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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2000
Page
4
The Fiji coup leader George Speight and 12 rebels appeared in a guarded court facing charges tied to the Parliament seizure in May. They are accused of illegal weapons possession unlawful assembly and burying a rebel killed in a gun battle. Speight faces treason which could carry execution if convicted. An investigation into treason is ongoing.
Police identified the body of Harforth Rolf found on a Kashmir glacier after he allegedly hitched a ride with militants and went missing. German diplomats and a relative confirmed the ID, with officials awaiting word on repatriation. No group claimed responsibility. A separate scene near the Israeli Jordan border showed an injured camel rescued from a minefield with aid from an activist and ladders. The minefield dates to wartime tensions under the 1994 peace treaty.
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to strengthen the 13,000 member peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone and extend its mandate to September 8. The U N commander said more troops are needed quickly as rebels of the Revolutionary United Front reignite violence, with tens of thousands killed or wounded in the nine year conflict. The United States indicates support for a larger U N contingent.
Four blindfolded children at a Ramallah graduation demonstrated assembling rifles as about 800 campers aged 10 to 17 revealed military drills. Across the West Bank and Gaza Strip some 30,000 Palestinian children learn tactics including abduction of officers, with mixed parental reactions and officials debating the impact on future peace.
A 75 year old man, believed to be Hungarian POW Andras Tamas, spent 53 years in Kotelnich, Russia, with no memory or identity. He cannot speak Russian and wishes to return to Hungary, where doctors hope memory and health may improve under native tongue care. Hungary may repatriate him this month, but his exact fate remains unclear.
Investigators said a 16 inch metal strip was found on the runway but offered no source or meaning. The 109 dead include four on the ground and 86 identified. Tire marks and soot suggest the plane veered left. authorities ground all Air France Concordes pending further tests.
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