Channel Tunnel fire disrupts service paralyzing cross Channel travel
Engineers race to repair tracks after a hot smoky fire in the Channel Tunnel. Freight trains with trucks delayed until week’s end as thousands switch to ferries and planes. Eurotunnel says freight service could resume late Wednesday. Top floors show flames and bent windows as the building remains alight.
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Cape Town Gangsters Demand Protection Over Vigilante Threat
About 1500 marchers gather at Parliament to file a crime complaint in Cape Town's gang infested townships as rival gangs seek state protection from PAGAD style anti crime vigilantes. CORE formed to push for peace while Mandela is urged to recognize gangsters as victims of apartheid and help them reintegrate.
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CORE offers plan to curb police corruption and cartels
CORE proposes assistance to root out police graft and sever links with drug cartels in South Africa. The government rejects negotiating with criminals while police doubt CORE’s sincerity. Inspector Verna Simons notes time will tell amid Cape Town gang decline and post apartheid drug surge.
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