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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1988
Page
5
At the National Stadium in Kathmandu thousands of fans fled eight exits during a sudden hailstorm. Eyewitnesses and officials say at least 93 died and over 100 were injured as people were crushed or suffocated in the rush to exits during Nepal and Bangladesh league match.
Panicked soccer fans fled knife-wielding attackers and caused a dividing wall to collapse at a Libyan stadium. At least 20 people died and hundreds were injured as reports from Malta and Tripoli indicate two Libyans were arrested after the incident.
Salvadorean officials and foreign diplomats report captured guerrilla papers from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front predict a large political and military offensive over the next ten months. The documents warn of a mass insurrection and say peace plans aid rebel aims while U.S. elections influence regional politics.
Thousands gathered in Vienna's Heldenplatz to demand the resignation of President Kurt Waldheim over his World War II service. Despite rain, protesters heard speeches from survivors of Nazi death camps as Parliament observed a moment of silence. Waldheim canceled a planned major address amid the controversy.
A man waved a pistol and tried to seize a Pakistan International Airlines jet near Karachi bound for Quetta. He shot a guard three times before passengers and a crew member subdued him. The hijacker Mannan Achakzai, 28, was arrested. no other injuries reported as the plane landed safely.
Palestinians working for the Israeli police threaten a mass quit as up to 1,000 Arab officers may resign amid three months of revolt. By Saturday almost 500 had left in protest. a Bethlehem mayor warned of a dangerous vacuum and increased crime.
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