Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 26, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Leg free april deadly Medellin blast drug lords reply to crackdown co Lornzia Reuter a car bomb blew up a police truck and killed up to 10 people in the cocaine Centre of Medellin yester Day in an apparent retaliation by Colombia drug Barons against a new state crackdown on their Active a bomb containing about 200 kilo Grams of explosives ripped through a Busy residential and business District of Medellin just before 9 As a truck carrying members of an elite police unit was police a preliminary police report said one police officer and four civilians were killed in the it said 44 were including nine police but police sources and local government officials said the death toll was far a police officer who visited the scene said 10 people were including four officers and a six Earold the Secretary of the regional government based in Javier told radio Caracol that nine people were killed and the death toll could we Are very worried because More bodies appear As rubble is he the number of dead is tending to officials said More bodies could be trapped under roofs of nearby Busin esses which collapsed with the Force of the bloody bodies littered the pavement and the wounded cried out in witnesses a police spokesman said the bomb was most Likely the work of drug traffickers who have waged War on the state since it cracked Down on drug Trade in August last Chamorro angers backers sandinista Holdover to head army Managua Reuter Virleta the newspaper publisher whose National opposition Union ended 10 years of leftist sandinista was sworn in As president of Nicaragua yesterday before foreign dignitaries and cheer ing outgoing president Daniel who helped Lead the sandinista Revo placed the presidential Sash on Chamorro at an open air baseball stadium in the greying Chamorro Defeated Ortega in february with 55 per cent of the vote cast in a free and has since been embroiled in a series of controversies surrounding the transition of the latest dispute involved the the largest in Central in a decision sure to ruffle the feathers of some of her Chamorro yesterday announced she would take charge of the defence ministry and leave Humberto Ortega in charge of the army to help coordinate the disarmament of the Contra the controversial decision Drew Boos from the coalition Section of the crowd and cheers from the sandinista supporters at the inauguration hardliners had threatened to with draw support from Chamorro if she left outgoing presi Dent Daniel ortegas older in the inauguration ended 10 years of Rule by the sandinista party that overthrew righting dictator Anas Tasio the ruler whose sup porters murdered Chamorro Hus band in the 60yearold president served briefly in the sandinista government following the 1979 revolution but soon withdrew to spend her Energy running la the opposition yesterdays ceremony began in an atmosphere of As sup porters of both the outgoing Sandin Ista government and Chamorro arrived wearing shirts and carrying flags in the colors of their Security was tight at the where police formed Security rings inside and outside the some 100 Heads of former Heads of state and politicians from around the world including Canada were driven into the stadium and took their seats to the cheers of the crowd in the stadium that holds some Canada was represented by Patrick parliamentary Secre tary to external affairs minister Joe Vic president Dan Quayle was cheered and booed As he left his car to take his seat at the ceremony who led a 30member delegation to Chamorro Nagura was the highest ranking official to visit Nicaragua in More than a National opposition Union hard liners and still armed Contra rebels in Northern Nicaragua have insisted that Ortega be removed not Only from his Post As defence minis Ter but also As head of the the most powerful in Central a National opposition Union state ment tuesday said Chamorro would 30 pairs of tickets to be won to attend the Manitoba Spring Craft Sale Winnipeg convention Centre May details and entry form in the classified pages Good Luck f t More than 250 people have been killed since Cabinet minister Horacio substituting for president Virgilio Barco who is in deplored the blast and said those responsible will face Tough he said the government will continue the fight against drug Traffick ing and the search for fugitive drug lord Pablo reputed head of the Medellin Cartel who police blame for most of the the explosion appeared to be a Swift response from the drug traffickers to new Antidrug measures decreed by Barco tuesday using emergency Barco declared two towns near Medellin emergency areas and placed them under military a local Mili tary commander was Given Exten Sive Powers to restore Law and order in the towns which have been swept by drug related the measures Are designed to counter the activities of the Medellin which supplies much of the cocaine used in the United Violeta Chamorro Waves to supporters at her presidential inauguration lose support from the Alliance if she allowed Ortega to other Chamorro aides argued Ortega could be instrumental in a stable transition while Contra rebels begin disarming under terms of an Accord signed in under an agreement hammered out by Chamorro and the the rebels were to have begun disarming yesterday and be completely demobilized by june but Contra chief of staff Israel alias commander Frank has said ortegas continued presence was a Roadblock to carry ing out the disarmament agree Organ donor awareness week april have you signed your Drivers License have you told your family for More information Contact Manitoba transplant program ge441 820 Sherbrook Street my r3a 1r9 204 7872881 introducing two Brand new Mazda special edit started with our top Selling 626 and mx6 added Worth of features and took off the o 14 Inch Alloy wheels eur Auto reverse cassette stereo sound system with 4 speakers automatic Power Antenna dual Power body 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