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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1997
Page
3
A bomb on a public bus in Urumqi Xinjiang killed two people and injured at least 21 officials said. The blast occurred around 6 p m with authorities declining to identify suspects amid rising ethnic and religious unrest involving Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese in the region.
Day two of talks between leftist rebels and Peru's government showed slow steady progress toward ending a 10 week hostage crisis. Fujimori blamed police over intelligence lapses as rebels moved weapons toward Lima while negotiations continued.
China mourns Deng Xiaoping as Jiang Zemin assumes leadership. The six day memorial ends with Deng’s ashes in a Party flag casket. China prepares for Hong Kong’s July 1 handover amid looming loyalist reshuffles and rising public expectations. Jiang, once Shanghai mayor, now leads a 3 million member armed forces. Potential infighting and economic strains loom ahead.
France's conservative government pushes to tighten the 1993 immigration law as Interior Minister Debre defends the plan amid 16 000 protesters marching on Boulevard Saint Germain. The bill seeks to require longtime residents to prove non threat status for renewal and to curb fake addresses while granting police broader powers to search workplaces and seize passports of undocumented foreigners.
In Hizme near the West Bank border a Palestinian man was shot dead and three others wounded during an evening clash with what witnesses say were undercover Israeli special unit members. Villagers pitched barricades and soldiers used concussion grenades as tension rose amid politics surrounding Har Homa.
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