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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sunday free pres Canada world Winnipeg july 6, 1997 editor. Patrick Flynn / 697-7294 a3 More Canada and world news a7, a around the Worl Lockerbie tip studied Hamburg apr German officials Are looking into information from a former top iranian spy that the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the 1988 bombing of a pan am Jet Over Lockerbie Scotland a Magazine has reported. According to Der Spiegel the tip came from Abolghasse Mesbahi a co founder of the iranian intelligence service who later went into exile. Mesbahi a testimony last year helped German prosecutors link the 1992 killings of four iranian dissidents in Berlin to Iran a rulers in a verdict announced in launched cot Abato Philippines apr Muslim rebels launched an offensive against army outposts in the Southern Philippines yesterday setting off fierce Battles that left three people dead and sent thousands of villagers fleeing. The fighting started when about too guerrillas of the Moro islamic liberation front attacked an army outpost in Magui Danao province at Dawn an army spokesman workers abducted Grozny Russia Reuter a two British Aid workers have been taken hostage in Chechnya police in the breakaway russian Republic said yesterday. British officials said the two Camilla Carr and Jon James were abducted wednesday night from the House they were staying in. The pair had been working for a local organization called the Centre for peacemaking and Community development helping children who suffered from a 21-month conflict Between separatists and russian troops which ended in vote for Bowles London a Reuter a world famous already Camilla Parker Bowles is edging Ever so cautiously into the spotlight and perhaps into the running As a future Queen of England. The daily Telegraph venerable voice of the establishment gave its Blessing on saturday. A she is Good for his peace of mind and is therefore performing a Public service. It would make the Best of a bad Job if the Public were to come gradually to accept this a the Telegraph said in an ainu to heavy. Sonk Jarvi Finland Reuter a a Burly Oil worker bore his tiny wife around a 215-metre obstacle course yesterday to set a new world record in this finnish villages unique wife carrying contest. Jouni Jussila 29, and his wife Tiina took Home nearly 45 litres of Beer a the equivalent of her weight a along with other prizes after he pounded Over the punishing course carrying her piggyback in one minute five seconds. He retained the world championship title for a second year. Rockets rain Down on cambodian capital by Robin Mcdowell associated press phenom penh Cambodia a weeks of rising tensions and isolated clashes erupted into a bloody mortar and rocket Battle in the capital yesterday when one of cambodians feuding prime ministers attacked the others forces in an apparent coup. Dozens of rocket and mortar rounds slammed into several areas of phenom penh killing at least four people and wounding 29, Hospital and military officials said. A nighttime curfew was imposed in the capital. The Battle in the City came hours after troops Loyal to Hun sen wrested control of a military base near the Airport from forces aligned to his co Premier in Ince Norodom ran Aridth. Hun sends troops also surrounded a second base near the Airport on the outskirts of phenom penh. The fighting was the latest in a series of confrontations Between forces Loyal to the two premiers with Hun sen pressing his advantage in numbers and arms to disarm Rana Riddhi a troops. Hun sen went on National television to accuse ran Aridth of treachery and of preparing for civil War. Rana Riddhi a whereabouts were unknown. He reportedly left the country for France on Friday. In a statement faxed to news organizations in Paris ran Aridth accused Hun sen of taking advantage of the Princess absence. A the bloody events that Are currently taking place in Cambodia in my absence Are due to the personal initiative of second prime minister Hun sen Quot ran Aridth said. The fax which did not disclose Rana Riddhi a location alleged that Hun sen had been plotting his actions for some time. Hun sen however defended the move As preemptive. A Prince Norodom ran Aridth and a number of accomplices have illegally imported weapons in an ill intention to provoke a War Quot Hun sen said in his broadcast. Not Long afterwards at least eight rockets rained Down on a residential District of phenom penh. Chao Sambath catholics see Orange Promise to keep protestant marchers out of their area by Shawn Pogatchnik associated press Portadown Northern Ireland a police and soldiers threw an armoured cordon around Portadown yesterday while government officials sought to thwart