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Show 12A t. The Sail Lake frihum'. sund.i. Rail Tunnel lor Channel Wins OK, Papers Claim J.inuarv l'l. 1'Wi Berri Urges Lebanese Army To Rebel Against Gemayel By Mona Ziade Associated Press Writei BEIRUT. Lebanon Shiite Ms loin leader Nabih Bern on Saturday culled on the Lebanese army to rebel against President Amin Gemayel and uceused the Christian leader of push tng the country into a new spasm of civil violence. Berri, who serves as minister in Lebanon's nine-ma- justicecoalition government, called (iemayel the Nero of Lebanon and said ending the country's decade-olwar was impossible "unless the presidential term is cut." Gemayel. 43, a Maronite Catholic, who was elected president in September 1982 for a term, has refused to support a peace accord signed by the leaders of Lebanon's three warring factions "lie (the president! bas decided to be the Nero of Lebanon What is re quired now of the army is to rebel against Nero and avoid being sucked into Amin Gemayels war against Lebanon. Berri told a news conference at his west Beirut home Nero was a tyrannical 1st century Roman emperor who initiated Rome's first persecution of Christians after accusing them of starting a fire that burned down half the city. By police count, at least 4U3 people have been killed and more than HUD wounded in fighting since Monday Most of the casualties came from street battles Wednesday when supporters crushed Svrian backed ( 'hristian rivals The 37.000-maUS trained Lebanese army, split along sectarian lints, feud stayed out of the but has been dragged into sectarian fighting on other fronts Syrian-backeleftist and Moslem factions launched an offensive against Christian areas Wednesday after the fighting, but later retreated Gemayel s victory Wednesday over Lebanese Forces militia commander Flic Hobeika was a serious blow to the Dec 28 peace accord signed in Damascus. Syria, by Hobeika. Bern and Druse ihieftain Wa-liJumblatt The president vetoed the pact, mainly because Hobeika signed for the Christians and because it gives the Moslems an equal share of power That would end the Christians domination since Lebanon's independence from France in 1943 Gemayel regained his stature as leader of Lebanon's 1.5 million Christians after defeating Hobeika in fighting this week that pitted Christians against Christians. Hobeika fled to exile in F rance. But Bern, who heads the dominant Shiite Amal militia, and Jumblatt, leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, have made clear they will not negotiate with Gemayel. Jumblatt told reporters Saturday, The last chance for peace in Lebanon has been lost" and called for "a general boycott" against Gemayel. Jumblatt and Berri control an estimated 12,000 fighters and have about 200 Soviet-mad- e tanks. They and their allies ring the Christian heartland north and northeast of Beirut. The two leaders made their statements when they returned from Damascus after lengthy meetings with Syrian Vice President Abdui-HaliKhaddam, architect of the peace accord, and the leaders of other militias. Khaddam also met with Prime Minister Rashid Karami and Education Minister Salim Boss, both Sunni Moslems, and Parliament Speaker Hussein Husseini, a Shiite. Sources close to the Lebanese delegates said Karami and Husseini are considering whether to resign, a move that would widen the crisis and leave a political vacuum A commander of Gemayel s Phalange Party said at his post in that his fighters and army units repulsed 20 attempts to advance on the town Friday. The town. 10 miles north of Beirut, was reportedly also shelled heavily for the second time in three days. There were no reports of casualties in the mountain resort, virtually deserted by its inhabitants since Wednesday's fighting began. In the Chouf mountains, east and southeast of Beirut. Druse militia commanders told The Associated Press their forces have been on full alert since Wednesday. One Druse commander said "We've been back at square one since back to 1975." Wednesday The civil war broke out in April 1975 and more than 100.000 people have been killed in the fighting inter-Christia- n d Syria-brokere- Tunnel Deutsche Presse-Agentu- r JOHANNESBURG, South Africa At least 17 persons were killed in clashes between Lesotho government forces and members of the youth organization of the ruling Basotholand National Party, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported Saturday. Quoting information from the capital of the mountain kingdom, which is surrounded by South Africa, the progovernment radio reported that at least eight members of the security forces died in the fighting. Fighting reportedly erupted Friday between the armed forces led by Maj. Gen. Justin Lekhanye and the youth organization, which according to Lekhanye. has been illegally-armedDiplomatic sources in Lesotho said that military leaders had pressured government leader Leabua Jonathan do disarm the youth movement, allegedly trained by North Koreans. Members of the armed forces surrounded the government buildings in