Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday june 29, 2004 Canada / world a13 rockets kill israeli toddler hit army outpost by Ibrahim Barzak Israel responds with missile attack on Media outlet Gaza City Gaza strip ? israeli said. The rocket in Derot a working class of action after a withdrawal. Helicopters firing missiles struck several tanks rolled into Northern israeli town near Gaza landed just late yesterday several tanks drove a Hamas linked Media Centre Gaza late yesterday and More armoured metres from a pair of Nursery schools into Northern Gaza the area from which yesterday in response to a pair of extra vehicles assembled at the Gaza Border killing a three year old boy and a 49? yesterdays rockets were fired. Israeli Ordinary attacks by palestinian Mili along with dozens of troops ? a recur year old Man. It was the first time in troops have repeatedly raided the North Tants ? a rocket barrage that killed an Sor to what israeli Security officials said nearly four years of fighting that israelis Ern Gaza town of beit Hanoun near israeli toddler and a huge blast that could be a prolonged operation in Gaza were killed by rockets from Gaza. Derot to Stop rockets. Ripped through an army outpost. To prevent palestinian rocket fire on Sharon met yesterday afternoon with soldiers also blew up an empty eight the aircraft fired three missiles into a israeli Border towns. Defence minister Shaul Moraz and other Storey building that overlooked the army 16-Storey building in Gaza City hitting despite the surge in violence prime senior Security officials to plan a outpost attacked by palestinian militants the third floor offices of Al feel a Media minister Ariel Sharon said he remains response. Late sunday. The demolition came after outlet run by the islamic militant group determined to go ahead with his planned there is a War against terror and we soldiers razed 15 nearby palestinian witnesses said. Two people were Hurt. Withdrawal from Gaza in 2005. Address shall continue fighting terror regardless Homes leaving about 60 people Home minutes later helicopters also fired a ing lawmakers Sharon pledged to Speed of disengagement Israel a vice pre less. Missile at a building in the Nus Seurat up the evacuation of settlers who Are Mier Ehud Olmert told Israel to. He in sundays outpost attack militants refugee Camp in Central Gaza witnesses ready to leave voluntarily. Said Israel would have greater Freedom dug a 300-metre-Long Tunnel and Deto nato offers to help train iraqi army . Surprises allies with Early Transfer of Power in Baghdad handed Over Power to an iraqi gov by Paul Ames Ern ment 48 hours ahead of schedule in a Surprise development apparently Istanbul Turkey ? nato yester aimed at preventing insurgents from Day offered to help train Iraq a fled disrupting the Transfer. Ling armed forces just hours after . American officials accompanying authorities surprised allies with the . President George w. Bush at the Early Transfer of Power to the new Summit expressed optimism that the administration in Baghdad. Early Transfer of Power in Iraq would the Allied leaders agreed to help strengthen the new governments hand with training in response to a request to Deal with rampant violence and the from the incoming government. Threat of terrorism. We Are United in our support for the we will Challenge these elements in iraqi people and offer full co operation Iraq the anti democratic elements by to the new Sovereign interim govern even bringing the handover of sover ment As it seeks to strengthen internal eighty before june 30 As a sign we Are Security said the statement adopted in ready for it Iraq a interim foreign Large sections of the country a biggest and Germany want a lower profile the opening session of the two Day Minster Hishyar Zebari said after City because of fears of terrorist operation with nato playing a co Ordi Summit. Meeting British prime minister Tony attacks and violent protests. Fighter rating role for National training pro the nato leaders also agreed to Blair on the sidelines of the nato planes flew overhead and 23,000 police Grams. Expand the alliances peacekeeping meeting. And Security forces patrolled the both countries said they would not Mission in Afghanistan by sending in the nato Summit said allies would streets. Send military instructors to Iraq pre More than 3,000 troops to bolster Secu consider As a matter of urgency. It was not Clear How Many nato Ferring to train officers outside the Rity in the run up to and aftermath of further proposals to support the instructors would be sent to Iraq or country. Elections scheduled in september and nascent iraqi Security when they would leave. The leaders nato officials said the Alliance May setting up permanent military teams outside the meeting hundreds