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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2004
Page
9
Security forces intensified the hunt for more suspects as Pakistan announced the arrest of a dozen al Qaida linked militants planning simultaneous attacks on government leaders and the US embassy. The plot could have killed hundreds, heightening Musharraf’s war on extremism.
In Najaf Old City a fierce battle erupts between US forces and Shiite militants over Imam Ali Shrine amid talks on surrender. Five US troops die in separate incidents, a captured American journalist held for over a week is released, and Iraqi officials urge patience while avoiding a shrine raid. In Anbar four Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force are fatally wounded in separate incidents.
Armed masked trio burst into the Munch Museum in Oslo and took The Scream and Madonna from the Frieze of Life series. They threatened a staffer with a handgun, fled by car, while visitors watched in shock and police investigated.
Thieves armed with a gunstormed the Oslo Munch Museum on Sunday and stole The Scream and Madonna. Police recovered frame fragments and an Audi A6 as investigations begin. The value is estimated between 59.6 and 74.5 million dollars.
In Trenton several citizens urged comedian Joe Piscopo to consider a run for governor after Gov. McGreevey’s resignation and sex scandal admission. Piscopo, a lifelong Democrat, told CNN the idea was raised, but he declined to name those who approached him and did not confirm any plans to run.
1st Sgt. Dwayne Farr of the US Marines returned from Fallujah Iraq to Detroit area with bagpipes. He performed the Marine Corps Hymn and Amazing Grace at Detroit Metropolitan Airport while the Marine flag adorned a pipe. Farr spent seven months in Iraq and reunited with his wife and two sons. His battalion lost nine Marines, and Farr said his job was to lift spirits.
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