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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Pruvo. Page A8 I tah. Kridaj, October 6, 1W5 Fren sold lers rrom detention By TOM COHEN Associated Press Writer Moroni, the capital, after a turbulent week in w hich foreign merceFrenchnaries led by man Bob Denard toppled the government and seized President Said Mohamed Djohar. then were overtaken by a lightning invasion of 800 elite French troops Wednesday. People Filled markets today and handmade wooden fishing boats dotted the bays and harbors bordered by sand or dark lava stone. French troops continued to check cars along the main road but some began leav ing. Two civilians died in the coup and four people, including two Comorian soldiers, were killed in the French attack. French forces suffered no casualties. French military Commandant Louis Pignot said today. Djohar's prime minister, in hiding in the French Embassy since the coup, has announced a new government of ruling party members and a small opposition alliance without Djohar. who was ld MORONI, Comoros Islands Hundreds of Comorian soldiers who surrendered to French f ft invaders were freed from detention today under an amnesty granted to supporters of last week's mercenacoup. ry-led & Some soldiers raised their arms and shouted in joy after w alking out of Moroni's Hahaya airport, where they were kept ov ernight under the w atch of French amrnandos after giving up die day before. Several said foreign forces merceshould leave the nary or French Comoros so people can get on with their lives. '"First the mercenaries come and make trouble." said Corp. Asman Hama-d-i veteran. "Then Soco, 32, a nine-yethe French come and make more trouble. They shoot people, take possessions, damage tit airport. Tliey treat us like nothing because they can dance in here ar 12. A Comorian soldier, left, takes a mercenary AP Photo high-fiv- from a e at the military barracks in A rag ejgaiiissaa 8ll8Pi "'J? ojE" Moroni, Comoros Islands, Thursday as the naries and soldiers prepared to surrender. mM'Y" merce-foreig- n anytime." Life edged toward normal in taken to nearby Reunion. Other opposition groups reject the new government and want talks to set up a consensus leadership that would hold U.N. assisted, elections early next year. , Thursday's surrender probably ended the career of Denarrj, Africa's most notorious soldier of fortune. Before turning himself, his mercenaries and about 300 Comorian soldiers over to the French, he said he expected to go1 to prison in France, where he is wanted for leaving the country illegally. Denard had negotiated with French officers since Wednesday afternoon, when it became obvious the 800 French troops had the firepower and training to casijy subdue the mercenaries and Comorian soldiers backing tfie coup. He agreed to surrender after announcement of an amnesty fbf all Comorian troops involved ii) the coup and an assurance from French officials that his men would not be harmed. -- Sundance ' Film Festival in Beijing -- By RENEE SCHOOF Associated Press Writer BEIJING Optimistic about cooperation. China's international!) renowned directors and leading independent filmmakers are convenr exhibition of ing for the independent American films in China. Peggy Rajski. producer of "Little Man Tate." called the Sundance Film g Festival in Beijing a mission" a chance to meet Chinese directors and exchange ideas. "It's incredible, the amount of talent that's here." Rajski said today. Tnere were no definite plans for cooperative work v et she said "The Chinese side is very w illing and hopes U.S. and W estern European and other developed countries' movie circles will cooperate with China." said Liu Cheng, an official with China's Film Bureau. "Making films together, investall ment, problems of directing these things will be discussed." he said. first-eve- "fact-findin- ""WV, ID y iff! I t f M .d; Solid Brass ours! Ctrl PIqoo 3 851(W2Sku2423G77 I 1 j jr Adjustable Swivel A lf:7 FlQQd mm v ij Li'Stltmi wmm 88GS-15S!ai24233- 12 The festival, which opened Thursdas and runs through Tueseight day, will show 16 movies American and eight Chinese and offer seminars on marketing, financing and distributing film. Producer Ethan Coen. w ho bnngs his "'Barron Fink." and Quennn Tarantino. director of "Pulp Fiction." will be among the Americans who will talk about their work in panel discussions, along with Chinese directors Chen Kaige. who directed "Farewell M Concubine." and Zhang Yimou, whose latest mov ie is "Shanghai Triad." None of Chen or Zhang's films are being shown at the festival. The selections are b a vounger veneration of directors, including AP Photo American film director Quentin Tarantino, right, exchanges thoughts with one of his Chinese counterparts, Sherwood Hu, during the Sundance Film Festival in Beijing Friday. Xiaowen's "Ermo." Zhou Youchao's "Sweet Grass." and Ye Daving's "Red