of called on their representatives to work Start out by offering instruction to in four More cities. Protesters hurled firebombs and stones out the details on an urgent basis senior iraqi offices at elite Allied Mili nato agreed to end its peace keep at police yesterday As the Demontra with the iraqi leadership. Tary schools in Rome and Boeram ing operation in Bosnia after nine tors tried to reach the conference Cen despite their Speed in agreeing to Cergau Germany and then expand to years handing responsibility for the tre. Police used tear Gas and water the training allies remain divided Over included training in Iraq. 7,500-Strong Mission to the european cannons to Stop the crowd and dozens How to go ahead with the plan. The a formal nato presence in Iraq is Union at the end of the year. Of people were injured. On sunday a United states would like a major Allied possible said a senior nato official. Iraq dominated the Summit which peaceful protest Drew 40,000 people. Operation in Iraq run by a nato head opened As the .-led administration turkish Security forces sealed off quarters based in the country. France ? associated press protesters in Turkey hurl firebombs at police detained. By James c. Helicke another 50 protesters later gathered near Istanbul scentral Maksim Square Istanbul Turkey ? hundreds of around a Kilometre from the Summit protesters hurled firebombs and zone shouting Istanbul will be a stones at police yesterday As they tried grave for several were to reach the conference Centre where detained. Turkish riot protests Are Only allowed in design nato leaders were meeting in Stan police arrest rated areas during the Summit. Bul. Police used tear Gas and water an anti nato Turkey dramatically boosted Secu cannons to Stop the crowd and dozens activist Rity before Bush a arrival and in Prepa of people were injured. During ration for the nato Summit which Bou Rhoods about three Kilometres a Demontra the clashes took place in two neigh began yesterday. From a barricaded zone in the Centre of Tion in f-16 warplanes patrolled the skies the City where the nato leaders were Istanbul of Istanbul. Azacs Early warning meeting. The leaders include . Yesterday. Planes dispatched by nato Are help president George w. Bush British ing to Monitor a no Fly zone Over the prime minister Tony Blair and French City. President Jacques Chirac and Canad More than 23,000 police Are on duty an foreign affairs minister Bill Gra in the biggest protest in Istanbul a through the Street where Small fires for the Summit. Turkish commandos Ham. Of Medani neighbourhood about burned. Are patrolling the bosporus in rubber Istanbul police chief Celalettin cer-2,000 demonstrators flipped cars Over another crowd of protesters Gath boats with mounted machine guns. Rah said 26 police officers in addition and hurled firebombs at police. Police ered nearby and threw rocks at police there have been daily protests to a number of protesters and others fired water cannons and tear Gas at the who used Pepper Spray to disperse the against the Summit and Bush a visit. Were injured. Local officials said protesters and beat some with clubs. Group. Around 20 civilians were injured. An armoured personnel Carrier moved police said dozens of protesters were ? associated press . Forest fire forces 19 to flee Homes Vancouver ? Nineteen people were traffic and aircraft. Forced to flee their Homes late sunday evacuated residents reported to a night As a Forest fire raced towards two reception Centre in Watson Lake and tiny communities on the Yukon-. Bor were being put up in hotels or at private Der. Residences. Everyone who was asked to leave did evacuees were asked to close All their said Cynthia Mann a provincial fire windows and doors shut off their Gas information officer. Appliances turn the House and Yard Yukon fire Crews fighting the Cole lights on and close their Gates according River fire placed sprinklers on All threat to the order issued by the office of the ened structures but yesterday afternoon fire commissioner. Mann said it want Clear whether any the situation was looking somewhat thing had been damaged. Better in the rest of the province. The wind is blowing the Ash ahead of some weekend rain allowed firefight the fire and its creating new fires ahead ers to put out about 14 fires but that a of it and that a usually associated with barely a Dent in the 434 that continue to extreme fire behaviour Mann said Burn. Fire information officer Nancy adding the fire is about 100 Square kilo Argyle said some fire Crews had to Cope metres in size. With winds of up to 80 pm a during the the Alaska Highway was closed by weekend. Despite the Early full onslaught to the kind of work. Ramp. Only traffic proceeding to local she said that As of sunday afternoon fire season