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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2000
Page
14
Red Cross workers search through the wreckage of a collapsed hangar at Kinshasa International Airport after a series of deadly explosions. Official death toll ranged from 10 to 50, with reports of many trapped officials and cargo handlers amid debris and collapsed walls.
Officials report 216 seriously injured and a rising death toll with over 100 feared trapped after explosions at Kinshasa N Djili airport. Conflicting causes cited from short circuit to ammunition spill as hangar collapsed trapping and killing civilians and soldiers alike. government provides no official comment.
Iraq on Saturday rejected a new U N plan to restart weapons inspections until U N Security Council lifts the embargo imposed nearly a decade ago. Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said the government was not impressed by the council approval of Hans Blix plan, labeling any resolution that ignores Iraq rights as unacceptable.
Chinese President Jiang Zemin pledged unwavering backing for Palestinian statehood during a stop in Bethlehem, praising the PLO while balancing ties with Israel. Arafat lauded China’s long friendship, as Barak’s Israel government faced delicate diplomacy amid arms deal sensitivities.
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