European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday septembers 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 gunfire increases in tense Sarajevo Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a . Officials sunday reported a significant Rise in shooting incidents in Sarajevo As the jittery City worried that Security concerns could scuttle Hopes of a visit by Pope John Paul ii. Reflecting the dangers the Pope and his followers could face serbian snipers opened fire on a Speed skating stadium where the pontiff wants to hold mass for 25000 people. Danish peacekeepers deployed there said they returned fire. The incident happened about 30 minutes before the . Commander for Sarajevo Gen. Andre e Soubirou visited the skating rink built for the 1984 Winter olym pics to inspect preparations for the mass. The Danes were deployed at the rink saturday to help ensure Security. John Paul has said he hoped to make a one Day trip to Sarajevo on thursday if Security is guaranteed. The Vatican has said the visit might be confirmed Only just beforehand because of Security concerns. On saturday bosnian serbian officials met with vat ican envoy Francesco Monterisi and according to Media reports reiterated that  not guarantee Security for the visit. A , military spokesman it. Sebastien Pasquier reported a number of explosions and exchanges of machine gun fire on several confrontation lines in the City. Tensions and incidents increased significantly Over the last 24 hours Pasquier said. Firing also continued on the Only remaining land route into the City Over mount i Man. One civilian was killed and at least four others wounded on the Road Over the past two Days. Eight civilians came under fire on the Road late sat urday evening and had to abandon their vehicles Pas Quier said. Five of them found shelter at a French Obser vation Post but . Officials were still searching for the other three who apparently sought Refuge in the Woods. Government officials said the danger of traversing the route would probably deter any pilgrims from Central bos Nia from trying to come to Sarajevo to see the Pope. Uva n. $. X a a " Fouad Bou Chikel is covered with blood from knife wounds he inflicted upon him self to show his seriousness to French police sunday. The algerian born Man seized his baby from a Hospital and threatened to kill the child and himself. Baby Safe after Riviera drama Toulon France a a Man who seized his baby from a Riviera Hospital sunday and headed for an Airport to return to his native Algeria held off police for five hours by threatening to kill the Newborn and himself authorities said. Stabbing himself in the neck repeat edly to demonstrate his threat Fouad Bouch Ikhi walked six Miles with the baby girl in Arm As he was followed by police cars and a helicopter. At Bandol he agreed to ride in a police car to make the rest of the trip to Marseille s Marignani Airport 27 Miles farther West police said. As the car reached Marseille police overpowered Bouch Ikhi and freed the infant unharmed. No explanation was Given for Bouch Ikhi s actions. Ira ally hints at Deal Short of unified Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland a the Ira s political affiliate offered encouragement to the suspicious protestant Community sunday As Hopes Rose that peace might come to Northern Ireland. Martin Mcguinness Deputy president of the Irish Republican army s politic alarm sinn fein indicated that his party might accept a settlement far Short of the Ira goal of a United Ireland. In Dublin Ireland s prime minister Albert Reynolds said that he recognized sinn fein Leader Gerry Adams As a constitutional politician and that he they would meet within the coming week. British prime minister John major said he was encouraged by what he had heard but wanted More Assurance that the Ira cease fire which began at Midnight wednesday was intended to be permanent. I am not sure it s quite sufficient yet but there has been Progress and we Nee just a Little More major said in a television interview. Mcguinness speaking to bbl radio said that a United country was the Ideal solution but that if the Irish people decided against such a move we As democrats would have to accept  the great fear of hard line pro British protestant loyalists is that the province will be absorbed into the Irish Republic to the South. Protestant unionist leaders say they suspect Britain has made a secret Deal with the Ira to secure the cease fire that has raised Hopes of peace. An end to the Ira s violent Campaign to drive the British out of Northern ire land was the Price Britain and Ireland demanded for sinn fein participation in talks on the province s future. We have no private understanding with the British government about what is going to happen now although we have the expectation that discussions will begin very soon Mcguinness said. I believe at some time Over the course of the next few weeks there will be con tact with the British  he said he would wholeheartedly agree that the Ira should not allow it self to be provoked by any loyalist terrorist action. Mcguinness Jalso said he believed the loyalists would make their contribution to the peace process Over the next few weeks.  we believe we All have the intellect and the ability Between us to work out a new future for ourselves he said refer ring to All sides _ l/.s., Russ in troops begin drills Samara Russia a armed conflict broke out sunday involving . And russian soldiers but there was no live fire and it was All part of the program at joint military exercises. The conditional conflict came in co operative drills that began at the Totsk training base located in the ural mountains Southeast of Samara and about 700 Miles from Moscow. The 250 soldiers participating from each nation held drills intended to help Stop terrorist incursions suppress illegal police actions and even handle Drunken focal residents the itar Tass news Agency reported.  several dozen communist hard liners Are picketing the exercises itar Tass said. The pickets claim that . Troops Are violating russian sovereignty and that their presence could Lead to the per manent stationing of american troops in the country. The 10-Day exercises end saturday. Ngo s son Dies in Bathtub fall Wurzburg Germany the 11-year-old son of a 3rd inf Day Soldier died thursday evening when he slipped and fell in his family Bathtub a spokesman for the command said Friday. Damon j. Francis son of staff sgt. Harold Francis with cod 703rd support in at Harvey Barracks in Kitzinger died from injuries sustained when he slipped in the Bathtub in the family s residence in kit Zingen s Marshall Heights housing area a division news release said. Military police Are continuing an investigation of the incident the spokesman said. Haiti takes Steps to Salvage Economy from sanctions port a Prince Haiti a Haiti s govern ment has announced measures aimed at rescuing the Economy which is crashing after almost three years of International sanctions an Independent radio station reported. The measures attempt to strengthen the Hai Tian currency reduce debt regulate imports bring More Money into government coffers and limit state spending radio Metropole said. Living costs have skyrocketed since the United nations imposed an almost  embargo on Haiti in May while the local currency the Gourde has Plum meted in value. The sanctions Are aimed at pressuring military rulers to step Down. When the army ousted elected president Jean Ber Trand Aristide in 1991, 7.5 haitian gourdes were Worth $1. In August the Gourde reached an All time Low of 25 to $1 on the Street. It recovered to around 20 to $1 after the de Facto government of president Emile Jonassaint fired the Heads of the Commerce and finance ministries in late  1991, Staple food prices have risen about 150 percent 10 percent in the last month alone while at least 100,000 jobs have been lost. The Steps announced saturday include raising monthly tax collections. Controlling customs duties collection. Prohibiting new credit cards. Not hiring new civil servants and freezing bureaucrats salaries. Penalizing illegal Cut fancy speculation. Requiring importers to report Dollar transactions to the Central Bank