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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 2002
Page
7
Police clashed with a gang of alleged smugglers led by Abu Sayyaf in Maan after he barricaded himself with others. The confrontation involved armored vehicles and riot squads. several people were killed, officials said.
A Laoag International Airlines Fokker 27 carrying 34 people plunged into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff. At least three were killed and 17 survived. 14 remain missing as divers probe the wreckage in about 60 feet of water. Survivors describe smoke and engine trouble before impact. Departments reported 29 passengers and five crew aboard.
In Nablus the century old Ramadan cannon, once signaling the fasts end, has been silenced by the fire chief to avoid alarming residents and due to lack of gunpowder. Across the West Bank curfews confine many to homes as Ramadan mood turns somber.
The Sunday Times reports Khalid Sheikh Mohammed planned to assassinate Pope John Paul II during a 1999 Manila visit with a pipe bomb or laser rifle attack. Plot aborted as pope’s trip was canceled. Mohammed later surfaced in Manila again before a canonization.
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