European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday april 26 2007 stars and stripes Page 15 Aid official five missiles hit Hospital grounds in Somalia the associated press Mogadishu Somalia a missile hit the roof of a Chil Drens Hospital that was packed with civilians wounded in fighting Between islamic insurgents and ethiopian troops Al lied to the somali government an official said the Shell exploded in a Ward housing 20to30 wounded adults said Wilhelm Huber regional director for the sos childrens villages the children already had been evacuated because shells were hitting the compound Huber said in Nairobi Kenya where he is based Huber said five missiles hit the grounds in the lunchtime attack but Only one hit a Ward people were injured but he did not have details due to the chaotic situation and because wounded people were already in the Ward he said he did not believe the Hospital had been deliberately targeted but that the Shell clearly came from government forces because of the direction of the missiles earlier in the Day civilians were caught in the crossfire As the governments ethiopian backers used tanks and heavy artillery to Pound insurgent strongholds witnesses said ethiopian military officials met with elders of Mogadishu dominant clan to try to broker a peace said Abdullahi Sheik Hassan a spokesman with Mogadishu powerful Hatiye clan hundreds have died in eight Days of fighting Abri Faha Hap a Man accused of being a spy is tied up by an insurgent at a base in Mogadishu Somalia on tuesday wednesday the eighth straight Day of fighting report edly brought a missile attack on a childrens Hospital announcing our new banking Center at Asa Cap Dichino in Naples Italy mow open Caserma elderly Cenza Camp Darby Livorno Asa Cap Dichino Naples coming soon Nas i Simonella Nas ii Simonella Sicily v Aviano a area 1 Aviano Aviano a area f Gaeta v la Only locations our grand opening is the Ideal time to introduce affordable and convenient products and services to the servicemen and women who serve our country and help ensure our Freedom services such As free checking with online banking Low interest Loans savings accounts and convenient currency Exchange we invite you to visit our Asa Cap Dichino banking Center and experience the benefits of banking with Community Bank opens Edby a Chlof am Ifica at least 74 killed in Ethiopia Oil Field attack Addis Ababa Ethiopia Ethiopia blamed its longtime enemy Eritrea on wednesday for an attack in Eastern Ethiopia on a chinese owned Oil exploration Field that killed 74 people Eritrea issued a Swift angry denial in addition to those killed at least six chinese workers and a number of ethiopians were taken hostage during tuesdays Dawn at tack for which the rebel Ogaden National liberation front claimed responsibility the secessionist group formed from Ethiopia minority somalis has been linked to neighbouring Eritrea Gates discusses missile defense with Germany Berlin defense Secretary Robert Gates said wednesday the russian government appears divided Over How to respond to the Bush administrations proposal for extending an american missile de sense network to Europe Gates said it was possible that he had publicly characterized his recent meeting on missile defense in Moscow too warmly prompt ing criticism by senior russian officials after he departed Gates was in Berlin to discuss the proposals with German officials with Germany holding the rotating eur presidency conserva Tive Chancellor Angela Merkel has been cautious about the proposal saying Only that it should be Dis cussed within nato Ahmadinejad Marks Day of fatted us Rescue try Tehran Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the 27th anniversary of the failed us operation to Rescue 53 Ameri can hostages from the us embassy in Tehran by saying god and Iran had clobbered the enemy state radio reported wednesday though the anniversary is not a National Holiday or celebrated by most iranians the government annually Marks operation Eagle claw which ended in a helicopter crash that killed eight us service men the hostage crisis began nov 4 1979 when the us embassy was seized in Tehran one hostage was freed because of illness after the Rescue attempt and the other 52 were released As Ronald Reagan was being inaugurated in 1981 in Washington from the associated press
