Sharon demands seven day calm before truce talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insists on a week with no Palestinian attacks as a condition for a U S backed cease fire. Violence continues with witnesses saying Israeli troops fired on a Palestinian car at a West Bank roadblock and two Palestinians were killed. U S envoy Zinni pressed Arafat but no fixed seven day calm was announced.
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Civilian Killed as U S Aid Bundle Crashes in Afghan Home
A 1,200 pound bundle of humanitarian supplies dropped from a U S aircraft struck a house in northern Afghanistan, killing a civilian before dawn Wednesday. U S Central Command spokesman Lt Col Martin Compton said the incident will be reviewed and no halt to drops is planned.
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