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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1996
Page
5
In an all night assault, Israeli gunners attacked 15 Shiite villages along the Lebanon border. About 1,000 families fled north seeking safety as a 2 year old was wounded by shell fragments in Haris.
Chinese police blocked American author Amy Tan from speaking at a fund-raiser for orphans at a Beijing hotel. Organizers said Tan could attend only if she stayed silent while guests were split into three rooms and charity decor removed amid permit-violation concerns.
Tamil rebels rammed an explosives laden boat into a navy convoy in Colombo killing 10 sailors and a later government air and helicopter assault killed 35 rebels. Military spokesman Maj Tilak Dunuwille reported the toll and ongoing fighting.
Christian pilgrims from around the world marked Palm Sunday with a procession along the Mount of Olives, passing the Garden of Gethsemane to St. Ann's Church as they prayed and sang. Despite recent deadly bombings in Israel, worshipers pressed on, with Dorothy Hutchinson of Leicester expressing faith in God.
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