European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 thursday november 18,1993the stars and stripes iraqi demonstrators some with Sticks and bars Advance into Kuwait near the Border crossing Point at Qasir on tuesday to protest work on a kuwaiti defensive Trench. 350 iraqis Cross kuwaiti Border in protest Kuwait a More than 350 iraqis crossed into Kuwait on tuesday to protest work on a defensive Trench along the disputed Border the emirate s Interior minister said. Sheik Ahmed Al Humour Al Sabah told parliament that the iraqis some of them lightly armed asked workers to halt construction on the 130-mile desert Trench then left Sheik condemned the incident As an outrageous aggression against Kuwait which was occupied by iraqi forces for seven months until being liberated in the 1991 persian Gulf War. Iraq refuses to recognize the new Border the United nations demarcated last november. The Border gives Kuwait 11 new Oil Wells a naval base and some Farmland. The Sheik said kuwaiti police did not intervene in tues Day s protest. A spokesman for the in. Observer Mission that has been patrolling the Border since the Gulf War Abdullatif Kabbaj said the demonstrators planted the iraqi Flag in a farm split by the Trench after chasing contractors away. Kabbaj said the iraqis arrived in a Hundred cars and three buses and left after two hours. All such demonstrations in Iraq Are staged by the government officials say. The . Mission said saturday that it was unable to confirm Kuwait s report that iraqi Border police had shot at a kuwaiti Border patrol earlier in the week. Iraq denied firing on kuwaiti police. The Sheik said he asked the . Mission to protect workers digging the Trench. . Observers Are not armed and do not have a mandate to interfere in any clashes that take place in the demilitarized zone the patrol. Iraqis move Earth Back into a Trench dug by kuwaiti workers near the disputed Border before leaving peacefully. Tapes show boy was at mall on toddler s last Day Preston England a one of two schoolboys accused of killing a Tod Dler first lied about whether he was in the shopping mall where the child was abducted then tearfully admitted being there according to tapes heard wednes Day. The boy who can be identified Only As child a initially made up an elaborate tale of How he and co defendant child a spent Friday feb. 12, the Day they skipped school and the Day 2-year-old James Bulger was slain. Asked Why he lied a crying child b told police because because if you thought 1 went and i sagged off skipped school and you d think that i killed prosecutors say the two 11-year-Olds lured James from his Mother and led him about two Miles across Liverpool. James battered body was found beside a railway track two Days later. Both boys who were 10 at the time of the crime have pleaded innocent. In tapes played earlier for the court child a admitted to police that the two boys took James. Child a told police that he had not harmed James but that child b had battered the toddler with bricks and an Iron bar. Prosecutors have said child b has admitted throwing bricks at the boy. The police interviews with child b heard wednesday took place feb. 18, the Day he was arrested. His Mother who was present during the interviews at the lower Lane police station with the boy s lawyer and two police officers is heard losing her temper after child b finally admits being at the mall. If i would have known this All now. I would have had you Down the police station right away instead of them bang ing on my front door and making a show of me in the Street child b s Mother told the boy. Child b broke Down under Gentl nudging from detective sgt. Mark Dale and More firm questions from his Mother. But we never got a kid mum whenever. We saw those two lads together we did. We never got a kid. Mum. Mum we never got a kid. You think we did we never. Mum we never child sobbed and moaned. Police Cut the interview Short because the child was so upset. Child b looked Down at his hands while the court heard the tapes. His father sitting with elbows on Knees and head bowed wiped his eyes. Child b s nother who has been in court for most of the proceedings remained in another room wednesday. Dale testified that after he arrested child b and warned him of his rights the boy started to cry and amidst the crying he said i Don t want to go to prison mum. I did t kill the baby " his Mother at first thought the boy was in trouble for skipping school the office said. Dale said the Mother told child b i told you they would be Here. He came Home on Friday full of child b s Mustard coloured jacket smeared with Blue paint that was also found on James is among the exhibits inthe trial. Child b told police he did not want to skip school feb. 12 because he wanted to pick up the gerbils he was responsible for during the upcoming Holiday. But child b said child a persuaded him to play Hooky
