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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2002
Page
6
At Theresienstadt in Terezin a 10000-strong Holocaust grave site floods, graves submerged under a muddy lake as dozens of firefighters pump water from the Ohre River. Town officials warn restoration could take months and visitors may be barred for a long period.
In Chiapas nine people were injured in clashes between Zapatistas and PRI supporters. The worst fighting occurred in Ocosingo near the Guatemalan border with sticks guns and machetes. Seven PRI supporters were hospitalized in Comitan, two Zapatistas were treated in their autonomous township.
Mexican prosecutors file immigration smuggling charges against 11 people tied to a ring blamed for sending 14 Mexican men to die in the Arizona desert in 2001. The operation followed U.S. convictions of three other smugglers, while leaders reportedly fled a Nogales raid.
Israeli forces pull back from Bethlehem as part of a new security deal with the Palestinians, with the United States backing the agreement. The pact calls for Gaza withdrawals and Palestinian security control, while violence persists in other areas. An international task force will review Palestinian reforms in Paris.
Palestinian officials said Abu Nidal was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in his Baghdad apartment three days earlier. They raised questions whether he killed himself or was slain, noting his long campaign against Israel and his status as a top terror figure once labeled the world's most dangerous by the United States.
The frail pope returned to Rome after a four day visit tracing his life in Poland. He asked Poles for prayers to return before he dies and spoke of the emotional, nostalgic journey with 30,000 at the Krakow airport. Vatican spokesman Navarro-Valls said the pope will likely return to Poland due to his deep personal ties.
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