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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2002
Page
23
A fire aboard the inter island ferry MV Maria Carmela in the central Philippines killed at least 23 people and left 13 missing as passengers fled into the sea. The ship carried around 290 people and 94 were injured with the blaze starting in the cargo hold.
Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Jerusalem to press Israel for broader troop withdrawals and to push a path toward a palestinian state. He planned talks with Sharon Arafat and King Abdullah I urging a cease-fire and political track.
Israelis pulled back from about two dozen small towns and villages in the West Bank while entering others and detaining more Palestinians. The operation has detained 4,185 people, with 121 on Israel's wanted list, as U.S. Secretary of State Powell visited to push for a ceasefire and peace talks.
Saudi Arabia launches an 11 hour nationwide telethon to aid families of Palestinians labeled martyrs. King Fahd leads donations with 2.7 million dollars, Crown Prince Abdullah 1.35 million, and Prince Sultan 800000, with Nayef chaired fund through private humanitarian group.
Israeli troops sealed control of Jenin refugee camp after days of gunbattles and house-to-house fighting that left streets badly damaged while casualties were disputed. The Israeli army reports about 100 Palestinian dead and 23 Israeli deaths. Residents faced shortages of water electricity and food as bulldozers cleared blocked routes.
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