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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1998
Page
3
An Israeli suspect in a 1993 plan to ship three tons of cocaine to Russia was captured near Bogota with a false Belgian passport after a five year manhunt by Colombian and Israeli police and Interpol. Another Israeli, Elias Cohen, was arrested when the cocaine was seized and is jailed in Bogota.
Federal Highway Police hunt for a bus driver who fled after a head on collision that killed seven members of a family. The crash occurred as the tourist bus traveling toward Iguacu Falls collided with the family vehicle. tourists aboard the bus were uninjured.
Panama 13 Cubans including a pregnant woman and three minors were deported after reportedly using false passports. Human rights official Italo Antinori urged both governments to allow their return to Panama, warning of potential reprisals upon Cuba.
Angolan units with Kinshasa troops captured Kitona near the Atlantic coast and threatened to trap rebels advancing on Kinshasa. Rebels admit Kitona loss but push toward Kisangani while regional powers threaten retaliation and a broader proxy war emerges with Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, and UNITA links adding to Congo’s volatile front lines.
In Kosovo refugees face hunger and freezing hardships as about 50,000 flee into forests and mountains. Families crowded in ruined villages fear a harsh winter. aid workers warn of famine without return home. Serbian police blocks harvests and target civilians, while UNHCR officials urge safe passage for refugees to end the crisis.
U S embassy security guards in Tirana killed an Albanian policeman who scaled the wall during a Sunday break in. The motive remained unclear but officials said the incident appeared isolated and not tied to broader terrorist threats.
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