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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2002
Page
6
In Cairo mourners bury over 100 unidentified bodies in a mass funeral held after Egypts worst railway disaster. The bodies were burned beyond recognition. authorities delayed the service to aid kin in identifying loved ones. Grand Sheik Tantawi led prayers as police kept watch at the cemetery.
Leftist presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and campaign manager Clara Rojas were kidnapped by FARC rebels at a roadblock near San Vicente del Caguán, as government troops press a campaign to retake the rebel stronghold. French President Chirac and UN chief Annan pressed for her release.
Pakistani authorities pursue three Arab nationals linked to al Qaida in theDaniel Pearl murder case. Investigators say a key suspect claimed meeting bin Laden in Afghanistan and that at least a dozen people, many with Taliban ties, aided Pearl’s abduction and slaying.
In Lisbon, President dos Santos seeks a rapid cease-fire and renewed talks with UNITA after the death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi. UNITA officials say the movement will not surrender though shaken. government and foreign ministers urge negotiations and elections as the civil war, with hundreds of thousands displaced, lingers.
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