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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1998
Page
12
In Kosovo Serb forces launched a Saturday offensive on nine villages in the southern province, dimming hopes for immediate peace talks. Ethnic Albanians reported fighting across the region as Ibrahim Rugova announced a negotiating team.
A 500 pound car bomb exploded in Omagh Northern Ireland injuring about 220 and killing 28 people. Victims included Protestants Catholics and five children as police traced a misleading warning and residents described scene of carnage and frantic rescue efforts. IRA dissidents blamed by officials for stunning attack timed near peace process events.
Westerners flee Kinshasa as rebel forces led by Congolese Tutsis and Rwandan troops close on the capital. U S and other embassies shuttered or reduced, with hundreds of Americans and other foreigners evacuated by air and boat. Foreign ministers from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Namibia met Kinshasa officials to press for a halt to fighting while Congo accuses Rwanda and Uganda of backing the rebels.
Floods rage in northeastern China as heavy rains threaten Harbin with record highs since 1949. A crest could exceed danger levels by seven feet, while Daqing evacuations affect about 3,850 people. President Jiang Zemin calls for unity amid floods that have displaced millions and killed over 2,000.
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