Tear gas used in Northern Ireland for first time since 1972
Police in Belfast said tear gas was deployed during a major search operation aimed at disarming suspected Irish nationalist gunmen, marking the first use of tear gas in nearly a decade. Separately, hunger striker Kieran Doherty was reported to have gone blind on day 72 of his protest.
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Kieran Doherty
Royal Ulster Constabulary
West Belfast
RUC
Hunger strike death sparks riots in Northern Ireland
A hunger striker Kevin Lynch dies prompting riots as Catholic areas in Belfast and Londonderry erupt. Doherty, a 25 year old IRA gunman, dies in Maze prison amid fears of more violence after his death and the hunger strike began March 1 to demand POW status. The incident follows an RUC search with tear gas at a Maze facility amid claims by Sinn Fein of arrests.
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Maze
Belfast
Kevin Lynch
IRA
Irish Republic
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Britain
Londonderry
Iran reshuffles cabinet as Rajai paves way for new premier
Iran announced the cabinet resignations to enable a new administration led by Mohammad Ali Rajai who was elected a week earlier to replace Abolhassan Bani-Sadr. Pars reported more than 22 executions nationwide and that Bani-Sadr moved within Paris environs to evade assassins.
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Israel
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Mujahedeen Khalq
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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Mideast
France
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Val d’Oise
Pope John Paul II fully recovers plans final intestinal surgery
Doctors at Gemelli Hospital reported Pope John Paul II has recovered from a June virus infection and will undergo a second operation to reverse the May 13 colostomy. The procedure to reattach the colon is expected to last under an hour, with tentative timing for next Friday or Saturday.
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Emilio Tresalti
Gemelli Hospital
Tresalti
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