European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the tars and stripes killing of colombian Medellin Colombia apr the death of Pablo Escobar ruler of a global cocaine Empire blamed for bombings and assassinations that killed hundreds of people has Given colombians Hope that an age of Ter Wornas ended. A a a. Tipped off by a traced phone Call police and soldiers raided the drug lords two Story hideout thursday. They shot and tilled the portly bearded Escobar and his bodyguard As they tried to escape Over the roof. Escobar made the phone Call to a radio station monday to complain about his family a treatment by the German government army commander Gen. Heman Guzman said. Escobares wife and two children were refused Asylum by Germany earlier in the week. Quot Colombia s worst Nightmare has been slain a president Cesar Gaviria declared. Escobar the death of the 44-year-old Leader of the Medellin drug Cartel was not expected to Cut into the flow of cocaine from Colombia to the United states and other countries too seriously. But for Many colombians it was a sign of Hope. ,. Escobar was accused of ordering the assassinations of presidential candidates judges journalists and police. Hundreds of Ordinary colombians died in bombings of shopping centers neighbourhoods and a passenger air plane. Quot its the Triumph of Law Over crime a said Andros Pastrana a presidential candidate. A now the country can begin to live More Escobar was to be buried Friday at a Medellin cemetery police said. His family Tola local radio stations that the Public was invited to attend. Escobar had apparently been living at the Medellin hideout for several weeks authorities said. On thursday at least 200 members of an elite Force that had hunted Escobar since he escaped from luxurious prison in july 1992 cordoned off blocks around the hideout then stormed in investigators said. A Barefoot Escobar and his bodyguard leaped out a window onto a roof 3 feet below. Escobar was killed instantly shot in the head and Arm. The bodyguard jumped Down to the sidewalk where he was killed investigators said. A they offered resistance and died on the spot a prosecutor general Gustavo de Greiff said. Investigators said two 9 my pistols were found near Escobares body with shells scattered around indicating Escobar had opened fire. A witness told run radio that the raiders fired into the air in jubilation after killing Escobar and yelled a we won a. A world saturday december 4,1993 to life colombian soldiers stand outside the door of the House in Medellin Colombia where drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed in a shoot out thursday. . Paramedic aids woman caught in Shower of killer shells in Sarajevo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr shells rained Down on the bosnian capital Friday the Day after the latest round of peace talks ended without agreement. Four people were killed and 10 wounded a new York paramedic who came to help those wounded in the War jumped into action. Jim Schrang administered first Aid to a woman who had a bad shrapnel wound in one leg and lesser wounds to the other leg said John Jordan head of a group of . Firefighters helping their colleagues in Sarajevo. A there Are no paramedics Here a Jordan said. A a they be got doctors and ambulance Drivers. But the Drivers just throw the wounded into the Back of a Yugo Van. I estimate 20 percent probably die on their Way to the Hospital. We want to see if we can help them before they get since the War began 20 months ago More than 200,000 people have died and More than 2 million have lost their Homes. The fighting began after muslims and croats voted to secede from serbian dominated Yugoslavia Over the objection of Bosnia s serbs on Friday morning two people were killed and eight wounded in shelling of Sarajevo sold town bosnian radio said. Another two people were killed and two More wounded in shelling near the City s bakery. Peace talks in Geneva the first since september broke up thursday with no agreement on How to Divide the country but leaders of the three warring factions said they were willing to return to the bargaining table. The United nations reported that thursday was its Best Day for Aid deliveries in months but questioned whether its convoys could continue at the same Page. Ray Wilkinson spokesman for the . High commissioner for refugees said Muslim enclaves remained in Quot very gun toting settlers go on rampage Hebron occupied West Bank apr rampaging jewish settlers firing guns clashed with palestinians who fought Back with rocks and bottles Friday in this City holy to muslims and jews. Nine palestinians were wounded one seriously during the latest incident in a week of. Bloodletting that Han slowed negotiations to implement the Plo Israel autonomy plan. Under the first phase of the plan Israel is to Start withdrawing from the Gaza strip and Jericho on the West Bank on dec. 13 but the likelihood that the deadline will be met has faded As the Date approaches. Settlers in the territories oppose the peace plan and have sworn to Block its implementation. Three hours of Street Battles erupted in Hebron Friday after a fight broke out Between extremist rabbi Moshe Luvinger once sentenced to jail for lulling an Arab shopkeeper and palestinians in the downtown area about 20 settlers some shrouded in prayer shawls began firing into the air smashing car windows beating passers by and forcing shops to close. Arabs responded with a barrage of rocks. And bottles. Dozens More people from both sides joined the clashes and bullets whizzed Down one main Street most arabs fled into their Hornet others screamed a god is great a traditional Muslim Battle cry from their rooftops. An associated press reporter and photographer who saw settlers shooting in downtown Hebron said israeli soldiers did not intervene to Stop them. Soldiers rounded up palestinians they suspected of throwing stones detaining at least 20, local reporters said. Bad shape. Serbs have blocked the Unher from delivering plastic sheeting to Seal shattered windows and roofs Ana other supplies. A if people Are. Going to suffer they re probably going to freeze to death rather than starve to death a Wilkinson said. Cmdr. Ides Bald Van Biesbroeck a spokesman for . Forces said 24 Hu-1 sanitarian convoys delivered nearly 1,500 tons of Aid. A this is a serious increase and probably the most successful Day in months a he said. Important Relief reached the 380,000 residents of Sarajevo when a Convoy carrying flour arrived from the Adriatic coast Friday morning. A the flour will be especially Welcome at the bakery where reserves were almost nil a Wilkinson said. A Convoy trying to reach the Muslim enclave of Desanj in Central Bosnia has been held up by bureaucratic problems and serb Muslim fighting along the Convoy route. Quot Man sought in encounters at Lakenheath Lakenheath England a amps British police Are asking for help in tracking Down a Man who made sexual suggestions to two 9-year-old girls wednesday in the town of Lakenheath. The suspect is described As a White Man Between the Ages of 30 and 40 with straight Black hair and dark thin eyebrows. He spoke with a British accent. He was wearing a beige coat and dark red Polo style shirt police said. According to police the British girls were approached by a Man about 4 25 . On wings Road in Lakenheath. The Man made sexual suggestions to the girls who ran to the Home of a Friend. They were not harmed. The Man was seen driving along the Road several times in a Gold Ford escort estate before the car pulled up to the girls and he spoke to them police said. Thousands of americans Are stationed at Raf Lakenheath and Raf Mildenhall and some of them live in Lakenheath. Police ask that those with information Call the Brandon police station at 0842810177 or the Mildenhall police station at 02b4-774280
