European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 31, 1994 world the stars and stripes Page 13 Relief agencies pull out of somalian City after raid Mogadishu Somalia a two International Relief agencies have pulled out of a City in Southern so Malia after their warehouses were attacked by looters and one Agency accuses italian soldiers of ignoring its request for Protection. Clan elders rushed to the area to investigate reports that the looting involved gunmen Allied with the City Snew governor. If that link is confirmed it could be an other blow to a . Program creating local democratic governments throughout Somalia. Attacks on Relief agencies appear to be increasing  troops from the United states and Many other coun tries Are withdrawing and militias Are vying for Power. But . Officials said saturday that their soldiers have never ignored a request for help from Relief work ers under attack. The problems in Belet Huen 200 Miles North of Mogadishu began wednesday night when about 50 gun men looted 340 tons of food from a world food pro Gram warehouse. No shots were fired after the Agency s guards either surrendered or fled. The world food program says the attack was one of the worst it has suffered since . Marines began arriving 13 months ago to protect Relief workers fighting Somalia s famine. The Relief Agency thursday suspended its operation in Belet Huen. Another Relief Agency save the children evacuated its two International workers after a crowd of somalis gathered outside its warehouse wednesday and tried to persuade its Security guards to help them loot it. Although the crowd dispersed after the guards re fused save the children radioed nearby italian . Soldiers to maintain our level of Confidence and Tel them we May need them to guard our people in an vacation said program manager Richard Burge. But they categorically refused to offer army support to expatriate or somali personnel working in humanitarian operations Burge said saturday. He also said that when his Agency complained to the . Military command in the capital and it told the italians to radio his people in Belet Huert they ignore the order. On saturday . Officials and the italian military denied that save the children Ever requested their help but said so few soldiers remain in Belet Huen that it May be difficult for them to protect Relief agencies that Are attacked. As Italy withdraws its soldiers from Somalia only150 remain in Belet Huen. Their primary responsibility is to guard the 1,300 German soldiers who were sent there to transport material and who Only Are allowed to shoot their weapons in self defense. Greek soldiers paddle two women to safety after downpours hit the Athens area Early sunday. Flooding in Low lying suburbs trapped people in their Homes As harsh Winter weather blanketed the country. Winds Snow rain Pound Greece Athens Greece a Gale Force winds whipped through the Aegean sea keeping ships in port sunday and snowstorms trapped scores of villagers in Northern Greece. The demand for electricity As temperatures plunged below 32 degrees fahrenheit created blackouts in key areas of the capital nearby islands and Southern Greece for nearly two hours saturday night. An Early morning downpour flooded Low lying coast Al areas and the Athens suburb of Ano Losion prompting the government to Call in the army to assist people trapped in 5 feet of swirling icy Waters. An Al Jerly Man died from injuries sustained when the roof of his House collapsed on him. Snowstorms in Northern Greece for the past 24 hours have blocked roads leading to scores of villages and extra Snow removal equipment has been dispatched to the areas. Many of Athens Northern suburbs also were blanketed with Snow making driving hazardous. Winds reaching Gale Force velocity in the Aegean forced ships to remain in port leaving passengers on is lands stranded for at least another 24 hours until the weather improved. The harsh Winter like weather caught Many greeks by Surprise and was in Sharp contrast to the mild tempera Tures Greece has been experiencing since november. The weather Bureau said that the winds would sub Side today but that below freezing temperatures and Snow would continue to cover Northern parts of the country. Algeria s chief of defense takes reins As president from wire report Algiers Algeria tightening the military s control Over the country Algeria s defense minister was named president sunday by a secretive army backed  High Security Council named Lamine Zero Al to a three year transition term As president succeeding a five Man military backed committee that cancelled elections and took Power two years ago. .,."zeroual, a 53-year-old retired general was to replace the High state committee  s three year term is considered necessary v to Over Coine the Muslim insurgency that has claimed an estimated 3,000 lives in the fast two years an begin to solve the country s economic crisis. 6 skiers die in Avalanche Albertville France six skiers were killed when a group of British doctors and their guide were swept away by an Avalanche in the French Alps Rescue officials said sunday. The group included six British skiers and their French guide but it was not immediately know which one of the group survived. The Avalanche struck saturday but authorities were not alerted until sunday. They recovered the bodies in the afternoon. The doctors whose identities were no immediately available were in Val d Sere for a medical conference. Freak Accident kills woman Suva Fiji a Young japanese woman was killed during a Cyclone s destructive sweep through the South Pacific Island of Vanuatu. The woman was leaving her Home in the capital of port Vila to feed her dog during the storm wednesday when the wind slammed a door pushing a Kitchen knife she was holding into her stomach radio Vanuatu reported sunday. Jordan seeking change Amman Jordan Jordan and the United states Are discussing an end to the enforcement of iraqi sanctions in the Gulf of Aqaba in favor of inspections on the quays of Aqaba officials said  has complained that the .-led searches of vessels at sea Hurt its Economy because of delay Sand higher freight charges demanded by shipowners for cargo bound for the red sea  proposed the new arrangement during talks King Hussein held with president Clinton another . Officials in Washington last week according to the officials. Belgian lotto nullified Brussels Belgium eight people could have briefly considered themselves millionaires saturday but their kick soon ran out when the lotto organizers announced the annulment of the weekly  40 of the 42 balls dropped into the lotto machine that picks six balls at random to set up the Lucky  footage clearly showed the balls 41 and 42 stuck in the Cylinder but lotto officials failed to notice the irregularity at first. Irate viewers had to Call in before the cancellation of the draw was announced. A second draw was held later saturday  winners were announced after the second draw each obtaining 9.6 million francs about$263,000. It was the first such irregularity in lotto s 16-year history. Iranian War games end Nicosia Cyprus Iran s air ground and naval forces have ended six Days of Maneu vers in the Northern persian Gulf the latest in a series of War games that included missile deployment. The islamic Republic news Agency monitored i Nicosia reported saturday that enemy ships were intercepted and captured during the exercise code named Victory-3.on the last Day of exercises Friday heavy artillery backed by air Force jets and helicopters pounded enemy positions the official Agency said. The War games hailed earlier by Tehran radio Ashe biggest staged in the Northern Gulf involved forces of the islamic revolution guards corps and the army