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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1996

Page

7

Assailants Hit Assam in Third Attack in Two Days

A land mine blast near Sonari in Assam killed a civilian truck driver and a soldier and wounded five others. The United Liberation Front of Assam claimed responsibility, marking a third assault in two days. Nearby, floods and landslides in El Salvador and Russia left several dead, while Mongolia reported a cholera flare up and a parrot owner sued over aviary injury in Australia.

Gauhati India Sonari Assam United Liberation Front of Mejicanos San Salvador Red Cross Carlos Lopez Mendoza Ciudad Arce San Martin el Sal

One Marine dies in Kuwait helicopter fire during training

A CH-46 Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 caught fire during a routine Kuwait training mission. The pilot made an emergency landing 25 miles northwest of Kuwait City. One Marine died, two were treated and released, and the fourth remained in stable condition aboard the USS Tarawa. Names withheld pending relatives’ notification.

Kuwait U.S Tarawa Marine Corps Kuwait City

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