Lima hit by night of attacks as Shining Path strikes
In Lima, Maoist rebels linked to Shining Path launched overnight terror during a visit by Argentine President Alfonsin. A car bomb near the Palace and a second near the Palace of Justice caused deaths and injuries, with fires destroying stores across eight centers. Power outages spread after the blackout, and authorities detained ten suspects.
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China Says Communism Remains Ultimate Goal Amid Reforms
In a front page editorial the Communist Party daily warns that reforms must deepen ideals and discipline while condemning profiteering and unhealthy trends among its 40 million members. In South Africa police killed three black men during a mob attack near Port Elizabeth. Eight miners died in an underground rock slide triggered by an earthquake near a Johannesburg gold mine, with one miner still missing.
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Iran Iraq clash escalates with air base raid claim
NICOSIA AP Iran said Saturday it bombed the Al Rashid air base near Baghdad and attacked Iraqi cities and installations across the Shatt al Arab waterway. Iraq denied the report and countered that its warplanes struck five Iranian border cities.
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Nicaraguan Army Cripples Contras Amid Border Push
Western observers report a January launched Nicaraguan army offensive crippling rebel forces while aiming to drive Contras from the country. The operation focuses on Jinotega and Nuevo Segovia near Honduras, then shifts toward Costa Rica. Army claims overrun ARDE camps. Pastora’s group retreating toward Costa Rica amid Sandinista air strikes.
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