Parcel bombs injure nine in Karachi as MMA linkage probed
A series of parcel bombs exploded in Karachi injuring at least nine people, with one package bearing From Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal. Four other bombs were found and defused at a courier office. Police caution on attribution while MMA leaders condemn the violence. An email claim was received by a major newspaper and a local agency.
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California board orders longer sentence for Olson
In Chowchilla California the Board of Prison Terms ruled former Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson must serve at least five more years beyond her 2005 release for the 1975 plot to bomb police cars. The 14 year term replaces a 5 year 4 month sentence. Olson could be released in seven to nine years after the ruling. Her attorneys plan to appeal. Olson previously bore the name Kathleen Soliah and was captured in 1999 in St Paul Minnesota after going underground.
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Yemen official confirms attack on French ship
Yemen interior minister Rashad al Eleimi says an explosives laden boat rammed a French oil tanker off Yemen on Oct 6. arrests have been made but details unclear as investigators probe explosive traces aboard the Limburg and a rented house in Al Mukalla linked to the operation. The minister called it a deliberate terrorist act and compared it to the USS Cole attack two years earlier.
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Blast kills 2 in Zamboanga Philippines
An explosion in Zamboanga killed at least two people and injured others at midday Thursday. Police suspected a bomb was responsible. The southern port city was hit by a bomb blast two weeks earlier that killed four people, including an American Green Beret.
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Denison Sees Rise in Hispanic Residents and Migration Links
Denison’s growing Hispanic population is evident with new language services at banks and the hospital. City officials note immigrants work mainly in two meatpacking plants including Farmland Foods and IBP, while rail smuggling cases and border patrol efforts are described amid past deadly incidents in Sierra Blanca.
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Kennedy High School Burdened by Rising Enrollment and Construction
Kennedy High faces crowding as enrollments climb and campus construction reduces space including the cafeteria and yard. New science and fine arts buildings funded by a bond won’t open until next year, while teachers report larger class sizes with about 30 students in physics and environmental science. Harding Middle School sent 340 students to Kennedy this fall, easing space temporarily. overall district enrollment fell by 41.
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Cedar Rapids
Elgin Firefighters Resign Over Beer in Station Fridge
Elgin volunteers threaten resignation as Roach probes city liability with the insurance company over beer in the Fire Department refrigerator. The insurer demands removal and a signed council letter of compliance. Mayor Hageman faces questions for acting beyond council while Roach defends citizen inquiry.
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Nelson murder trial may relocate to safeguard fair trial
Judge Thomas Horan denied The Gazette request under Iowa FOIA for tapes on June 7 saying release could hinder fair trial. Kutmus seeks suppression of Nelson statements and release of evidence to show death as accident or self defense. Polls show high name recognition among Linn County potential jurors. decision on relocation to be made within seven days. Nelson trial set for December 9.
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