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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1992
Page
8
A French radio operator aboard a U.N. Puma helicopter was shot at in northwestern Cambodia. The soldier, unnamed, is in stable condition in Siem Reap. The attack occurred over a zone contested by government and Khmer Rouge forces.
In Idku, a Nile Delta town, two people were killed when police fired to disperse an angry mob after rumors of a villager's death during interrogation at a station. Twenty five villagers were arrested and questioned. Saeed Zaki Gaaboub, a cattle merchant, fainted during questioning and died later at a hospital from a sudden blood pressure rise.
Riot troops and students clashed at Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow after the fatal police shooting of Gideon Chimusoro, a 25 year old Zimbabwean. Witnesses said police used batons and kicked protesters as more than 200 riot officers arrived, the unrest continuing into the early hours and sparking charges of racism and unprovoked police violence.
In Seoul a 73 year old Korean widow testified about kidnapping and sexual enslavement by Japanese soldiers during World War II. She described abusive captivity and ongoing hardship, as protesters urged Japan to compensate victims amid a global conference ending with a women led resolution.
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