Bombing hits Jerusalem amid Remembrance Day terror alert
Police and security forces in Jerusalem were on maximum alert after a booby trapped scooter injured several near the Wailing Wall memorial service. The blast, the second in five days, prompted reinforcements as gangs of Jewish youths attacked vehicles in Zion Square. Greek Consul-General and wife were wounded. nine suspects detained, seven held for questioning. The Remembrance Day service proceeded despite the violence.
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Constantin Prevedourakis
Fashion designer questioned in Greek official's death
In Athens the government said fashion designer Michael Stefns, 38, is being questioned in the death of parliament member Alexander Panagoulis. Stefns admitted driving a car with Paris plates seen beside Panagoulis' car before a fatal crash. Authorities said Panagoulis died instantly after his Fiat hit a wall. The case echoes disputes over foul play allegations and parallels the Lambrakis murder later depicted in film. The government denied foul play, invited experts, and offered funeral expenses.
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Oriana Fallaci
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West Bank clashes as curfews spread to Nablus
Anti-Israeli demonstrations flare in the occupied West Bank with Arabs clashing with troops and a curfew imposed in Tulkarm and extended in Nablus. Egypt accuses Israel of a terrorist campaign and calls for UN Security Council action with PLO inclusion. An Israeli lawyer cites dozens of brutality complaints amid a death investigation.
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Nablus
Egypt
Israel
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Rotterdam train wreck claims twenty lives near Rotterdam
In the Netherlands a Rhine Express and a Dutch commuter train collided head on near Rotterdam. About 20 people died, many of them children en route to school, with several others injured and four to eight still trapped. Authorities cannot explain why both trains ran on the same track in The Hook area.
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Netherlands
Hook of Holland
Kissinger Plane Tightly Packed With African Souvenirs
Secretary Henry Kissinger’s aircraft carries an overloaded cargo of gifts from Africa forcing two refueling stops on the return trip after one on the way out. Officials decline trip cost estimates. Secret Service agents dispatched to Crete for four days to bolster security. Gifts including a drum and carved impala presented at Victoria Falls.
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Kenya
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
Secret Service
Crete
Victoria Falls
Kissinger
Syria urges U.S. aid cut as Lebanon war rages
In Beirut and across Lebanon fighting intensifies as Christian and Muslim factions clash with tanks and rockets. Syrian Baath newspaper accuses the Ford administration envoy L Dean Brown of trying to partition Lebanon while seeking a Syrian peace initiative. At least 74 killed and 72 wounded in Beirut night battles with dozens more dead in nearby towns. PLO's Yasir Arafat communicates with Hafez Assad to end the 13 month civil war amid political threats over Syria's troop presence.
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al Baath
Syria
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Lebanon
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United States
Beirut
Hafez Assad
U N to debate charge of Israeli terrorism
The United Nations Security Council is set to discuss Egyptian charges that Israel runs a violent terrorist campaign in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Egypt seeks urgent meeting and PLO participation, aiming to counter Syria as Arab backers. Israeli delegation plans to attend, with no immediate comment from Jerusalem.
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West Bank
Gaza Strip
Syria
Hafez Assad
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