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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2003
Page
9
In La Rioja Carlos Menem withdraws from the presidential race at age 72 clearing the path for front runner Nestor Kirchner. He says the campaign is over and urges focus on the future as Kirchner becomes the likely next president.
Saudi Arabia acknowledged security lapses and said 15 Saudis carried out the Riyadh car bombings. The attacks killed 34 people and wounded nearly 200, targeting expatriate compounds. Foreigners including Americans and Britons faced departures as the U.S. Embassy closed and the State Department advised nonessential personnel to leave.
Israeli police say the radical Islamic Movement funded Hamas to support families of suicide attackers rather than buy weapons. The arrest of leader Sheik Raed Salah and 14 others followed protests at his funeral in Umm el-Fahm as tensions rise between Jewish and Arab communities. Authorities note Hamas carried out most deaths in recent violence, while Islamic Movement leaders deny the charges and critics cite long-standing discrimination.
Seventeen European travelers, freed from an Algerian desert hideout after a dawn raid by commandos, arrived in Cologne and Salzburg to emotional welcomes. Fifteen captives remain missing, with officials offering few details on the operation and the fate of those still held.
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