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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 01, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september i i 1994 world missing finnish tourists show up in turkish City from the associated press Ankara Turkey two finnish tourists we disappeared in Eastern Turkey Early this month in possible kidnapping have resurfaced Finland s embassy in Ankara confirmed  Hotakainen and Tuomo Pollari were freed tuesday evening in Tuncell said Risto Kauppi Finland s ambassador in Ankara. To our knowledge they Are in Good  Kauppi said that the tourists were being questioned by the turkish Security forces. He did not know when the pair might Fly Back to  was unclear whether the two had been abducted or went off with kurdish guerrillas willingly. I believe they were forcibly kidnapped Kauppi toll the associated press. -.-. The guerrillas had earlier said the firms were detained for travelling in the Region without their permission. -.-. However turkish officials said the tourist voluntarily want with the guerrillas. Firic hits nuclear Plant. Flat Fefer " ". Moscow a fire broke out Ata Russia nuclear processing Plant in the urals on wednesday but officials said that no one at the Plant was exposed to radiation and that no dangerous leak of radioactivity occurred. A Small amount of radioactive gases amounting to about 4 percent of the permissible volume escaped into the atmosphere through Plant filters said Vitaly Nasonov a spokesman for the Russia nuclear Power ministry. The fire erupted in one of the shops at the mayak nuclear Plant in the City of Ozyorsky former Secre City Chelyabinsk-65 some 930 Miles East of Moscow Nasonov said. The former military facility is used for disassembling nuclear fuel rods from nuclear Power plants which Are then reprocessed to extract plutonium and other elements. It is equipped wit fully automatic robots. The fire was apparently caused by a Short circuiting electric equipment he said. The Sta Sand stripes Page 13 Germany opens Mission to oversee Aidin Jericho West Bank a Germany on wednesday opened a representative office in Jericho the first country to set up a Mission in the palestinian autonomy areas. The office will mainly oversee the spending of Ger Man Aid to the palestinians about $200 million through 1998, said Theodor Wallau director general of the German foreign ministry. V this is neither an embassy nor a consulate said Wallau referring to the clause in the israeli palestinian autonomy Accord under which Israel remains in a patrol of palestinian foreign policy. Saab Erakat a minister in the palestinian self Rule government said he hoped the opening of the Mission eventually would Lead to higher level representation. As palestinians we have taken very few Steps on a very Long Road Erakat told a Bobbt 200 guests attending the opening ceremony. The inauguration of the German Mission is one of such Steps. I Hope the Day Wii come when we will be inaugurating a Germany embassy in our palestinian Capi Tal. \ the palestinians want Arab East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future state though Israel has said it will never relinquish control Over All of the City. Like most nations Germany has riot recognized is Rael s annexation of East Jerusalem after its capture in the 1967 Middle East War. Germany s embassy to israelis in Tel Aviv. The German office in Jericho is located in a White two Story building in a residential neighbourhood. A round yellow plaque Reading Federal Republic of Germany representative office was affixed to a Wal next to the Entrance. Wallau said German Aid would focus on specific projects dealing with water Supply waste disposal and professional training. Erakat said Switzerland Russia and Denmark also plan to open missions soon. All representative offices will be located in Jericho Erakat said. Moscow a trying to avoid a potentially disastrous setback to the russian space program space officials said wednesday that a Supply ship will make one More attempt to Dock with the Mir orbiting space station. R the unmanned Supply ferry carrying fresh food and american research equipment for the three Cosmo nauts aboard Mir failed to Dock saturday and again in a nationally televised attempt tuesday. The third attempt is expected to take place Friday the itar Tass news Agency said. Russian space officials had said earlier that the Prog Ress spacecraft might not have enough fuel for a third attempt. If it fails to Dock it will eventually Burn up inthe atmosphere. That could be a devastating blow to the space pro Gram which like Many russian industries is struggling to overcome funding problems. Space officials would then have to fund and build another cargo ship and Petit to the Mir before the cosmonauts run put of food at the end of september or bring them Home premature y " a a. V evacuating the Mir could jeopardize plans for Bothan october launch taking a european space Agency cosmonaut to the Mir and for the american joint mis Sioni March. The Mir however was left unmanned once previously for nearly two months Vsevolod Latyshev a spokes Man for the flight control Center outside Moscow said wednesday. 86th services presents the Ramstein officers wives Clu Bazaar sep 15, thursday. 1400-2100 sep 17. Saturday. 1000-2100 sep 16, Friday. 1000-2100 sep 18, sunday. 12001800 b log 2299-Amc Entrance requires us or nato forces id tax free purchases payment in us dollars Only food and drink concessions. No smoking no strollers no eating or drinking inside hangars 86th services no Federal endorsement of sponsor s intended a sponsored by Rialto hosted by Ramstein own a "  
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