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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2001
Page
5
In Shijiazhuang, Hebei, three explosions hit dormitories at two cotton mills and a railroad firm within an hour, killing at least 18 and triggering a large security clampdown. Police sealed sites as investigators marked the disaster amid a history of industrial accidents and sporadic violence.
Premier Zhu Rongji apologized for the March 6 Fang Lin schoolhouse explosion that killed at least 42 people, mostly children, saying the State Council failed to perform its mission and promising continued investigation despite sticking to a lone madman theory. He acknowledged public doubt stirred by foreign media and urged a safety campaign to prevent future disasters.
In Tetovo, Macedonia, mortar shells struck the city center during a hours‑long fight between police and ethnic Albanian guerrillas. Four projectiles hit key sites around 3:15 p.m. with no reported deaths, power outages spread through the 200,000‑strong city, and residents vented anger at U.S. aid and NATO for arming and supporting the Albanians.
In Michoacan's Cerros San Andres a mass monarch butterfly die‑off points to forest loss from legal and illegal logging. Officials blamed dry forests and cold weather, noting Oyamel firs are too small to shield the insects from rain and freeze. The Rosario sanctuary nearby remains healthy as monarchs begin their northward migration.
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