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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 15, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 9 bomb suspects try suicide paper says an artist s depletion shows Bilal Alkaysi left and Ahmad Ajaj in court. New York a two defendants in the world Trade Center bombing Case attempted to commit suicide in their Manhattan prison celts the new York times has reported. Neither Ahmad Ajaj 27, a palestinian or Bilal Alkaysi 27, a jordanian was seriously injured thursday the daily said in saturday s editions. Both men had Cut themselves with razors and Alkaysi tried to hang himself with a torn bedsheets the times said Cit ing defense lawyers. It was not Clear whether the men had coordinated their acts according to the reports. A spokeswoman at the pretrial detention Center where they Are being held said the suicide attempts and subsequent commotion led to a disruption by other inmates in the maximum Security Wing that was quieted by corrections officers the times said. Eight to 10 officers alerted by a bomb Trade Center pair reportedly Cut selves ing defendant in a cell neighbouring Alai Sis struggled to remove the razor from Alkaysi s hand the defendant s lawyer Robert l. Ellis told the times. Alkaysi appeared to have Only superficial wounds on his arms Ellis told the times. Ellis told the times that his client had tried to hang himself after cutting himself with the razor but it was not Clear if Al Kaisi was hanging from the Sheet when his cell was stormed. Other defense attorneys said they would speak Only on condition of anonymity because of a court order against discussing the bombing cases outside court. Alkaysi one of five defendants in the world Trade Center Case is being tried separately from the four others because the evidence against them applies Only marginally to Alkaysi. The feb. 26 bombing in new York s financial District killed six people and wounded about 1,000. \ the defense lawyers told the times that frustrations and despair were grow ing among Many of the 19 defendant charged in two terrorist cases the bomb ing of the Trade Center and a plot to bomb other new York City landmarks. Alkaysi and other prisoners Are con fined alone to cells for 23 hours a Day Ellis said. Of wednesday Ajaj s lawyer Austin v. Campriello told judge Kevin. Duffy of Ajaj s complaints Many about prison food. Lawyers were not notified of the Sui cide attempts until Friday afternoon nearly 24 hours after they happened the times said. Blaze started by Tot who went zoom land o lakes Fla. A when 3-year-Oldmikey Sproul took his father s car for a Joy ride last month and explained i go zoom the act grabbed National attention and even became fodder for jokes on late night shows. But nobody s laughing now. Mikey torched his bedroom curtains with a cigarette lighter and burned Down his family s Home authorities said. The Wood burned Mikey said As investigator picked through the ashes of thursday night s Blaze. Now i have no More  As with his Joy ride Mikey escaped  was taken out of the burning House by his father Mike Sproul 29, who suffered second and third de Gree Burns to his Back arms and hands. He was unserious condition saturday at Tampa general hos Pital. The boy s Mother Paula Sproul 32, was not Home at the time. Florida s department of health and rehabilitative services put Mikey into protective care Friday after receiving a complaint alleging a Lack of super vision Over the boy said spokeswoman Elaine Ful ton Jones. Neighbors who describe the youngster As a smart child and a handful said the sprouts moved into the House shortly before Christmas last year after their Mobile Home burned Down. City pays officer $900,000 to Settle suit Over sex test old town Maine a the City Council has agreed to award $900,000 to a police officer who sued after being ordered to take a sexual arousal test to prove his innocence in a child abuse Case. The old town City Council did not concede that it did anything wrong. The settlement halts the City s a peal of a Federal jury award of $960,000 to officer nor Man Harrington who claimed his rights were violated. In 1988, the City ordered Harrington to take the test known As the penile Plethos Zograph after he became a suspect in a child sexual abuse ring. During the test sensor was to be attached to his Penis while he was subjected to explicit photos and audio tapes. Harrington was never charged in the Case but the City suspended him when he refused to take the test. 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