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Show NATION/WORLD The Salt Lake Tribune Al4 Sunday, February 16, 2008 + Widespread Search Begins for Three Americans Missingin Colombia FARC. BY MICHAEL EASTERBROOK The pilot of the single-engine Cessna re- ported enginetrouble shortlybefore the crash. THEASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA, Colombia Hundreds of Colom bian soldiers and U.S.<ionated Black Hawk heli copters scoured rebel territory Saturday for three Americans allegedly kidnapped by a rebel group after their plane crashed in the region whileon an intelligence mission, the army said Rebels shot and killed a fourth American and a Colombian army sergeant whoalso were onthe plane, the country’s top military commander, Gen. Jorge Mora said. The U.S. aircraft was on an intelligence mis- sion when it went down Thursday in a drug producing area crawling with fighters from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or The United States has pumped almost $2 billionin mostly military aid into Colombiain the past three years, support the FARC hascalled an act of war. The rebels havethreatened totarget U.S. officials and interests. Culombia’s government long has favored a stronger U.S. role here and someanalysts ex: pressed concern Saturday that the killing and kidnappings of the Americans could prompt intelligence support to the search effort, but not soldiers, Ospina said. U.S. Armyspecial forces ai Fireball, Kills FourIsraelis day when it tripped a large bombburied in the sand, killing four soldiers. The force of the blast in the northern Gaza Strip set off the tank’s ammunition, which trapped the young men inside the blazing tank. Palestinian witnesses in a nearbyvillage a the trapped troops, to noavail from the tank,” armyspokes: sures to battle the insurgents, In recent days, Colombia has been shaken by Gen. Carlos Alberto Ospina said. The United States was lending logistics and some of its worst violence in recent memory, with a bombat a club in Bogota and an explosion linked to an assassinationplot. In order to better serve our customers we will be dosing our warehouse showroom at 7836 South Redwood Rood forever, We have opened our new super showroom to serve you in the future, but now we must sadly say “bye bye to our old location’. Now is the time to act and save big! Bring a friend ond join us all day TODAY. Absolutely nothing will be held back! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get the lowest prices on our inventory of High Quality Name Brand Home Furnishings And Mattresses. Don't Css ar sar'n ‘oa 0 we ne HO Beats Our Prices” ond Nobody, but Nobody Beats A Store up losing Liquidation Price! ‘The tank burned for hours, and the vehicle and remove the bodies. “Rescue forcesfirst tried to deal with the fire, then took what was left of these people ‘The killing and kidnappings ofthe Americans could strengthen the case for even tougher mea- STORE CLOSINONG] | L1QUIDATI An Israeli tank was lumbering on a well worn patrol route around a Jewish settlement early Satur said secondary explosions crackled for more than an hour thick white smoke poured into the sky Soldiers hosed the flaming tank with water andtried to use bulldozers to reach of Washington's involvement. SayBye Bye a LOS ANGELES TIMES it was midmorning by thetime rescuers managed to pry open Roughly 1,000 Colombian soldiers assisted by helicopter gunships normally reserved for lombia, and recent events could strengthen this nation’s argument for morehelp. Bomb Turns Tank Into JERUSALEM Colombian government The names of the Americans have not been released, and a U.S. Embassyofficial declined to comment Saturday on the search. bia’s civil conflict President Bush recently asked Congress for morethan $500 millionin additional aid for Co- Mostof the U.S. military aid has been aimed at fighting the drug trade, which provides a huge source of income for rebels and rival militias Restrictions on thataid recently were lifted, allowing Colombia to use it to fight the rebels, The arrival of the U.S, special forces trainers in Arauca last month marked a further escalation group is waging a 38-year insurgency againstthe drug-fighting missions searched for the Americans on Saturday near thevillage of Doncello in Caqueta province, army commander deeper U.S. governmentinvolvement in Colom: currently are training Colombian troops in eastern Arauca province. ‘The State Departmentsaid it had “reliable information” the FARC kidnapped the three surviving Americans. 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The militant group Hamas quicklyboasted that it had carried out the attack on the ‘Zionist tank” and released a video to back up its claim. The bomb was vengeance for the deaths of two Palestinian resis: tance fighters shot by Israeli soldiers last week, it said. Meanwhile, the groups Fatah andIslamicJihad issued a joint statement claiming thestrike as theirs. QUELLOWE LVOUALc{ Ww \) 7 Ws SETS 3 g qu / a =AG -_ = . : 6 im =i ks eta Prete a MONes R RClaa MOmie ata26)a Bolivia Seeking Probe Following Strikes by Snipers LA PAZ, Bolivia livian government ~ The BoSaturday said it would ask the Onganiza tion of American States toin vestigate the presence of snipers in two daysof violencethat left at least two dozen dead and caused millions of dollars in Over $3 Million Dollars OF Quality Furniture To Be Liquidated! ste et A Few Examples! Arar Tm aL ‘any with buill in massage units. Many even hhave heated seats and backs. Also check our {kid size mini vediners. 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