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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2003
Page
3
In Monrovia Liberian rebels and government fighters met on contested bridges in a rare moment of calm as Nigerian troops joined a planned West African deployment of 3 250 peacekeepers. Aid pours in while civilians suffer from sieges and a halted city.
A suspected death by own action bombing hit the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta injuring 148 and killing 14. The blast damaged nearby embassies and set cars alight as investigators linked the attack to Jemaah Islamiyah and possible al Qaida ties.
The Department of Homeland Security announced tighter screening of electronic belongings including cell phones cameras and radios at U S airport checkpoints citing intelligence on how ordinary items could conceal explosives or weapons. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned of longer delays during the August travel period urging passengers to remove electronics from carry on and cooperate with enhanced procedures.
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