Anti Semitic attack on young mother shocks France
A group of teenagers attacked a young mother on a suburban Paris train, cut her hair, marked her with swastikas, and robbed her while bystanders watched. The incident, condemned by Chirac and leaders, highlights rising anti Jewish acts and threats in France this year.
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France
Paris
Jacques Chirac
Sylvain Zenouda
International League Against Racism
Nicole Guedj
LCI
Interior Ministry
Europe
French Council For the
Dalil Boubakeur
Chirac
Herrlisheim
Refugees Blocked Off Sicily Ship Cap Anamur Seeks Refuge
Italian coast guard stopped the Cap Anamur as it attempted to dock in Sicily after three weeks at sea with 36 Sudanese aboard. The captain reported refugees threatening to jump overboard and sought landfall despite the operation's status. The ship is run by the German aid group Cap Anamur.
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Sicily
Mediterranean
Italian Interior Ministry probes ship mystery after Darfur crisis
Reports say passengers flee humanitarian trouble in Darfur western province and a Sierra Leonean man aboard. The ministry states doctors will examine those on board while the vessel stays blocked to investigate the ship and crew conduct and other mysterious aspects.
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Darfur
Sierra Leone
Interior Ministry
Explosion Kills Five in Herat as Elections Loom
An explosion on a busy Herat street killed five and injured 29 as Afghanistan moves toward its first free elections. President Karzai blamed enemies of democracy for the blast, while police arrested one suspect. The timing coincided with a militia parade observed by U.N. and government officials. authorities had delayed the election date from September to October 9.
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Herat
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
U.N
Bosnians bury victims of a 1995 massacre at Srebrenica
Bosnian Muslims gather at Srebrenica to rebury remains of more than 338 identified men and boys killed in 1995. Mustafa Ceric appeals for healing and rejects revenge while Radovan Karadzic Ratko Mladic Milosevic face Hague war crimes trials.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Europe
Mustafa Ceric
Bosnia
U.N
Radovan Karadzic
Ratko Mladic
Hague
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Balkan
Potocari
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