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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2002
Page
6
Pentagon officials disclosed that John Walker Lindh was photographed handcuffed and blindfolded on the USS Peleliu amid a disputed custody episode. The images include an obscenity on the blindfold, a detail lawyers say bears on mistreatment claims.
The Senate opened debate on new anti terrorism border laws amid Sen Byrd objections. Lawmakers also criticized Rep McKinney over Sept 11 warnings and alleged profits from the war. An Afghan quake injured over 100 people as U S soldiers posed with Taliban prisoner Lindh.
Senate Judiciary chair Senator Patrick Leahy says he will not block legislation to award the Presidential Medal of Valor posthumously to New York City firefighters and police officers who died on September 11. An independent advisory panel would nominate and review candidates, with no recipient yet chosen. House approval was 4090 and the measure could be considered as soon as Thursday.
In the hills west of Kabul Gen. Zafar Uddin's forces clash with Nangialai loyalists while mortars and Kalashnikovs echo over the Kandahar road. Uddin reports 6 dead on Nangialai side and 1 wounded on his, with 20 Nangialai fighters captured as backing from the Defense Ministry is sought.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck northern Afghanistan at 8:30 a.m. killing more than 30 people and wounding at least 100. Doabi village suffered the worst damage while other areas including Nahrin were also affected. U.N. officials and aid groups reported at least 37 deaths and 120 injuries with helicopters survey ongoing.
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