Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday May 2 2004 D World ©MDirfiire CdDDs : YANBU Saudi Arabia (AP) — Suspected militants sprayed gunfire inside an oil contractor’s Saudi office Saturday killing at least six people — including two Americans and tlnee other Westerners — and wounding dozens Police killed four gunmen in a shootout after a car chase in which the attackers reportedly dragged the naked body of one victim behind their getaway car One of the attackers killed was reported to be on the Saudi kingdom’s list of terrorists in them last of year’s many suspects suicide attacks on foreign housing compounds in the capital Riyadh The two attacks were blamed on Osama bin Laden’s terror net- most-want- ed da at least six in Saadi oii office work Three of the gunmen worked at the in the indusoffice of trial city of Yanbu 220 miles north of the Red Sea city of Jiddah Many foreigners are employed by oil refineries and petrochemical plants ' in the region The three gunmen used their key cards to enter the building and sneak another attacker through an emergency gate according to an Interior Ministry source quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency Witnesses told The Associated Press that police engaged in a shootout with the gunmen outside a Holiday Inn before overpowering them on a downtown street A state ARB-Lumm- ment from the Interior Ministry said police killed three attackers and wounded and captured a fourth who died later “Using different arms they started firing at the offices of the company’s personnel before leaving the scene in a hurry to begin attacking a residen' tial compound’’ the agency quoted the source as saying giving no further details The Interior Ministry statement said the gunmen walked into the offices and “randomly shot at Saudi and foreign employees’’ The offices are across the street from a petrochemicals plant by Exxon ' Mobil and the Saudi company ed SABIC After the attacks police moved in to secure Yanbu's streets with checkpoints throughout the city one resi- ally Intelligence has suggested al- Qaida wanted to strike at Saudi oil interests and bin Laden — a Saudi exile — has called for die overthrow of the Saudi royal family and questioned its Islamic credentials After the attacks police moved in to secure Yanbu’s streets with checkpoints throughout the city one resi- -' claim victory after k Fallujah pull-bac- FALLUJAH Iraq (AP) — Gunmen waved four weapons in Fallujah’s streets and outside car windows Saturday cheering what they called a victory as US forces pulled back But the Marines insisted they weren’t going far and a new Iraqi force taking the front line will root out diehard insurgents The new “Fallujah Brigade" put together by Iraqi generals from Saddam Hussein’s ousted regime likely will include some former army soldiers who fought American forces over foe past month Marine Lt Gen James Conway said He promised however that anyone who has “blood on their hands” would not be allowed to stay in the force Another military official acknowledged that the United States didn’t know who the individual members of foe force were and that its fighters and commanders still had to be vetted to ensure that they are not connected to crimes of the Saddam regime The force’s leadership could be changed soon because of the screening process the official said on' condition of anony mi- - entry PRAGUE Czech Republic (AP) — eastern Revelers across Europe celebrated their historic entry to foe European Union on Saturday amid scattered protests by demonstrators decrying a loss of national sovereignty The overall jubilation differed sharply from May Days under communism when people were forced to march in parades carrying banners of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and Soviet flags and listen to dreary speeches by party apparatchiks Former Czech President Vaclav Havel the playwright who led the Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989 said enlargement would help his countrymen become citizens of Europe” Czechs awoke Saturday as members of a bloc “that is not a result of wars that is not based on the violent domina-tion of some over others but which was bom evolves strengthens and ' expands out of the free will of Euro- pean nations” Havel said The EU swelled from 15 nations to 25 by taking in the Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Latvia Lithuania -- Poland Slovakia and Slovenia along with the Mediterranean nations of Cyprus and Malta Together the)’ boost the EU’s population to 450 million The EU’s enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen spent part of Saturday an area where the Czech Republic Germany and Poland meet “We’ve crossed so many borders this ' morning that I'm not sure right now what country I’m in” Verheugen said “self-confide- nt ' rocket-propelle- - Scores of Iraqis gathered in the streets Saturday morning some flashing “V" for victory signs and raising the Iraqi flag Motorists drove through the streets shouting “Islam it’s your day!” and “We redeem Islam with our blood!” in the Andrassy Avenue Members of Italian pantomime group Silence entertain the passers-binto a ed Promenade of Europe in Budapest on Saturday as citizens celebrated that Hungary along with nine other countries became a full member of the European Union y that has been turned so-call- May Day brings labor protests around globe -- Some were masked with kuffeyahs and raised automatic weapons members of the insurgency that put up stiff resistance against the Marines Some guerrillas drove through the city honking horns and waving their guns out the windows Meanwhile violence continued Saturday exactly a year after President Bush stood aboard an aircraft carrier a declared that major combat in Iraq hud ended A US soldier was killed d when a grenade hit his convoy near the town of Qarraya 45 miles south of Mosul foe military said A second soldier died Saturday of wounds suffered the