Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday November 16 2003 Jw M1 M World Ocean liner dock accident kills 13 STNAZAIRE France (AP)! 250 ml — A gangway connecting the Queen Mary 2 to a dock col- lapsed Saturday as dozens of people crossed it to visit what will he the world's largest passenger ship At least 13 people were killed and 32 injured as victims fell nearly 30 feet fire GER Paris' ° 7 s“ : fims felf 30-5- 0 SOURCES: People carry a victim to an ambulance near the entrance of the Neve Shalom Synagogue bombers attacked two synagogues in Istanbul At least 20 killed 303 injured : ISTANBUL Turkey (AP) — Car bombs exploded nearly simultaneously outside two 'Istanbul synagogues filled with worshippers Saturday ' killing at least 20 people and ' wounding more than 303 The “ government siiid the attack had international links raising ' suspicions that the terror network was involved One of the blast's lore apart the facade of Neve Shaijom Istanbul's biggest synagogue ' ' and the symbolic center of the " X da ' synagogue where some‘300 people were marking the 'com:' " pletipri of a remodeled reti- ' gious school"'' ' Six Jews were killed at'Beth ' ' Israel and many inj'ured ' ' including Chief Rabbi IsakHaleva'and his son Fourteen : Muslims were also kilted W-!'- ' ' including two security guards’ at Beth Israel and one at Neve ' "' ! Shalom ' The bombings targeted a " ! Muslim nation that is a close ally of the United States — a) one point considering sending : troops to help in the oceupa- secular-minde- ' : - humanity’ d tionof neigbboringlraq — explodes police told the semi- official Anatolia News 'J! Agency 7 7 A local Turkish militant group reportedly claimed " responsibility for the blast But police said the attack' was' too sophisticated for Such a ' small group and said they were looking into ' 7links is ter-- ' that obvious this "“It rorist attack has some interna- tional connections” Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said" Israel sent a police forensic team to help the Turkish investigation! ‘‘This wasn’t just an attack against Jews'' ' saidRaanan Gissin an advisCr to Prime Minister Arid Sharon “This is radical !' Islamic terrorism against ' " A ' senibrlsraeli government source' said the attack most have been at least coordinated with international terror orga- nizalions The operation sug- - v- - T SOURCES: Assooaled Press: Cunard Lin? AP the shipyard’s head of human resources said the work was carried out by a company spe-- ! cialized in scaftolding Tor " 'boats : ' ' -- floating library ' Builder: Alstom Marine's Chantiers de I'Atlantique for British ship operator Cunard Line 7 injured There wa!s nb immediate ' explanation for the collapse' which came a day after the'!'' gangway was installed espe- daily for the relatives visit There are other passageways to the ship ' d Philippe - " Jewish com- -' Muslim in this mostly munity nation A just as hundreds of " people inside were celebrating V'ahoy s bar niitzvah Three miles away in sin affluent neighborhood the " other blast hit the Beth Israel er ' ' synagogue bombings v Building costs: $800 million Length: 377 yards Height: 79 yards 7 Weight: 150000 tons Special features: a planetarium' 22 elevators world's largest prefecture Vic7 feet to the " Dozens of firefighters and "rescue workers rushed to the: scene of the accident setting up medical units to treat the ' agogues' securitycamera showed a driver parking a red' Fiat in front of Neve Shalom then getting but and walking away from the car before it da 25000-inemb- in Turkish Istanbul's Galata district Saturday Suicide car ' - : ' and has strong military and " economic ties with Israel ' Turkish Interior Minister Ahdulkadir Aksu said police were investigating whether theblasts were set bit by suicide ' bombers a timer or remote control Footage from the syn- in AP Associated Press: ESRI I Ten of the injured were in serious condition according to the Operational Center Fire ' and Rescue Center Rescueworkers had said one child was among the injured but ' they later retracted the state- mentFrench radio reports said several children were hurt ' AP photo ‘ Queen Mary 2 ground ' Vitaly FRANCE dry-dock- ed Loire-Atlarit-ic swzr! K Bay of The victims were family members of workers on the 21 story-tall ocean liner which is at this Atlantic coastal shipyard for ' finishing touches before its maiden voyage planned for" 'January y The relatives had been ' given permission to tour the ship Saturday As they crowd-'e- d onto the gangway the structure collapsed said Herve Malherbe chief aid at the ' -- ' Sb'i Naaira 7 officials said 250 km 0 i Thel trans- -' has bad its "first 50000-to-ri Atlantic liner twotest runs most recently in ' September' It is to make its' maiden voyage from ' ' England to'' Fort Lauderdale Fla ip : January: Bouquet-Nadeaii- Rumsfeld gives Japan security assurances y TOKYO (AP) — Juggling a decision to put off a troop " plateful of sensitive subjects " deployment outof concern witha leading US ally about the flareup of violence in Iraq ' Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld on Saturday assured Afterthe newsconference