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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1996
Page
4
A massive pileup in fog on the E-17 near Ghent left nine dead and more than sixty injured as 120 vehicles, including trucks, blocked the highway for hours. Rescue workers combed the charred wreckage for survivors along the mile long scene near Eke Nazareth, northwest of Brussels.
Premier Lien Chan called for economic cooperation with China and a speedy resumption of talks to ease tensions. He said Taiwan, ranked as a major trading power, can aid the mainland’s development plans during an annual meeting with investors in China. Beijing halted semi official talks after Lee Teng-hui’s U.S. visit.
Majdi Abu Wardeh and Ibrahim Sarahneh, two Palestinians identified as death by own action bombers, killed 27 people in Jerusalem and Ashkelon. Israeli raids on Al Fawar refugee camp outside Hebron yielded documents and photos. Arafat imposed arrests, while Peres warned Hebron troop redeployment could be delayed if terrorism persists.
Voters faced rebel attacks and gunfire as Sierra Leone reopened polls after a day of violence that killed four and wounded many. The military regime sought a curfew and blamed rioting while observers noted soldiers’ loss of control and rebels’ involvement.
Anthropologists uncovered 167 burned remains in Agua Fria near Uspantan within 17 plastic bags. Victims, killed in April 1982 during Gen. Efrain Rios Montt era scorched earth campaigns, were exhumed Feb 20–24 with help from forensic teams, rights groups, and locals amid ongoing civil war fallout.
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