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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2001
Page
6
In Chechnya the official said twelve Russian servicemen and police were killed and 22 wounded as rebels attacked positions and checkpoints 18 times in the last 24 hours. Five soldiers were killed and 11 wounded in the assaults.
Government troops repelled a Maoist assault on a communications tower in the Rammate region, Nepal, killing at least 50 guerrillas. Four soldiers died and eight were wounded after a seven hour battle Saturday night, with rebels fleeing. Since the cease fire ended last month, over 300 guerrillas and 80 security personnel have died.
Police in Brazil detained the last two suspects on an island near Macapa at the mouth of the Amazon. They were found in a cabin with Blake's missing items including an outboard motor and his watch. Blake, a New Zealand yachting champion, was shot during a robbery aboard his yacht on Wednesday night.
Mohammed Rimawi of Beit Rima and Saleh Alawi of East Jerusalem were formally charged in Jerusalem District Court for their roles in the October 7 assassination of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavam Zeevi. Rimawi faces murder charges while Alawi is charged as an accomplice.
Venezuelan leaders organize a nationwide 12 hour stoppage as stores close and public transport idles. Labor unions and many newspapers join to pressure President Chavez over new economic legislation seen as limiting private property and boosting state control from oil to agriculture and fishing.
IRA youths linked to Sinn Fein clashed with riot police and soldiers at three British security sites near the Northern Ireland border. Twenty two officers were hurt, two seriously with head wounds, after protesters used makeshift weapons, oil drums, and fence posts while police fired plastic bullets and used batons. The attacks targeted the Chevekieran watchtower and the Crossmaglen barracks in South Armagh, amid anger over continued British troop deployments.
In Jerusalem Israelis debate whether to force Yasser Arafat from the region amid ongoing terror attacks. Billboards urge expulsion while Israel tightens strikes against Palestinian targets. Washington pressures Arafat for crackdown as public opinion splits with a Maariv poll showing 56 percent favor removal.
In Oslo a group of Nobel Peace Prize laureates discussed the award amid rising Middle East violence. Sir Eric Hobshawn of London notes Peres and Arafat missing from talks while Kofi Annan defends accepting a $950000 prize as the world watches. Lech Walesa credits the prize with backing Solidarity and personal safety.
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