European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars Annc stripes world Friday. September 2. 1994 Qadhafi Marks 25 years As dictator Tripoli Libya a Moat mar Qadhafi celebrated the 25th anniversary of his dictatorship with state sponsored rallies and television specials thurs Day but . Sanctions still isolate his country from much of the world. In the capital Tripoli the streets were decorate with the Green libyan Flag and displays of Flowers and electric lights. State run newspapers and television showed Qadhafi greeting fellow Arab leaders from Sudan and  he is shunned by the Avest As a sponsor of terror ism and for his refusal to turn Over two suspects in the december 1988 bombing of a pan am jetliner. And the libyan Media have not eased their drumbeat of criticism of the West and in particular the United states. State television monitored by the British broadcast ing corp showed american British and French flags trampled at a rally attended by the great Leader ask Qadhafi is known in the libyan press. As a 27-year-old army officer Qadhafi led a blood less coup on sept. 1, 1.969, that ousted King Idris while was Hast the aging Monarch out of the country. Now 52, Gadhof survived several tempted coups. Last fall reports leaked out of a re Volt by army troops who had not been paid. But Qadhafi keeps tight control on the country of 4 million people. Libya s biggest problem seems to be a harsh . Embargo imposed in 1992after Libya refused to Qadhafi hand Over two National accused in the bombing of pan am plight 103. A total of 270 people died when a bomb exploded in the plan Over Lockerbie Scotland. The . Embargo bans air travel to and from Libya and the Sale of All weapons and some Oil equipment. Libyan financial assets were Frozen. The los Angeles times reported thursday that Libya offered to turn Over a renegade Cia agent in an Effort to ease those economic sanctions but that . Government rejected the Deal. According to the times Vincent Cannistraro a for Mer Cia counter terrorism expert planned to meet in june with Abdullah Panoussi chief of libyan Intelli gence to discuss Libya s possible help in capturing Frank Terpil. Terpil a former Cia communications expert was convicted in absent a for conspiring to kill a libyan dissident and Selling tons of explosives to Libya. The meeting was postponed after Panoussi was injured in a car Accident and Cannistraro said he now believes Tae offer was strictly  . Counter terrorism experts did not authorize the encounter an unidentified senior . Counte Terro risk official told the times. Qadhafi described by. President Reagan As a Barba Rian but. Flaky has Long been at Odds with the United states. And . Forces attacked libyan Sites during March and april 1986, Securi Ion Cairo Egypt a Egypt is put Ting 14,000 police and soldiers on the streets of Cairo to protect next week sign. Population conference against threats by Radical Muslim groups. Guarding the 15,000 delegates will be test of Egypt s Success in quelling a 2 i year islamic extremist revolt said . Sobhi , in charge of Secu Rity for the meeting. But Al Henawi noted that the Confer ence which opens monday would not have been held in Cairo if the United  was not convinced that Egypt has overcome  still it will be no simple task in a Cit of 14 million to keep the delegates Safe at downtown hotels at the conference Cen Ter on Cairo s Edge and on roads in be tween.-. V " in Washington the . State depart ment issued a statement noting last week s threat to the conference by a islamic group. Egypt s Radical groups re Tain a residual terrorist capability de spite a police crackdown in recent months the statement said. Egyptian officials insist every measures being taken to Block attacks by the extremists who have been trying since Early 1992 to topple the government and install islamic Rule. More than 400 people have died in the violence mostly police officers and the militants themselves. Five foreign tourists also Are among those killed including a 13-year-old spaniard killed on a tourist bus in Southern Egypt last week. The Campaign has devastated the tourism Industry and officials have expressed Hope 4hat the conference will Nelp re build it. /.--. Maj. Gen. Mansour Al Eissay a to police official said dozens of potential troublemakers have been rounded up indecent weeks both in Southern Egypt the militants stronghold and Cairo s slums. In Cairo police now stand at intervals of a dozen or so Yards around the major hotels. Earlier this week a flotilla of police boats cruised the Nile shining lights along the Shore in an apparent  the police officers guarding the Center Are 1,800 specially trained for the conference. Officials said roads in Southern Egypt leading to the famous antiquities at Luxor and Aswan also Are being give special Protection to ensure safety for conference delegates who travel to the Region. But there remain chinks. Many of the police in spiffy White uni forms standing outside hotels do not have guns and some Lfan. Workers say that in Side the conference Center where the United nations is in charge of Security there Aren t enough guards store closing advisory the following stores will close at noon on wednesday 7 september Adana Turkey Aviano Italy Garnuch Germany Moron Spain Naples Italy Bod sibling Ger Roth Spain Rome Italy Tif Ofrim Ger Stone Leal Vicenza Tajo Berchtesgaden Ger of � Yomo Italy Bonn Ger remember. 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