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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2003
Page
9
Turkish authorities say an al Qaida linked cell behind last month’s Istanbul bombings has been dismantled with most militants captured or abroad. Nine more suspects, including a top member, were charged as total prosecutions reach forty four.
In Iraq two soldiers were killed by bomb explosions and a third died in an ambush near Baghdad. Capt. Jefferson Wolfe of the 4th Infantry Division said a convoy was struck and insurgents were repelled, with one additional soldier wounded.
An earthquake leveled much of Bam in Kerman province, Iran, killing between 5,000 and 12,000 and injuring about 30,000. Entire blocks collapsed, the historic fort fell, survivors lined streets with blanket wraps, and relief efforts with international aid were mobilized as aftershocks continued.
Rescue crews found two bodies amid partially buried buildings and washed out roads at Saint Sophia youth camp after a Christmas Day mudslide. Nine of the missing or dead are children ages 6 months to 16 years. Another body was found at a nearby trailer camp in Waterman Canyon and a second person remained missing. Authorities say at least 24 people were at the camp for the holidays when the slide struck.
Joanne Rogers, widow of Mister Rogers, speaks of her late husband in present tense nearly a year after his death from stomach cancer. She accepts awards and promotes his work with children while adjusting to life without him.
A 34 year old man was found naked lodged in Uncle Hugo's Bookstore furnace flue early Christmas morning and treated for bruises. Police say he will face attempted burglary charges and warn of a dangerous risk if he had remained inside.
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