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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1997
Page
3
Eleven Palestinian workers drowned when a van carrying them from the northern West Bank to Israel was swept away after a bridge over the Wadi Kaneh collapsed amid floodwaters. Two workers escaped. Netanyahu offered condolences to Yasser Arafat.
India successfully tested a short range ballistic missile as part of an ambitious program drawing Western criticism over potential nuclear warhead deployment. The Prithvi can carry a half ton warhead up to 156 miles, threatening neighboring Pakistan amid ongoing regional tensions.
Nzanga Mobutu, spokesman for Zaire's president, says no negotiations will occur with anti-government rebels even as they gain ground toward Kisangani and threaten government airports in eastern Zaire. Refugees, largely Hutu, flee Kalima as rebels push toward Kindu.
President Boris Yeltsin said he is fully recovered from a sickness that sidelined him since heart surgery and pneumonia. He noted regained strength and mental clarity after addressing journalists at a Day of Defender of the Fatherland event. He also discussed NATO expansion and urged continued reforms as he eyes a Helsinki summit with Clinton.
A blaze at a newly opened 36 floor hotel and office tower in downtown Bangkok killed at least two people and injured 107, with 30 rescued from the roof by helicopters. Police report suggests one death by jump from the fourth floor and another from the seventh while fleeing the flames. Firefighters battled six hours of fire as heavy smoke blocked entry and authorities warned more could be trapped. All victims were Thai and investigators cited building safety violations as a probable cause.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged a leading criminal lawyer as he is questioned in an influence trading scandal that could topple his government. The opposition Labor party readies for possible early elections as police warn about charges tied to a prior appointment of a political crony as attorney general. Netanyahu insists he will serve out the term to the 2000 vote.
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