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Show at Wednesday, January 24, 1998 The Daily Herald President rejects calls to resign in : More than 9 die in Naples blast Colombia A gas NAPLES, Italy (AP) caused by explosion apparently the collapse of a building killed at least nine people in a Naples suburb, authorities said today. By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Rescue teams working through the night unearthed the bodies and Colombia Hounded by allegations that he was elected with money from the" Cali drug cartel, President Ernesto Samper may hold a referendum to' let the people decide his fate. searched for other possible victims. The dead included six construction workers who were building a highway tunnel. Three others were killed when their cars fell into the gaping hole at the disaster site. Authorities said the building, which had been abandoned for several years because of its precarious state, collapsed Tuesday night, bursting methane gas pipes. Congress President Julio Cesar Guerra gave that report Tuesday after meeting with the president.' ' He also said Congress w ill be called back early from its three-mon- th recess for special sessions., Samper has denied the drug- West Bank road causes conflict Tuesday, and financial markets fell sharply as Colombia's political crisis deepened. r"w A veterans' group urged the armed forces to take power, and 2.000 students marched near the presidential palace, waving ban ners that read, "It's time to resign." "Samper is a liar," said Jose. Joaquin Castro, a spokesman fpr the veterans. "He has trampled ofi the dignity and honor of the coun- - if i. HABLA, West Bank (AP) Israeli soldiers used rubber bullets today to disperse Palestinians who threw stones at a bulldozer leveling land for a road and fence around a Jewish settlement. Two Palestinians were wounded and two were arrested, Israel's army radio said. The bulldozers resumed work after the confrontation. The edge of the Matan settlement lies just 200 yards from the Palestinian village of Habla, whose residents were protesting the Israeli construction. try" Even Samper's own health minister withdrew his support. Augusto Galan stepped down Tuesday, saying it was clear the president was elected with Cali AP Photo Soldiers and residents look up at a U.S. military helicopter flying over a Bosnian Serb armored vehicle during a reconnais- sance mission looking for violations of the Dayton peace agreement in the zone One Palestinian waved a docu- ment he said was a deed to the land where Israeli soldiers were uprooting citrus trees and digging up potato fields. The army spokesman's office said it was looking into the incident. of separation Tuesday near Dcboj. As vio- lations patrolling continued, the head- quarters of U.S. troops In Bosnia and oth- er NATO Installations were also placed on cartel drug money. American suspected of planning attacks against NATO forces. The extremist is n in his described as an 30s "who has expressed sympathies for extremist causes." African-America- alert and warned to watch out for an '' Galan was the first minister to take up the president's offer to leave the government if they wished. "I left open that option to all of them," said Samper. Samper's former campaign chief, Fernando Botero, says the Cali cartel that dominates the world cocaine market gave millions to Samper's campaign. His account is backed up by Santiago Medina, Samper's campaign treasurer who is now under house arrest. Medina told prosecutors last year he accepted at leaSt $6.1 million in drug money with " Samper's knowledge. Andres Pastrana, who lost the 1994 election to Samper, urged the president to step down and let. Vice President Humberto de la Calle " Troo ps watching for American extremist By SAMIR KRILIC Associated Press Writer Liz Hurley to SARAJEVO, star as Delilah Bosnia-Herzegovi- The headquarters of U.S. troops in Bosnia and other NATO installations have been placed on alert and warned to watch out for an American sus- Liz Hurley, LONDON (AP) Grant's model girlfriend, Hugh ' has been given another stab at actcast in the role of Delilah. ing Nicholas Rocg will direct the movie, which begins filming this spring. In the biblical story, Delilah cut Samson's hair to destroy his strength and Samson, blinded and in chains, took revenge on her Philistine tribe by destroying their temple with his bare hands. pected of planning attacks against NATO forces. The command of the NATO-le- d peace mission said late Tuesday it had distributed leaflets to guards and security officers warning them about a man identified as Kevin Holt. It described Holt as an n in his 30s "who has expressed sympathies for extremist causes." A senior NATO official, on of condition speaking was said the alert anonymity, raised after Holt attempted to enter a NATO compound in Bosnia in the previous 24 hours. The compound was not identi African-America- In real life, Ms. Hurley forgave Grant, who in July pleaded no contest to lewd conduct in a public place with a prostitute. The star of "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was fined $1,180 and placed on probation by a Los Angeles court. Ms. Hurley, who models for Estee Lauder, has had a limited acting career. fied, and no further information on Holt was released. American forces were also put on alert following reports that militant Muslim fighters from Iran and elsewhere were planning attacks on U.S. targets in Bosnia, the New York Times reported today, citing unspecified intelligence reports. military training and arms sales. Since Friday, the Bosnian government has held onto prisoners of war that it was supposed to free, stalling the fledgling accord. About 900 POWs registered with the International Red Cross were to have been released by last Friday as part of the accord, which lays out detailed deadlines for defusing the conflict and restoring peace. But the Bosnian government said it would not proceed with the release unless Bosnian Serbs first account for about 20,000 people still missing from the war and presumed dead. Each side has also accused the other of hiding some of its prisoners from the Red Cross. John Shattuck, the U.S. assiseign volunteers from Islamic tant secretary of state for human countries, the newspaper said. The Bosnian government, rights, said Tuesday that Bosnian meanwhile, pledged to release its President Alija Izetbegovic had POWs and stick to the rest of the assured him the prisoners would be released, though Shattuck Dayton peace plan, after American officials threatened to cut off gave no time frame. The reports suggested the attacks were planned in retaliation for the life sentence given this month to Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, a Muslim cleric convicted of plotting attacks against bridges and other landmarks in New York. A second motive may be pressure from U.S. officials on the Bosnian government to expel for- "I expressed to President Izetbegovic the very deep disappointment of the U.S. that all prisoners have not yet been released," Shattuck said after their talks in Sarajevo. "I was assured by the president that he will continue to release the prisoners." That pledge came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher threatened to cut off assistance planned military unless the government meets the terms of the peace plan. U.S. officials have said it is critical to arm and train the Bosnian army to prevent attacks by the Bosnian Serbs after the NATO-le- d peace mission ends. American promises of military help were reportedly crucial in getting the Bosnian government to accept the peace accord, which effectively partitions the country between a Muslim-Crotion and the Serbs. succeed him. "The country knows that drug traffickers brought Samper.Vto power," he said Tuesday. "His only option is to resign." Botero says de la Calle was not involved in the cartel contribiir tions. The U.S. State Department said ,:, expected "a thorough investigation" of the allegations against it ;' Samper. U.S. officials were angered last month when a congressional com mission exonerated Samper, citing a lack oi evidence. federa- at "' , ; ! ! 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