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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1998
Page
3
A 23-year-old skydiving student died and his instructor was injured during a tandem jump at Kaponsin Airport on a Sunday. Earlier a 45-year-old instructor was killed and a first-time jumper injured when their parachute failed and the reserve chute tangled, Saturday at the same facility.
Two eight-year-old boys are charged with first degree murder in the beating death of 11-year-old Ryan Harris whose body was found after she failed to return from a ride on a borrowed bicycle. Police say the motive was the bicycle.
Nairobi reports say the attack used Semtex, a Czech plastic explosive favored by the IRA and harder to obtain, with investigators focusing on the crime scene guarded by Marines. The blast investigators seek to uncover who plotted the attack as Semtex availability recent trends draw scrutiny.
Nairobi residents and volunteers display grit as late police response meets a brave public effort. Citizens ferry the wounded, improvise stretchers, and supply blood donations while officials lament poor coordination and broken communications after the U.S. embassy blast.
Rescue teams clear debris at the Ufundi Cooperatives building near the embassy in Nairobi to reach buried survivors. Kenyan Red Cross says two women may be trapped, Rose and Jane, with Rose last heard at 3 p.m. Sunday and Jane not heard for longer.
The Washington Post quoted a Nairobi U S Embassy official saying a vehicle with a bomb initially approached the main entrance but, per guards, was redirected to the rear where the blast occurred. The official credited guards with saving lives. The Post noted at least one hand grenade used to kill rear guards.
Investigators may gain crucial leads from two CCTV cameras atop Nairobi’s embassy. One cam was blown off the roof yet officials say images of cars and pedestrians before the blast could be saved. In Dar es Salaam a security cam stayed on the roof facing the heavily fortified gate.
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