Mortar shells leave 6 dead in Sarajevo
Six people were killed and many injured as three mortar shells struck downtown Sarajevo along Marshall Tito Boulevard amid heavy shelling. The attack hit people seeking bread and water near the presidency building, with witnesses describing smoke and debris flying everywhere.
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Mount Pinatubo Roars as Thousands Flee
Earthquakes shaken Mount Pinatubo with 196 low frequency and 34 high frequency quakes in 24 hours signaling magma movement. Debris flows and monsoon rains triggered landslide risk forcing nearly 7,000 residents to evacuate. Bridges closed as eruption activity resumes near Clark Air Base and Subic Bay affected by past eruptions.
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Yeltsin predicts hard winter and opposes another coup
President Boris Yeltsin warned of a hard winter but ruled out a second coup against the government. In a 90 minute news conference he said reform opponents lack broad support and urged momentum toward a new constitution, land ownership for farmers, and ending the state use of dachas. He also stated he would not deploy troops in Georgia amid the Abkhazian conflict.
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U S Pushes Food Aid to Somalia from Kenyan Airlift
The United States began an airlift of food to starving Somalia after Kenya lifted a ban on American planes. A C 130 carrying split peas landed in Wajir as officials warned millions face starvation from drought and conflict.
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U.N. and Iraq fail to resolve relief access dispute
U N undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs failed to persuade Iraq to permit relief workers and armed guards to stay in the country. Jan Elias son briefed Boutros Boutros-Ghali after five days of talks in Baghdad, as the dispute compounds tensions with the United Nations over weapons inspections and treatment of Kurds and Shiite Muslims.
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