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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1997
Page
4
A fragmented world brief notes that every spring introduces military drafts affecting males. It mentions Russian fears amid shifting security tensions and wartime rhetoric. The item is a compact international news snapshot with limited details.
Japanese police probe a suspected serial killer in Kobe after the severed head of 11 year old Jun Hase was found at a junior high school courtyard and a body matching him was found near a drainage pond. Three March attacks on local girls raise fears of a wider spree. A taunting red ink note reads Can you stop me.
Fighters from the countryside entered Sierra Leone's capital to support army mutineers who toppled the government. Nigerian troops arrived at the port after an appeal by ousted President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah for ECOWAS intervention. The ARFC urged calm as rumors of a looming battle spread.
In Mazar e Sharif, Taliban fighters moved to disarm residents in a major battle that spread across the northern desert city. Three soldiers were killed as gunfire and rockets hit downtown areas, while uncertainty hung over alliances with Uzbek partners and local groups.
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