day before in a roadside bombing in the same area In another Saturday bombing two foreign contractors were killed ami five other foreigners wounded in an attack in the northern city of Mosul according to the US military and witnesses Nationalities of the victims were unavailable A British foot patrol also came under attack in the southern city of Amarah sparking a gunbattle with insurgents that left five Iraqis dead and six British soldiers wounded according to witnesses and a British forces spokesman Witnesses said foe five Iraqis killed were members of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada ty-- AP photos criss-crossi- MOSCOW (AP) — Work-er- s and activists across the world used May Day rallies Saturday to press demands as varied as strengthened labor rights an end to the war in Iraq and reunification of the Koreas In the only apparent violence on International Wotk- ers Day clashes erupted between youths and police in Berlin after a peaceful leftist demonstration About 170 people were arrested Besides the usual calls for fair wages pensions and benefits Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov lashed out at foe US led military campaign in Iraq “Today it is important to protest the war unleashed by America and NATO in Iraq" us Iraqi Insurgents celebrate ? ABB-Lumm- dent said There was no word on the motivation behind Saturday’s shootings but US officials warned in recent weeks of possible attacks against foreigners in Saudi Arabia an important US Eastern Europeans EU dent said The two Americans killed were engineers for Houston-base- d the energy arm of multinational engineering company ABB A British ABB employee a British contractor and an Australian employee were also killed spokesman Bjorn Edlund said from Zurich Switzerland There were conflicting reports on the number of wounded ranging from 25 to 50 and of the number of Saudi victims The Saudi Press Agency report said a Saudi National Guardsman was killed The US Embassy said several Saudi security forces were “killed and wounded in their fight with foe terrorists” but gave no numbers Zyuganov told several thou- sand supporters in Moscow at a Communist and trade union-organiz- ed rally In El Salvador thousands of workers some with sins reading “Yankees outqf Iraq” marched through the capital San Salvador to protest Salvadoran troops in the US-le- d coalition “Bring the troops home!” many chanted “This is not our war” said the Rev Ricardo Cornejo “There is no reason why our soldiers should die in Iraq We ask God to guide President (Francisco) Rotes so that he orders the return of foe ’ troops” In the Ukrainian capital of Kiev about 20000 people attended Communist- - and Socialist-organize- Police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon to disperse the rioters after they set fire to trash in the streets Earlier in the German capital some 2300 supporters of the National Democratic Party staging their annual anti-Ma- y Day march were blocked by 300 rallies d though hundreds broke away to take part in a led by opposition leader Viktor sing-alo- ng Yushchenko “We want to sing We are tired of political rallies” said Vadym Shkavro 33 standing in line with his daughter Lena in his arms In neighboring Moldova President Vladimir Voronin reduced the price of a loaf of bread by 5 percent to 23 cents for the day Some 8000 German police deployed in cities kept violence at a lower level than on previous May Days In Berlin however clashes broke out when groups of chanting and whistling youths some wearing face masks hurled cobblestones and bricks at police “ i Army The clashes were ongoing Saturday night iV if- far-rig- ht stone-throwi- ng opponents Traditional May Day rallies drew about half a million supporters across Germany the main DGB union federation said - DGB head Michael Sommer said the gap between Germany’s rich and poor had widened and demanded that Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder end his unpopular drive to trim the welfare state labor-organiz- ed ‘ v G GDsgb© Qcjsggd jF Adicitiwmnl Chatham and Lab'grown Gemstones By S Eugene Needham IV In 1938 Carroll F Chatham made a discovery that is known world wide After a life long quest Chatham succeeded in - SE Needham Jewelers ural grown emeralds This has made it possible to enjoy beautiful synthetic gemstones that cost significantly less than natural Cache County Republican Delegates Thank you for your support at the recent Republican County Convention & for giving me the majority of the votes in District 3 I look forward to your continued support in the primary election June 22 per person Visit Grand Teton National Park this spring when nature is in full hloom with wildflowers and wildlife See moose and their young calves wander near the lodge to graze on abundant new plants and grasses From May 21 to June 15 2004 guests will enjoy our “Moose Lovers Special” at Jackson Lake Lodg for only $64 Visit us this uncovering the method to gems e grow a laboratory man-mad- It emeralds in is a process that replicates conditions foi Td deep in the earth and is a secret that the Chatham family still protects today His discovery would revolutionize the jewelry industry since these gemstones possess the same chemical properties as nat- - spring Call weh at wwwgtlccomrg 500-625-99- Chatham research labora- tories have since created Alexandrites Rubies Sapphires and Padpar-adsch- a Chatham created gemstones are vibrant in color and very high in clarity With these characteristics they have a distinct appearance when compared to their ural counterparts Ful IVr Jiol for details or find us on the mjlitper pmon haacJ hr JaiUc ixctipancv and availability plus lax Nnl tfnxtpt or touvy Art wirtm of tlw Nathnal Muanim of ViLStlir Art uid U Preserve Craig Buttars Protect Inspire fb&init tkl& Uoiite Canidat for State Representative Distric 3 (M hr ky Cmmmm per night Eha (nig four?) 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