European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes world thursday August 4,1394 attack at Heathrow Airport nets robbers $1.5 million from the associated press London three assailants sprayed riot Gas at two couriers monday at Heathrow Airport and snatched a Case containing used Bank notes Worth nearly 1 million pounds about $1.5 million. The three escaped after the attack which took place in Daylight in a crowded Airport parking lot. The Money in British pounds . And Canadian dollars and belgian Swiss and French francs was being transferred from the Middle. East to an unidentified London financial institution. We Are not prepared to say at this stage where it came from or where it was bound detective inspector Norman Walker told a news conference. We Are looking at several lines of inquiry including the level of inside information 5rt the  said the attack happened after one of the couriers arrived on a flight to London with a Case carrying the currency. The second courier met him and As the two walked to their car the three assailants struck. Russia launches satellite to sub Russia launched a new military satellite wednesday from its Northern preset so cosm drome the itar Tass news Agency reported. The Cosmos-2285 satellite was sent into orbit in the interests of the defense ministry said a statement by the russian aerospace forces. There were no further details available. Preset so about 500 Miles North of Moscow is Russia s main military space launching facility. Gunmen kill 3 French 2 consular agents in lers Algiers Algeria a an attack by gunmen wednesday morning killed three French guards and two consular agents the latest victims of a Muslim fundamentalist insurgency that is increasingly targeting foreigners. Algerian Security forces said the attack occurred in a guarded residential area in southwestern Algiers As the French were returning to their embassy compound Aone other person was wounded the Security officials said. French officials in Paris said earlier that the five _ were killed outside the embassy. The attack followed a bloody july in which seven italians and seven Eastern europeans were slain. In All 56 foreigners have been killed since septem Ber when Muslim militants began targeting expatriates As part of their Campaign to topple Algeria s military backed government. Also last month the ambassadors of Oman and Yemen were held for a week and the . Embassy warned the 500 americans in the country of a possible attack or kidnapping against them. More than 4,000 people have died since the military backed government cancelled january 1992 elections that the islamic salvation front was expected to win Riding a wave of voter discontent with corruption and unemployment. British mystery writer Dies at age 63 London a mystery writer Robin Cook whose often gory novels set in the criminal underworld won Praise and a cult following died saturday of can cer. He was 63. Cook began his writing career in 1962 with the social satire the crust on its uppers in which he chronicled the Slang and manners of London criminals whose world he frequented. His 14 other books published under his own name or the pen name Derek Raymond include the legacy of the stiff upper lip How the dead live and in 1984, he died with his eyes open. I was Dora Suarez about a serial killer was published in 1990 and was regarded ast among his Best works. Cook published some of his books under the name Derek Raymond to distinguish himself from the Ameri can writer Robin Cook author of the Best seller coma. Critics praised the dark brutality of the British writer s later works comparing them to the american crime movies of the 1940s. His recently published memoirs hidden files also won wide Praise. Foreigners living in Russia face tax on personal items Bee great i final clearances Moscow a in a bid to raise state revenues Russia has begun enforcing a 60 percent tax on the personal be longings of most foreigners posted in the country who Are entering or leaving Cus Toms officials said wednesday. _ under Russia s tax code All foreigners except diplomats must pay a tax on household goods shipped into or out. Of the country. Until now the Law was interpreted to exclude accredited business men and journalists. In a letter to foreign moving Compa Nies the state customs committee said a june 22 clarification of the Law Means Only diplomatic missions and their staff have exemptions and privileges in the area of customs levies.". However facials were vague about what Golf tall under the new guidelines. Oleg Savin a customs officer said goods not purchased in Russia could be taken out by foreign nationals if they sign a personal property declaration. No per Sonal belongings like pots and pans or your favorite dog or Couch Are supposed to be taxed he said. He said foreigners posted in Russia had to sign a document promising to take All their personal property with them when they leave. Those goods Are not taxed at All he said. But customs inspector Andrei Belikov said there was nothing in the Law or Cus Toms regulations that tells him what is supposed to be considered personal be  you have no customs certified document saying you brought goods into Russia As your personal belongings and Promise to take it Back then yes you pay 60 percent Belikov said. The English language Moscow times quoted moving officials As saying the new ruling could affect As Many As 90 percent. Of foreigners coming to live in Russia. 150 rebels reported killed in turkish raids on Camps most merchandise see Chart in stores for clearance list All sales f1nali no refunds no returns stars and stripes bookstores shop Early while selection is the Best Ankara Turkey a turkish jets bombed kurdish rebel Camps across the Border in Northern Iraq killing at least 150 people the state radio said wednesday one of the airstrikes on tuesday targeted a Camp at Hak urk about 15 Miles from the turkish Border where at least 120 kurdish guerrillas were killed it said. The second air raid targeted the Sinat Haf Tanin Region about six Miles from the turkish Border on sunday. Thirty guerrillas were killed and 44 were injured according to the radio which quoted a Mili tary statement. The military claims could not be independently verified. _ Turkey has periodically staged Cross Border raids against Camps used by kurd ish guerrillas during Ankara s decade Long Battle against kurdish workers party pkg rebels seeking autonomy i kurdish dominated Southeastern Turkey. A similar turkish airstrike hit another pkg Camp in Northern Iraq a week ago. The guerrillas use bases in Northern Iraq for hit and run attacks inside tur  pkg led fighting has claimed More than 13,000 lives Over the past 10  kurdish terrorism also spread recently to Turkey s Western cities. The pkg has targeted tourist Sites in an at tempt to weaken Turkey s lucrative tourism Industry. T in two separate overnight attacks in Istanbul and Manisa one person was killed and 15 were injured. Two unidentified gunmen fired Auto Matic weapons tuesday evening at a coffeehouse in the town of Turku thu killing one person and wounding 10 others the Anatolia news Agency reported wednes Day. _ _ _ five people were wounded tuesday when two terrorists hurled a bomb into a Park in a working class District of Istanbul the daily newspaper Hurr yet reported. ,