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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2001
Page
5
In Kabul and amid Kandahar roadblocks US Marines and jets pursue al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Rumors swirl about his whereabouts with officials citing Tora Bora as a likely hideout while no definite location is known.
John Walker a 20 year old from Fairfax California was captured near Mazar e Sharif after a prison uprising. He is being held at a southern Afghan base in good condition gaunt and dehydrated recovering with IV fluids. A Marines spokesman says he is a military detainee awaiting directions from higher authority.
In Kabul two lone Jewish men, Ishak Levin and Zebulon Simentov, light candles on Hanukkah in a dilapidated synagogue. Their feud keeps them apart despite shared faith and the festival’s joy as Taliban rule ends. The story notes Afghanistan's once large Jewish community, now reduced to two men.
U S jets bombed al Qaida positions in eastern Afghanistan's White Mountains as B 52s and a P 3 Orion monitored the operation. Senior commanders estimate more than 1,000 fighters holed in cave complexes. Osama bin Laden's presence is reported by some but unconfirmed.
Thousands of Florida fifth graders lose their annual chartered train visit to Washington as schools nationwide scale back long distance trips. Officials cite security fears and anthrax concerns after the Sept. 11 attacks, with districts delaying or shortening trips and moving visits closer to home. <END OF SUMMARY>
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