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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1995
Page
3
Police say motorcycle gangs tied to Montreal drug trade war sparked a fatal car bombing. A Jeep exploded killing the driver and injuring an 11 year old boy. the child was in critical condition. The Hells Angels and Rock Machine feud has claimed at least a dozen lives in two years.
BBC photographer John Schofield, 29, was shot in the neck and died instantly when Croatian soldiers fired on their armored car headed to Bihac. Two other BBC journalists were wounded as the convoy, moving into a Bosnian enclave, was mistaken for Serb fighters by Croatian forces.
Beijing reports more than ten executions in recent days to safeguard public order during the upcoming world women’s conference. The Municipal First Intermediate Court handled a batch of criminal cases swiftly. Executions were by gunshot to the head. In Tokyo, PM Murayama faced questions over WWII apologies as Education Minister Shimamura echoed shared responsibility and warned against sole blame.
In Amman two daughters of Saddam Hussein and their husbands plus a group of Iraqi officers fled to Jordan where King Hussein granted asylum. Maj. Gen. Hussein Kamel al Masjid, husband of Raghad, led the group after being fired as industry minister. The move signals turmoil at the top of Iraq's inner circle and possible power struggles.
A Guatemalan Aviateca Boeing 737 carrying 65 aboard crashed into Chichentepec volcano near San Salvador while approaching the airport. At least 60 dead, with 58 passengers and seven crew on board. Rescue workers responded as weather was blamed. survivals unconfirmed.
Maj. Gen. Yevgeny Skobelev claimed Chechen forces hold 54 Russian soldiers as prisoners, while Chechnya says seven. Russian officials reported 1,325 Chechen fighters detained in filtration centers around Chechnya, with many detainees alleging torture, complicating peace talks.
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ordered Bavaria to remove crosses from classroom walls, ruling the symbol violates freedom of religion. Bavarian officials vow to seek constitutional changes while arguing the crucifix reflects Western culture. About 10 percent of the 850000 students in affected schools are foreigners, many non Christians.
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