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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2007
Page
3
Wire reports describe a deadly Kabul bus attack at the citys busiest transport hub. At least 35 killed and 52 injured when a bomb or blast destroyed a police instructors bus in a major incident within Afghanistan.
Police revised the death toll to six after a drag racing car veered into a crowd. Six victims include two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old, with 18 others injured. Driver Troy Warren Critchley, an Australian pro racer based in Wylie, Texas, survived with minor injuries.
Poll projections suggest Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party will win most seats but with a smaller majority than anticipated. The Socialists gain ground amid fears of a 5 percent sales tax increase to fund social programs, while partial results show the right at about 341 to 357 seats and leftist allies at 218 to 233 seats.
Militants in Lebanon launched at least two rockets into Israel while no casualties or major damage occurred. The attack, denounced by Lebanon as destabilizing, prompted U.N. condemnation as a ceasefire violations probe and left Israel’s security officials weighing a response. Hezbollah denied involvement amid speculation of another radical group’s role. Prime Minister Olmert in New York was briefed as Israel warned against provocation.
Sauda Kadir, 31, the daughter of a suspect linked to a plot to bomb New York JFK Airport, is free on a 50 bond after detention on weapons possession charges unrelated to the plot. She told AP she was detained after photos from last Christmas showed family members with toy guns. She must appear at police headquarters for further questioning.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas publicly swears in a new government excluding Hamas and outlaws its militias amid a Gaza blockade and rising shortages. The move follows Hamas seizure of Gaza and dissolution of the prior Fatah Hamas coalition government.
Federal prosecutors outline in pretrial papers a major Chicago Outfit case. The trial, stemming from Operation Family Secrets, centers on 18 long unsolved mob murders, including a December 1977 vault break in targeting Tony Accardo and the killings of six men blamed for the heist.
In Richland Parish a deputy recognized an eight foot nonvenomous boa constrictor rescued from a highway. Chief Deputy Terry Thompson identified the reptile and returned it to Chad Foote, who had lost the missing eyed pet after moving to Rayville in March.
In Yakima County two Honda Accords were stolen within hours. A 21-year-old Yakima man was arrested after a high speed chase and foot pursuit at a Terrace Heights residence. A 22-year-old Sunnyside man was later arrested after abandoning the stolen car with a flat tire. Police continued to seek a second involved vehicle.
General Petraeus warned that insurgents resisting a stronger coalition grip have worsened violence in Iraq. He noted sectarian killings in Baghdad, a hopeful reversal in Anbar as tribes join the fight, and ongoing Sunni Shiite clashes in neighborhoods around Baghdad, with stabilization possibly taking a decade.
A Private survey by Foreign Policy and the Fund for Peace places Sudan and seven other sub Saharan countries among the world’s 10 most vulnerable to violent internal conflict. Somalia Zimbabwe Ivory Coast DR Congo Guinea and Liberia show varied trends as Africa’s state fragility remains high amid regional spillovers and shifting global powers.
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