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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2003
Page
15
Moroccan police probe a volley of five near simultaneous bombings in Casablanca that damaged Casa de Espana and killed 28 bystanders. Investigators focus on a homegrown Islamic militant group tied to al Qaida as arrests were not confirmed.
Flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka’s south central region left 84 dead with 47 missing feared dead. About 150,000 people were evacuated to temples, schools, and public buildings as officials warned of an entire village wiped out in Ratnapura district.
A suicide bombing in Jerusalem killed seven people and forced Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to postpone his White House visit. The attack drew a sharp rebuke from the Bush administration, with Secretary of State Colin Powell condemning the "horrific terrorist bombing" and offering condolences to the victims’ families.
Republicans in Congress cite the Lac Peter Son murder case to back a federal bill granting fetal rights separate from the mother. Such laws exist in many states, and with GOP control of Congress the measure could pass.
Saudi Interior Minister Nayef said four suspects with apparent al Qaida ties were arrested within three days on charges connected to May suicide attacks on three housing compounds in Riyadh that killed 25 bystanders including eight Americans. Investigators identified three of nine mangled attackers. 15 total believed to have participated.
A man in Jewish religious garb detonated a device on a Jerusalem bus near Shuafat and French Hill just before 6 am, killing several and injuring many as the vehicle crashed and glass showered the street. The attacker struck amid ongoing violence across the city.
A Hamas suicide bomber disguised as an observant Jew killed seven Israelis and wounded 20 on a Ramallah bus. Israel’s Cabinet met for four hours to weigh a response, postponing a planned Washington trip by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon while vowing combat against terror and aiming to isolate Yasser Arafat.
Pope John Paul I blesses the faithful during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square as he marks his 83rd birthday. Tens of thousands attend the open air service with two Poles and two Italians being named saints amid prayers for his continued papacy.
In Sweden a nearly inch long relic of Saint Birgitta and a fragment of her shroud were carried on a Stockholm to Kalmar flight by Maria Malmloef, head of Kalmar's provincial museum. The rib, once housed at an abbey and later lent to the Stockholm Historical Museum, was returned to display for Birgitta's 700th birth anniversary. The giant Prague Castle neon heart auction raised 397,000, benefiting the Vize 97 foundation by Vaclav Havel and Dagmar.
In Los Angeles Barry White remains in good spirits as he recovers from a stroke that impaired his speech and right side. His daughter Shaherah White says he must stabilize before a kidney transplant and expects him to perform again despite a minor setback. He is 58 and has been on dialysis, previously hospitalized in August 1999 for high blood pressure.
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