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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1981
Page
11
Seven hostages including Iran's chargé d'affaires his wife and five others were reportedly seized by students claiming leftist Mujahideen support and later freed unharmed. The episode ended without injuries or further casualties as authorities secured the scene.
Nine Israeli soldiers were wounded when two land mines exploded in the Jordan Valley. Military sources say guerrilla activity has intensified from Jordan while a cease-fire has held since July 13 after Palestinian gunners fired rockets into Israeli territory.
In Warsaw a man was arrested in a failed hijacking of a Soviet built aircraft on a Katowice to Gdansk flight, with PAP reporting 18 aboard and no injuries. Uruguay joined eight Latin nations in considering Sinai peacekeeping, awaiting talks with involved governments.
Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana continued their honeymoon voyage by yacht Britannia in the Aegean Sea. A Coast Guard source said they entered the Aegean and anchored off Gramboussa Island where they went swimming during the three day visit before heading to Egypt.
Lawyers defending officers who led Spain's aborted coup claim our sources say some accused generals faced trials. Gen Alfonso Armada reportedly told military leaders in Valencia that the civil guard seized parliament under the king's mandate during the February 23 rebellion as tanks moved through streets.
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