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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2001
Page
6
In Colombia's eastern plains paramilitary fighters released roughly 200 plantation workers two days after abducting them in Villanueva Casanare State. Chief Prosecutor Alfonso Gomez said the motive appeared to be a display of force by the AUC.
A plane carrying Transport Minister Rahman Dadman and seven MPs crashed in bad weather in northern Iran. At least 29 people were killed. officials later cited 32 aboard. The Yak-40 operated by Faraz Qeshm Airlines disappeared near the Caspian region while en route to Gorgan to open a new airport.
Britain seeks to ease sanctions on civilian goods entering Iraq while tightening the arms embargo, drafting a Security Council resolution with U.S. input. If approved, the plan would allow most trade and flights under inspections, but curb military imports and boost border controls to prevent weapons rebuilding. Al Qadissiya meanwhile blasts the concept as dangerous, urging neighbors to back Iraq.
In Rennes a French court postponed James Charles Kopp’s extradition hearing to June 7 to allow more time for defense preparation. Kopp, sought over the 1998 murder of Dr. Bernard Slepian, faces state and federal charges with possible life terms and a death penalty under federal law, complicating France’s decision in a case that hinges on capital punishment.
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