a clash Over an annual protestant March. The March last year triggered Northern Ireland a most widespread rioting in a generation Between roman catholics and protestants. The Orange order Northern Ireland a main pro British protestant fraternal group planned to March through the towns Catholic neighbourhood today. Residents along the neighbourhoods main thoroughfare Garvaghy Road have promised to prevent protestant marchers from passing. To Mowlam the British minister responsible for Northern Ireland and chief const. Ronnie Flanagan commander of the 12,000-Strong police Force spent hours yesterday urging Orange leaders to Back away from a confrontation. The officials had already concluded that the Catholic protesters would not Budge. Expecting trouble British troops and police were deployed in armoured cars at every Road leading into this predominantly protestant town Southwest of Belfast that the British Soldier stands at checkpoint in Portadown yesterday. Orange order considers its stronghold. Armoured cars monitored traffic at Garvaghy roads main Entrance which protestants decorated with Union Jack flags and an Orange Arch proclaiming United we stand divided we fall. Beyond that Point the Road was festooned with Irish flags erected by catholics. Grenadier guardsmen with camouflage painted faces and assault rifles patrolled roads on foot near the anglican Church at Drumcree North of Portadown which is the focal Point of the annual Orange March. The Orange order was founded near Portadown in 1795 following skirmishes Between catholics and protestants Over land and jobs. It is linked with the Ulster unionist party which has to of Northern Ireland a 18 legislators in the British parliament. Research rocket nearly led to nuclear War report says associated press Oslo a . Security experts believe the world was on the Brink of nuclear War when Russia mistook a research rocket for a nato missile a norwegian newspaper reported. The rocket was launched Jan. 25, 1995, from a civilian research base on the norwegian Arctic Island Andora. Although Russia had been informed of the plans the launch provoked great confusion a so much russian president Boris Yeltsin said he consulted codes to be used when ordering a nuclear strike. A the Andora alarm was the most serious in the history of nuclear weapons a . Security expert Peter pry was quoted by the Ber Gens Tildene newspaper Friday saying. Pry a former Cia officer and now a . Congressional adviser addresses the incident in his new Book War scare. The rocket was part of a Nasa funded project to study the Northern lights. The rocket never came near russian territory and fell into the Arctic Ocean As planned. A the russian military made All preparations for starting a nuclear War except making the decision to launch a the newspaper quoted pry saying. A senior army official aligned to ran Aridth lives in the neighbourhood. Roads leading into phenom penh from the West were sealed by Hun sends troops and the Airport was closed. Hun sends move yesterday had All the trappings of a military coup but his defence minister denied there was a plan to oust the Prince. A this is not at All any coup do eat a said Tea banh a co defence minister who backs Hun sends cambodian Peoples party. His counterpart from Rana Riddhi a royalist party also was out of the country. Foreign diplomats warned Tea banh yesterday against increasing the Canada 11 Iphi a gig up a travellers face delays Thunder Bay ont. A travellers along the trans Canada Highway will face delays Between Thunder Bay and Nipigon for the next few Days after heavy Rains washed out a Section of Road. Only one Lane is open and repairs Arentt expected to be Complete for a another few Days maybe a week a provincial police said Friday. Wednesdays heavy Rains caused a 30-metre eastbound stretch of the Highway to be washed out to Kilometres East of Thunder ships leave port Vancouver a two Greenpeace ships held behind Forest Union picket lines for a week managed to slip out of port Friday night. A ports Canada police spokesman said the moby Dick had permission to leave so police removed a log Boom that Iwa Canada members had put around the two vessels. As soon As the Boom was removed to let the moby Dick pass the larger Arctic Sunrise also left the pact ratified Calgary a Canadian Pacific railways running trades employees ratified a labour agreement Friday that will renew contracts for one year and introduce a new updated method of pay. The agreement also includes a one year wage freeze reduced restrictive work rules a gain share program that permits Crews to share in the benefits of improved productivity and a commitment to improve the Overall Quality of life for kills worker Lloydminster Alta. 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