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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world thursday february 3,1994 serbs blamed for shelling of Airport in Bosnia from wire reports Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina the Tula Airport in northeastern Bosnia has been shelled apparently by serbs who have defied International efforts to reopen it for Relief flights. Fifteen rounds we retired tuesday afternoon and eight shells hit one of the Airport s three runways . Spokesman it. Col. Bill Aikman. He said damage was minimal and the main runway was not hit. Bosnian serbian commanders shrugging off threats of nato airstrikes if they refuse to allow the Airport to open have warned that it is within Range of their guns. They have shelled the Airfield intermittently Lor the past year. Tula is the biggest enclave held by Bosnia s Muslim led government outside of Sarajevo. Mexican rebels to talk san crist6bal de Las Casas Mexico rebels in Southern Mexico have agreed to open face to face talks with the government on ending their uprising a rebel statement said tuesday. A communique from the Zap Atista National liberation army said talks were  it was the first Concrete word from the rebels that they Are serious about negotiating an end to the uprising that has been simmering since new year s Day. Previous rebel statements were vague.  training set . And japanese military forces will begin a 24-Day joint exercise feb. 10, . Official announced wednesday. The exercise called North wind 94, features the first participation of a . Army National guard battalion the officials said. It will be carried out at Camp Ashikawa and Kam Furano about 595 mile North of  600 .jpersonnel, most of them from the Oregon National guard will train with about 2,500 members of the Japan ground self defense Force. The objectives of the annual exercise Are to train troops from the two countries to fight together in cold weather the officials said. Turkish Center bombed the Hague Netherlands the Hague turkish islamic Center was firebombed late tuesday but no injuries were reported. Witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing the scene police said. There were six people inside atthe time of the bombing shortly before Midnight tuesday. Damage was estimated at $3,684. Nude dancing banned phenom penh Cambodia the government has banned nude and topless dancing in Cambodia saying it has spoiled the dignity of the nation the state news Agency reported wednesday. The ministry of tourism said an undetermined number of nightclubs Karaoke bars and Massage Parlours had hired Young topless and nude dancers to attract customers in the capital the Agency  such a move has spoiled the dignity and the National tradition of the country the ministry said. Officials often blame the 18-month . Mission for attracting the thousands of prostitutes who work in the capital. But the brothels which Are frequented by cambodians have multiplied since the 22,000-Membcr peacekeeping operation ended in september. Chess grandmaster is 14 Budapest Hungary. A 14-year-old hungarian Peter Leko has qualified As the youngest Ever chess grandmaster the International chess federation confirmed tuesday. Leko reached the Point total needed for the grandmaster ranking with an agreed upon draw sunday against Predrag Nikolic of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Hoo Goven tournament in Wink Aan Zee Netherlands. Although his ranking is not yet official ratification is largely a formality said spokesman Casto Abundo of the International chess federation in Athens Greece. Born sept. 8,1979, Leko beat the record set by another hungarian Judit Polgar who qualified for the rating in 1992 at the age of 15 years 5 months. The previous record Holder former world Champion Bobby Fischer of the United states qualified in 1958 at the age of 15 years 6 months. Envoy says Somalia killings should not derail peace bid Nairobi Kenya a . Special envoy Jonathan t. Howe on wednesday called the killings of eight Soma Lian civilians by . Marines a regrettable incident that should not setback the cause of  Somalia there Are always going to be incidents. They will be regrettable. Certainly we do regret that one said Howe a retired american Admiral who is the . Secre tary general s special representative in Somalia. Marines escorting two american diplomats opened fire monday on a Street jammed with hundreds of civilians kill ing eight somalis and wounding at least 24. Marines said they opened fire after at least two snipers began shooting at thereon by. Howe said Small isolated incidents an act of terrorism or a misunderstanding that ends in gunfire should not be allowed to distort the picture which he said is one of Overall improve meet in Security since an oct. 9 cease fire. It is encouraging to get out in the Countryside and see the support there is for peace and reconstruction he said. However Relief workers complain that they have been hit by a wave of banditry extortion and attacks. In addition they say that . Forces who Are withdrawing have been increasingly timid about protecting Relief workers. World vision announced wednesday that it was with drawing its five staffers from Bairoa because of a bombing that seriously wounded a colombian worker. Two International Aid agencies the world food pro Gram and save the children us evacuated their staffs from Belet Huen in Southern Somalia last week after their warehouses were attacked by looters. Howe said the United nations took All the incidents seriously but did not believe the incidents Are a sign of things to come after the americans and other Western forces withdraw their troops from Somalia. The americans Are to leave by March 31. I Don t think they represent a huge pattern of activity said Howe who said Steps were being taken to improve Security. 3 airmen honoured for bravery in Battle Washington a three airmen were decorated for bravery monday for their actions during a 15-hour firefight in Somalia in october in which 18 us. Service members were killed the three Are sgt. Tim Wilkinson and sgt. Scott Fales both Parade Schemen and sgt. Jeff Bray a combat controller. They Are members of the 24th special tactics so based at Pope fab near Fayetteville n.c., said air Force spokeswoman capt. Mary Dillon. Wilkinson was awarded the air Force Cross second Only to the medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism. Dillon said Wilkins a grabbed medical gear from a downed helicopter and repeatedly went through an intersection under heavy fire to Rescue wounded army rangers. Fales wounded in the fight and Bray were awarded the Silver Star the third highest Deco ration for valor. Fales had been shot in the leg and had to give himself intravenous fluids. But he continued to treat other wounded men around him while he was strapped to a Stretcher Dillon said. He previously received a purple heart. Bray went into Forward positions and called in fire on the radio. Dillon said he was decorated for guiding fire to enemy attackers and away from Friendly fire while subjecting himself to enemy fire. It s a Bird it s a plane no it s Art a Model of a soviet Mig sits in the exhibition ground of a culture Center in Berlin on wednesday. The Model assembled from parts of several soviet aircraft is Dis played As an Art object amid buildings that still show damage from world War ii. The Center called to Cheles is in the Eastern Section of the City. Woman facing trial in mutilation Bonn Germany a a woman who was offended by a neighbor s sexual advances went on trial wednesday for allegedly crashing a chair onto his head slicing off the unconscious Man s Penis and setting the apartment on fire. Hans Joachin k. Of Frankfurt an Der Oder permanently lost his Penis because the severed Organ was damaged in the fire started by Heidemarie s. Their full names have not been released by prosecutors. The incident occurred during a drinking Binge oct. 20,1992, in the woman s apartment in Frankfurt an Der Oder a rundown Eastern German City on the polish reorder. A court there is trying the Case. R the 43-year-old defendant and the 54-year-old Man Are both jobless and live in the same building. Prosecutors say the two have had no romantic involvement. Court papers say that the two got drunk and that he asked her to have sex with him. Prosecutors said there was no evidence of a rape attempt. The woman picked up a chair knocked the Man out with it fetched a bread knife and Cut off his Penis court papers say  
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