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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2000
Page
5
Colombian army investigators suspended 41 soldiers including five NCOs and 36 privates after six schoolchildren were killed in what officials say may have been a firefight with ELN rebels near Pueblo Rico. ELN denies involvement saying its fighters were not in the area.
A reawakened volcano on Miyake Island near Tokyo ejected a ash column five miles high. More than 2,000 residents were evacuated to shelters as authorities reported no injuries or damage despite 120 miles southward ash clouds and ongoing tremors. The eruption marked the largest since the volcano awoke last month after a 17 year dormancy.
Indonesia's legislature amended the constitution to bar new human rights laws from applying to past military abuses. The vote grants amnesty to the armed forces for actions in East Timor and elsewhere, likely derailing a proposed rights law that would establish special courts and criminalize officers who fail to halt abuses.
In Seoul, 100 elderly South Koreans completed four day reunions with long‑lost North Korean kin after the June summit thaw. Some found solace in brief moments, others voiced political rifts as they said goodbye at Kimpo airport. The reunions highlighted deep emotional bonds and continuing diplomatic hurdles between the two Koreas.
Taliban soldiers paraded through Kabul to mark independence day reviving a tradition after eight years. Fighters wore green and brown army uniforms and shalwar kamiz while displaying heavy weapons. Independence from Britain was on August 18, 1919, with celebrations ending in 1992 after mujahedeen victory and civil war.
Philippine negotiators fly to Jolo for the expected freeing of 12 Westerners 3 Malaysians and 13 Filipinos held by Abu Sayyaf. Libya aids talks while ransoms hover. Some hostages remain, and Estrada could order action after the batch release.
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