Maseru earlier this week, triggering rumors of an imminant coup. Howev-er. the Lesotho government de-- ! scribed these actions as normal mili-- . tary maneuvers. The cause of the clash between the military and the youth group was not immediately clear, but it appeared to be unrelated to the the tension between South Africa and Lesotho, which has increased markedly during the past few days with Pretoria accusing the small black nation of harboring guerrillas of the outlawed African National Congress. Lesotho denied the allegations and accused South Africa of imposing an economic blockade on the country by slowing traffic at border checkpoints. South Africa said that it was only searching vehicles suspected of smuggling weapons. n . Bik-fay- 1 Group-Franc- rail-onl- cabinet difficulties over conflict between European and C S. led rescue bids for Britain's Westland helicopter company. A proposal for a tunnel to end Brit urn's phy sical isolation from the continent has been discussed for over 130 years If all goes as planned. British and French officials say the latest chosen fixed link could be complete in the earlv 1990s. e fast-rai- l passenger route and shuttle trains for vehicles Thatcher's office and the Ministry of Transport declined comment on the reports, saying she and Mitterrand would announce their choice at a ceremony in Lille, France on Mon-day- . Ugandan Capital Under Siege By Hebei T roups The Observer called the decision a defeat for Thatcher since she had earlier expressed preference for a scheme that would allow motorists to drive directly between the countries and worried a rail tunnel could be prey to strikes by rail unions. The CTG plan, envisaging the twin tunnels running 31 miles between Chenten in southwestern England to Frethun. southwest of Calais in northwestern France, was one of three major proposals under consideration in recent weeks. d Civil Disorder Kills 17 In Lesotho - Manche, or CTG, calling for a inter-Christia- n six-ye- helped persuade Thatcher to accept the plan. It added that she also wihed to avoid another confrontation involv-of g continental Europe at a time Reuter News Agency Britain and France have decided to build a fixed transport link involving a twin rail tunnel but no immediate roadway across according to reports in Britain s .Sunday newspapers. The Observer and Sunday Telegraph said British Prime Shnister Margaret Thatcher and French Prime Minister Francois Mitterrand had selected the $3 3 billion plan LONDON Deutsche Uganda - Heavy fighting between Ugandan rebels and government troops continued for the second day Saturday, and artillery shelling could be heard in central Kampala. Ugandan leader Gen. Tito Okello accused the National Resistance Army of launching an offensive on three fronts around the capital. Government troops took up defensive positions Saturday in the southern suburbs, where fighting was concentrated Friday. Strategic roads leading to the south were cut off. The military, for the first time since the signing of the peace accord between the NRA and the ruling military council in erected road blocks in Kampala "The Ugandan capital now looks like a city under siege with nervous people running about the streets, anxiety written in their faces. one resident said. Fighting seemed to be centered in the suburb of Natate, about five miles south of Kampala, according to CTG. led by for mer British ambassador Sir Nicholas Henderson, has said it would examine the provision of a roadway to complement the rail tunnel at a later date. Heufer Wustrotton Lower drawing, the twin-rai- l tunnel, has won approval by France and Great Britain for the English Channel, according to reports. A road bridge, top drawing, was also considered. Another competitor. Euroroute, is proposing to build a road bridge tun nel and a rail tunnel using two artifi cial islands in l. Guards Had Channel Expressway, the third Tina to React ! E. Berlin Worker Dashes to West An East Berlin BERLIN (AF) worker sprinted to freedom in the West by dashing through a heavily guarded border crossing before startled Communist security guards could react, police said Saturday. Police said Andreas Bratke's escape Friday was the first of its kind through Checkpoint Charlie. one of the main border crossings between East Berlin and West Berlin Bratko, a telephone lineman who was working temporarily inside the busy eheekpoint. sprinted about 100 yards past armed East German soldiers and into the Western sector, according to police reports. Bratko later told reporters he be gan to run when he saw guards lifting the final heavy metal barrier for a car that was passing through to the Western side. The worker made it safely to the West before East German guards, who have a standing order to shoot at escapees, could fire at him. T just began to run. the West Berlin newspaper BZ quoted Bratke as saying Saturday. "About 20 meters before the actual border I was seared to death. "Then I couldn't believe I was still alive," he added. When he reached the Western side. 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