Arafat Declares War Amid Gaza Toll and Ramallah Killings
Senior Palestinian official Saet Erekat complains of warlike moves while Ehud Barak holds Arafat not a peace partner and calls for US blame. In Ramallah a deadly clash follows an Israeli raid on Palestinian targets, with two soldiers killed and reports of three. Arafat tours damaged sites as violence surges and World leaders urge restraint.
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Clinton condemns terror act and vows to find culprits
President Bill Clinton labeled the act as terrorism and cowardly, promising to identify those responsible and hold them accountable. He warned that militants seeking to promote peace and security in the Middle East would fail if that was their aim.
World leaders urge restraint after Israeli Palestinian violence
UN chief Kofi Annan calls the mob killings chilling and warns violence could destabilize the Middle East as global leaders including Clinton Albright Blair urge both sides to halt hostilities. Egypt offers negotiations while guerrillas seize six Americans in Ecuador as the crisis deepens.
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Attack on USS Cole hits families at home in Norfolk
The USS Cole bombing near Yemen left six Americans dead, 35 wounded, 11 missing, as families at Norfolk Naval Station awaited word. Flags flew at half staff, counselors aided relatives, and officials pledged continued service while mourning the 505-foot guided missile destroyer named for Marine Sgt. Darrell Cole.
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Persian Gulf
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Iwo Jima
Cole attack prompts global alert and Yemen inquiry
The State Department issued a worldwide alert amid fears of violence against U.S. citizens after the bombing of the Cole in Aden harbor. Yemen's president pledged cooperation as the Navy treated injured and awaited victim identifications. The attack, blamed on Al Qaida by U.S. intelligence, killed sailors including Craig Wibberley and raised warnings about travel to the region.
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