European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 9, 1995 world the stars and stripes Page 9 French police Battle rioters on Tahiti streets Papeete Tahiti a riot police fired stun grenades and tear Gas at Young protesters thursday outside the Airport after another night of looting and arson in the streets of Tahiti s capital. Rioting broke but wednesday the Day after France detonated a nuclear device at its South Pacific blast site at muru Roa atoll ignoring International protests and pro Independence islanders. Meanwhile French president Jacques Chirac agreed Friday to allow a european Union Mission to Check on safety at France s nuclear tests the eur commission said in a statement. In a Telephone conversation with Jacques Santer the Ell s chief executive Chirac also agreed to provide All necessary information to eur experts evaluating the tests safety the statement said. Preparations were to begin immediately to allow the eur Mission to leave As soon As possible it said. Protesters firebombed Tahiti s territorial Assembly and about 40 downtown buildings and burned part of the Airport terminal wednesday to punish France for the nuclear test  / the Airport was shut thursday when several Hundred teen age protesters surrounded it. Many covered their faces with bandanas and threw rocks or Small fire bombs fashioned from Glass bottles and rags. Truckloads of riot police arrived at the trashed air port and repelled the demonstrators Wilh teargas and stun grenades. V the protesters regrouped on a nearby Road and remained in a standoff with police until evening. At that time pro Independence Leader Oscar Timaru went to the Airport told the remaining 100 to 200 youths to go Home peacefully then led them away. The two Day rioting was the most violent1 reaction to the underground test at muru Roa 750 Miles Southeast of Papeete. At least 17 people were injured two seriously and at least 50 people were arrested. The blast whipped up sentiment against 150 years of French Colo Nial Rule.  " ". A tahitian protester brings tires to Road barricade in Papeete Tahiti As anti French riots resumed thursday. France said thursday that it was sending about 300 More police officers to Tahiti. They were to join several Hundred gendarmes and about 130 paratroops already on the Island plus 401egionnaires sent from muru Roa. Downtown streets were carpeted with broken Glass and rocks and lighted overnight by fires set in boutiques and trash cans Chirac contends France needs to set off up to eight blasts to Check its nuclear Arsenal and develop computer simulation so future detonations won t be necessary. Marc Launois an official with France s atomic Energy commission said about one test was planned each month with the next one coming in three to five weeks. A polynesian Leader in Papeete said anti French anger would explode again in Tahiti if Paris set off an other nuclear blast. V they will  enough French gendarmes to make sure people Are quiet said Gabriel Tetia Rahi head of the Hiti Tau coalition of Maori or indigenous polynesian groups. In Canberra Australia 200 demonstrators in White radiation proof overalls and paper anti dust masks Marche Friday to the parliament to protest the tests. Tensions mount Between China women delegates Beijing a the scene on the grounds of . Women s conference Friday said it All a protester holding a poster of a woman with her Mouth gagged and a chinese Security officer telling her and other demonstrators to be quiet and get inside. Tensions Over Freedom of expression Are threatening to boil Over at the fourth world women s conference As tightly policed China shows increasing impatience with the debate and dissent the International Confer ence has brought. In the latest face off three Hong Kong television1 journalists were detained Friday As they covered a human rights protest on the conference grounds. In recent Days China has reacted with growing strip Dency to criticism from foreign delegates to the . Conference and the private gathering. Delegates have raised a variety of subjects embarrassing to China fro human rights to mandatory family planning organizers Hope the conflict with China won t Over Shadow the gathering s principal goal agreement on a wide ranging platform spelling out ways to help improve the lives of women worldwide. The spirit of the negotiation is very satisfactory said conference Secretary general Gertrude Mongolia but she added the Pace could be seeded  abortion and Gay rights Are among the most controversial platform topics negotiators have said. Inside the conference Hall Friday about two dozen people unfurled a Banner that said lesbian rights Are human  but it was quickly taken Down and the protes Ter were hustled out. Meanwhile in a sprawling Muddy tent City outside Beijing about 23,000 activists from private women s groups were packing up their literature and folding their brightly coloured banners getting ready to go Home  ,. ,. ". ,. The 10-Day gathering in Huai Rou closed Friday with a ceremony of chinese music and dance. But even this did not go off without interference from chinese Saccu Rit agents. I  now gel22-25 Moscow St. Petersburg sept 03-10 $959oct08-15 oct 15-22 8day-7o n3 Star hotel flight tour break ast site 3staiiiplcl -5 Lii noted sic a 3 Niglis Cairo ally 19-26 4 a gets Nile cruise of of v7j4h a i i. I o cd Al Lul at 5 Star hotel & ship w. 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