Cherries." Zhou The" festival is sponsored b the Sundance Institute, founded by actor-d- i rector Robert Redf'ord. and the Chinese Film Bureau, the government agencv that censors and gives final Chiapproval before an films can be show n in nese or foreign China. Filmmaking in China is in transition. Censorship continues, but L'tah-bae- d stularge, government-controlie- d dios no ionger have a monopoly In recent vear some filmmak- ers have obtained government approval and funding to make their own films. A few have set up their ow n production companies. Most (if the foreign financing thus far has been from Hong Kong or Taiwan. Some ot the boldest oung directors have made films without government approval or funding and been barred from workini' in China. 'There are lots of difficulties all kinds." Zhang said at a reception Thursday night, where he was the center of attention. "One bv one. the problems are overcome. The whole process of making a film is overcoming difficulties." Chen said the festival was a "great encouragement, especially for the vounger filmmakers." "They will learn something from the American directors, and it's also a good chance for American directors to learn more about Chinese films." he said before the showing of the first film. "Quiz Show." Tarantino sas he can't wait to find out how a Chinese audience receives "Pulp Fiction." "Americans watch it and see one mm ie. It's show n in Japan and thev see another movie. In Hong Kong another, and in Spain another." he said this morning "I'm er interested in what the Chinese wili s?e." 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Opponents of the Israel PLO accord accused the government of parting the security of Israelis at risk. Bat Rabin told parliament trial bloodshed would con'anue unless Israel ended its rule over the Palestinians. "We can continue to kill and be tilled, but we can aKo try to stop this never ending circle of violence." he said in a speech frequent h interrupted by hecklers Israel has occupied the West Hank smce captur,ng it and the Gaa Stnp from Jordan in the 97 Bfctoa.t'iii'iijiiii ,UlWlg VYnier -- xjiBr Delivery Bests f&tciy s i'smii troop withdrawal iu 1 m 9874330 !WMC3 from the end of the the deployment of 12.Mi year, armed Palestinian police in the West BanL and Palestinian gener Palestinian cr'ics by elections by spring. "We're going to have Palestinian police on our highways." said Simi Asoulm. one of more than 20.CXJ Israeli protesters who marched on the Knesset on Thurs- track of Zionism, "It's going to he impossible to !n e here." Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, speaking tust before the predawn vote today, said Israel had conceded nothing. "From the sea to the Jordan River and from the Jordan to the sea there will he no other army but the Israeli Defense Forces." he said. "We want to control security. We don't want to control people who do not want us i. control er absent. That agreement led to the establishment m May 1994 of Palestinian self-rul- e in Gaa 2nd the We Bank town of Jericho al By HILARY APPELMAN Curved Deeply Beveled Glass Encased In Solid day night. them." Parliamentary ritifkaimr. of the as cord had been thrown into j'jes-1on after two ietx'1 members of Rabin's Lab;r Party, vd h normaion'.y in the mally has a fo-se12-member Knesset, decided to ) ue would vote against it. A have meant the agreement was not ' tVi-W- ratified The opposition charged that Rahtn lid,ed the popular mandate concessions to make 10 L'e Palestinians "Thev say that we arc the minority, hut you have changed the minority Jo a minority." Benjamin Netanyahu, leader 0 the lil u J party, told protg opposition ester1- Thursday mghi "We will return the country to itself We will get it bask on the ol loving the land" The initial September 1993 Israel PLO was agreement a with of vote by approved eight abstentions and one lawmak61-5- 1 TV i lu , , . ..VI- V . JS A iiiJ is iu v siii ii iVS sell-rul- e in Palestinian towns arid villages in the West Bank without J defining the final borders or status of the Palestinian territories. Talks on the final status of the territories are supposed to begin by a--d ii! also address the May 19 status of Jerusalem, which both Israel and the Palestinians claim as their capital Israeli officials said Thursday that start withdrawing from mops the West B.uik n Sunday and plan to he out of si cities by year's end. An Israeli official said troops would be out of the first West Bank city. Jenin. by Nov 19 In intervals after thai, the amn will kioe Tulkiirem. yakiilya Nahlus. Bethlehem and Ramdlah. Reiepk'y-men- l is to be completed by the end March in the bitterly divided town tf Hebron, where 4VJ Jewish settlers live annd 120Hri PalesJinians P.ilfstir.ians also will gain administrate ccntrol oer 450 VHest Bank villages. Tlic PLO leadership endorsed the agreement before last week's ne-w- 1 Washington signing ceremony. |