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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2000
Page
4
Rain swollen waters swamped a Calabria campground near Soverato, killing 10, with five missing and dozens injured while disabled campers and aides slept. Mud wrecked the site, washing away the guest register and complicating counts. In France, fuel blockades ended as refineries reopened and service stations faced long lines.
East Timorese refugees in squalid West Timor camps urge the return of international aid workers. UN officials say aid teams will not return until pro-Indonesian militias are disbanded amid ongoing hunger and medicine shortages after a mass evacuation following a deadly militia raid. William of Luxembourg injured in car crash near Paris. his wife Sybilla and others hurt.
British paratroopers launched a dawn strike on the West Side Boys camp near Freetown ending a two week hostage drama. All six British officers and a Sierra Leonean were freed. One paratrooper was killed and several more injured. Seventy people were killed or captured, with 25 rebels slain and 18 captured. The operation, authorized by Blair and Kabba, targeted the mangrove swamp base and was supported by UN forces.
Thousands of Colombians waved white flags in Bogota on Sunday in a peace march organized by about 200 civic groups. Estimates ranged from 10,000 to 20,000 as they urged an end to decades of fighting that has killed and kidnapped civilians, amid stalled peace talks and U S backed aid.
Ten years after human rights leader Myrna Mack was found murdered in Guatemala City police and rights groups see the move as a potential turning point amid a history of delays. The high court has allowed three ex army officers to face trial for directing her killing, though defense appeals threaten further delays.
Federal prosecutors last week charged 19 people in Illinois Oklahoma Missouri and California with money laundering and mail fraud related to Omega Trust and Trading Ltd claiming a secret overseas banking system delivering 50 to 1 returns. Victims shipped cash in foil wrapped bundles via FedEx and awaited a payoff that never arrived. The scheme centered on Clyde Hood a Mattoon Illinois electrician described by authorities as coordinating the alleged trade.
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