that North Korea would Rumsfeld flew by Black Japan ' '! APphotb hot be allowed to undermine Hawk helicopter to the US- : its securityr but also pressed Relatives of explosion victims mourn at Sisli Etfal hospitailn Istanbul Navy base at Yokosuka where for more legal protections for ' he had lunch with' sailors " """ '! ' 'Turkey Saturday' US troops' based in this coiin- - aboard the command ship ' ' t USS Blue Ridge and then 7 ' try " mation about military devel- gests the bombs “were the ' ': a At conference news flew a joint through a light rain storm or makingofal-Qaidopments in Syria and Iran and offiwith Japan’s top defense to Yokota Air Base where he Hezbollah’’ the Lebanese ' Islamic militant groups ' cial ShigeniIshiba Rumsfeld several dogen US Air greeted is backed movement an in guerrilla by suspected also thanked the government Force personnel' Syria and Iran the Source said April 2002 vehicle bombing! Ishiba said the government ' on cbnditipn of anonymitya histone synagogue on the " for the billions of dollars in ' ' is closely monitoring the situ- Israel Foreign1 Minister Sil- Tunisian resort island of Djer-b- a humanitarian aid iihas ’ ation in Iraq and is inclined to van Shalom was headed to ' that killed 2 rpeople most- -' pledged for Iraq's recoristruc- ' he '' and no tion hint of 'send gave troops Turkey on Sunday to visit the ly foreign touristsu Ishiba also stressed that the disappointment at Japan's ' two synagogues The two President Bush condemned in United Nations “must be used delay security sending nations have developed' warm in attack the Saturday's " there in Iraq' an apparent ref-- -' " troops terms!” relations in the past decade — fully'’ its “strongest saying ' ' Confident that “We jare administraBush 'erencetothe ptir the Israeli air force regularly 7' choice of targets “reminds lis friends here will make 'decilion’s reluctance to give the trains over Turkish airspace that our enemy in the war world body more say in the sions that are appropriate to and the countries’ intelligence against terror is without coii-them” Rumsfeld said when process of restoring Iraqi sov- -: 'services share sensitive infor- science or faith’asked about the government's ereignty ! - - - - " Al-Qai- da - ! ’ ' - : In brief New Canadian leader the seismically active region The 51 -- magnitude quake rambled through Zhaotong a tow n in Yunnan province’s Ludian County at 2:49 am Saturday according to an official at China's State Seismological Bureau in Beijing: He gave only his surname Yu -Heh3d no information on damaged Local residenLs reached by telephone in Ludian closer US ties pledgee TORONTO Canada's next ( AP) prime p minister on Saturday promised a greater role in North American security and pledged to work closely with President Bush on the mutual interests of Canada and the United States County however reported seeing cracks in 7 ' Paul Martin in his first newsconference ' building facades and several structural collapsr 'after becoming leader of die governing Liberal es particularly houses that are fashioned :: Party the night before blamed policy differ- from w ood and brick ' ences and a lack of coiiimunication for strained ' ‘ relations betw een outgoing Prime Minister Iran: sanctions Jean Chretien and Bush VIENNA Austria ( AP) — Iran’s chief dele- "I think w hat’s importanLreaUy is that the ' the a establish minister and gate to the UX atomic agency said Saturday the president prime United States w ill fail in its attempt to take his that the fact Strong understanding reflecting country before the Security Council to face posthey will have' different interests at stake" ' sible sanctions for suspect nuclear activities Martin said " AliAkbar Sakhi told The Associated Press VShen he succeeds Chretien: who is expected dial any Security Council involvement “could to step dow n in upcoming weeks Martin will lead to consequences that none of us w ould like promote stronger relations w ith Bush and to witness” Canada's Parliament between ties strengthened v Diplomats fear harsh actions against Tehran r and Congress' could backfire leading h to renege on promises Chretien angered Bush this y ear by refusing of cooperation with die International Atomic to take part in the war in Iraq prompting the Energy Agency and again draw the curtain on a cancel visit to to US president planned Iran's nuclear agenda Ottawa in May : -- " UN sed k & ¥— ' ffey i vi’ ‘ r ’ - ' - - i- i a ‘ Quake claims lives in China BEIJING (AP) — A moderate earthquake hit a sparsely populated area of southwestern China's interior early Saturday killing at least five people and injuring 29 authorities and witnesses said It was the third fatal quake in six months in The Bush administration w ants Iran declared in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at next week's IAEA hoard meeting a move that would lead to UN Security Council involvement and possible sanctions Yet most members of the board advocate less drastic measures the diplomats said speaking on condition of anonymity — and some added that Washington could back away from its stance: reSS IaI mi - pr’c -- 7 - '5- - r?- V 1 'jfycf |