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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1998
Page
3
In Chicago two boys aged seven and eight face independent psychological exams to decide if they are competent for trial in the suffocation and molestation of an 11 year old girl. Judge Andrew Berman ordered the tests after pausing prosecution requests. The youths did not attend the hearing.
Bonnie strengthened to hurricane force slamming the Virginia coast with roofs torn off and boats adrift. Power outages hit about 300000 homes as emergency crews faced unexpected intensity and two deaths were linked to the storm.
The U N Security Council weighs new measures against Libya risking the Lockerbie case. Libya accepts a Netherlands trial for Abdel Basset Ali al Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah but denounces Council conditions. Gadhafi urges U S talks to bring the men to trial while Britain and the U S maintain the Netherlands venue. The council had voted to suspend sanctions once Libya hands over the two suspects for trial under Scottish law.
FBI filings reveal Mohammed S. Odeh joined Osama bin Ladin's Al Qaida in 1992 and trained in explosives. He acknowledged responsibility for embassy deaths in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, while denying direct involvement in some attacks. Odeh, arrested in Pakistan, awaits trial on murder charges.
Washington officials say Osama bin Laden was at one of his Afghan mountain camps with senior network members on August 20 before U S cruise missiles hit the site. He reportedly left the camp before the strike and his exact whereabouts remain unclear.
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