firefighters Are holding up we have very very strict safety destinations not affected by the fire was about 448 fires were burning but by yes Well said Kevin Matuga a fire inform issues with our Crews and we ensure that allowed to proceed. Ter Day it was Down to 434. Last year at Tion officer for the Kamloops Region. The Crews maintain a fitness level so they weather inversion in the area meant this time there were Only 59. Argyle said this is what these Guys do and we be can handle this kind of smoke hovered close to the ground yes the weather Outlook is for the return of got a lot of fit trained men and women Ter Day causing visibility problems for hot dry conditions. ? Canadian press on our fire Crews and they re used to this rated hundreds of kilograms of explosives under the outpost killing a Soldier and wounding five. Following the blast two palestinians were killed by israeli fire and two More were shot dead Early yesterday in Gaza. About 2,500 Hamas supporters celebrated the outpost attack in a rally last evening in the Gaza refugee Camp of Jab Aliya and speakers said attacks on Israel would continue. Video footage of the digging of the Tun Nel and the firing of a rocket ? not yesterday a ? was projected on a Wall. The video showed two masked men crawl ing through a Tunnel and planting explosives next to a pile of Gas canisters. ? associated press powerful earthquake jolts Alaska . Islands Palmer Alaska ? a powerful Earth quake with a magnitude of at least 6.7 jolted .?s Queen Charlotte islands and the Alaska Panhandle Early yesterday but no significant damage was reported police and scientists said. The quake occurred at 1 50 . And was centred about 20 Kilometres beneath the Ocean floor about 112 Kilometres Northwest of Dixon Entrance the Waters Between the Southern end of the pan handle and the Queen Charlotte islands off the coast of British Columbia said Bill Knight a scientist at the Alaska tsunami warning Center in Palmer. While knights Centre estimated the magnitude at 7.0, the National Earth quake information Center in Golden colo., put the quakes strength at 6.7. Both numbers were preliminary. It was Felt strongly on the Northern part of the Queen Charlotte islands said a statement from the geological Survey of Canada office based in Sidney . There were no immediate reports of damage. Communities in Northern British Columbia such As Stewart Prince Rupert Terrace and Kitimat also Felt the quake the statement said. Linda Smyrychynski who lives at the North end of the Queen Charlottes in Masset ., said fixtures and furniture rattled and her bed vibrated. There was a Dull Roar outside like a truck going past she said adding that the quake did to frighten her. I be already lived through two six Point plus earthquakes in the last six years that we be lived Here. It today a quake was just kind of Normal almost. Its basically what we live the Jolt capable of severe damage had it occurred near populated areas on land did not generate a tsunami or seismic sea wave said Knight. We re pretty Lucky i guess said police chief James see of Craig Alaska. Gary Neilson of Meyers Chuck about 225 Kilometres North of Craig said he was awakened around 2 . The bed was shaking pretty Good Neilson said. It did produce quite a bit of wind and wave the Observatory received numerous Calls from people who Felt the quake in Craig and nearby Petersburg but had no reports of significant damage. The Canadian office said the last earthquake in the area was a magnitude 3.9 quake on feb. 5. ? App rivals India and Pakistan agree to talks Over Kashmir new Delhi ? nuclear armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed yesterday to notify each other before testing missiles open consulates and work toward settling their five decade dispute Over Kashmir and other bilateral issues. The agreements by the two nations foreign secretaries Are part of a step by step dialogue that began last year aimed at an eventual Summit Between India and Pakistan to resolve their conflicting claims to Kashmir which has led to three armed conflicts. Pakistani foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar met for six hours sunday and yesterday with his Indian counterpart Shashani who uses one name. Khokhar brought invitations from pakistani president Gen. Pervez Musharraf for Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh president . Abdul Kalam and Congress party Leader Sonia Gandhi to visit. Singh gave Khokhar a message to take to Musharraf. The foreign secretaries reiterated that the ongoing discussions would Lead to peaceful settlement of All bilateral issues including Jammu and Kashmir to the satisfaction of both sides said a joint statement released by the two governments. Both sides said the talks were productive. ? associated press ;