Survivors say locked doors blocked escape in fire
In Asuncion area supermarket blaze 296 people died and hundreds were injured. Survivors said locked doors slowed escape as authorities questioned two store owners. President Duarte declared three days of national mourning and blood drives opened city hospitals.
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Palestinian leader Arafat support seen amid Gaza violence
In Gaza City five masked gunmen killed Mahmoud al Sharef a convicted collaborator shot in a hospital bed after earlier prison grenade blasts. Police questioned a suspected relative about the murder as lawlessness grows in the Palestinian territories. Israeli troops killed three militants near a Jewish settlement in northern Gaza.
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