the officials said.3,000-Pound bomb found Belfast Northern Ireland a British soldiers have defused a 3,000-Pound bomb one of the largest Ever produced in Northern Ireland police said thursday. The device was planted in a Van that a suspicious patrolman followed into Portadown 25 Miles. Southwest of Belfast a Royal Ulster constabulary spokesman said. The Driver abandoned the Van in the mainly Catholic Bally ran Park area and fled. Two cars accompanying the Van sped off one of the Drivers was later arrested the spokesman said. The area around the vehicle was sealed off and More than 70 families were evacuated. Pair found slain in Paris Paris a two people apparently czech tourists were found slashed to death in their sleeping bags thursday morning in an isolated Square of northeastern pans police said. The bodies of the Man and woman were discovered by a City Gardener in Marseillaise Square next to the City a Beltway in the working class 19th distinct. The victims their throats slashed were not  blackout imposed Rabat Morocco a Morocco imposed a Media blackout on a visit thursday by former president Bush the target of an assassination attempt in Kuwait earlier this year. Officials in this North african nation declined to give any information on the Daylong private visit which was to include a meeting with King Hassan ii. Bush left for Rabat aboard a moroccan plane that took off from Madrid Spain where he arrived from m j states on wednesday. He spoke at a new  in Madrid and met privately f with Spanish prime minister Felipe Gonzalez