Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday October 16 2003 D World I I In brief ©azffl tbOasil Security Council to vote on Iraq resolution today CsdDDs Bombing becomes 3 AmmemsiDns Strip many for aid groups US diplomats at meetings in the West Bank were immediately brought back to Jerusalem and it remained unclear if US travel in the West Bank and Gaza would be further curtailed US investigators who went to the scene hours after the attack woe chased away by Palestinians hurling stones The investigation will be a cooperative probe involving Israeli police and the FBI according to FBI officials FBI agents do not intend to go into Gaza immediately instead they will rely on the Israelis to collect and preserve evidence with the FBI doing die detailed examinations of shat is found The diplomats were riding in a convoy — escorted by Palestinian police — en route to Gaza City when the blast went off about 10:15 first deadly attack on US target in UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Jhe United States picked up i important support from China and Pakistan for its new Iraq res- olution late Wednesday and US Secretary of State Colin Powell predicted “a successful vote” But Russia’s UN Ambassador Sergey Lavrov asked for voting to be postponed until Thursday so the leaders of France Russia and Germany could discuss the final draft and decide whether or not to support the resolution consultations among the IS Security CounAlter closed-docil members US Ambassador John Negroponte said the council would meet at 10 am EDT Thursday to vote diplomats said No country threatened a veto war Russia Germany and France which opposed the US-le- d on Iraq had called on the United States to reverse itself and agree to a speedy handover of power to Iraqis On Tuesday the United States had rejected their demand to add to the resolution a timetable for the transfer of sovereignty “What I want to stress is that there is real movement toward greater consensus in the council on the basis of our draft text” said Negroponte tire current Security Council president i Palestinian areas BEIT LAHIYA Gaza Strip (AP) — A remote-controllbomb tore apart an armored vehicle in a US diplomatic ' convoy Wednesday killing three American security guards and wounding a fourth in the first deadly attack on a US target in the Palestinian territories The attack on a convoy of US Embassy diplomats entering Gaa to interview Palestinian candidates for a Fulbright scholarship was a dramatic departure from typical militant operations which I usually target Israeli soldiers and civilians It was almost certain to lead to greater US pressure for a Palestinian crackdown on militant groups ' VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope John Paul II presided at his “Palestinian authorities weekly general audience Wednesday before tens of thousands of should have acted long ago to pilgrims who packed St Peter’s Square to pay tribute to the ailfight terror in all its forms” ing pontiff ahead of the 25th President Bush said blaming his of papacy anniversary Palestinian officials for the The pope attack in relatively good appeared form but while his voice was Secretary of State Colin Powell in a telephone call to strong he had difficulty at Palestinian Prime Minister times in uttering his words He suffers from Parkinson’s Ahmed Qureia said the Unitdisease ed States expected frill coopThe audience came a day eration in investigating “this before celebrations planned heinous act and in bringing : these murderers to justice” to mark his election as pon--' tiff on Oct 16 1978 Cardiaccording to State Department nals and bishops from around spokesman Richard Boucher the world and official delegaPalestinian leader Yasser ' tions from many countries Arafat condemned die attack will attend a Mass in St as an “awful crime” and Peter’s Square at 6 pm Qureia promised to track down those responsible Thursday about the same Cardinal KarolWojtyla was elected the first hour theri-PoliThere was no claim of V v v j responsibility and the largest pope in 455 years Polish pilgrims waved red arid white flags and sang Polish '' militant groups — Hamas songs Islamic Jihad and the A1 Aqsa “I thank you from my heart for being here today and during Martyrs Brigade — quickly all these 25 years” the pope told his countrymen in Polish “I distanced themselves from die am happy I can count on your spiritual sjipport” r ' attack Palestinian security sources said they were focusing on smallgroups who ' receive funding from abroad ed or good form’ on eve of 25th anniversary celebration Pope in ‘relatively three-vehic- le -- am on-o- ff ' v 1 s sh non-Itali- yV an Bolivian protesters storm streets calling for president’s resignation AP photo Palestinians gather to look at the wreckage of a US Embassy car near the village of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday A massive explosion ripped through the US diplomatic vehicle kilting at least three Americans Palestinian officials said including from Iran The attack came four1 months after a previous assault on a US bulletproof vehicle in Gaza That attack which was not publicly revealed until Wednesday did not cause any injuries said r US Ambassador Dan Kurtzer providing no othcr details Kurtzer said those killed Wednesday were US citizens working on contracts to provide security fix the US Embassy in Tel Aviv The State Department iden- - tified the slain Americans as John Branchizio 36 MarkT Parson 31 and John Martin Linde Jr 30 — all employees of DynCorp a Virginia-base- d security firm The wounded V American was initially treated at a Gaza hospital before N being transferred to a hospital the southern Israeli city of ' : Beersheba ' After die bombing the U:S government advised its citi- zens to leave the' Gaza Strip Kurtzer said 200 to 400 Americans some of Palestinian descent work in the Gaza LA PAZ Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of ' demonstrators marclred Wednesday in major cities around as on call the resistance Bolivia to president to resign popular to the government spread in South America’s poorest coun- try Two people were reported killed About 1000 miners clashed with government troops inthe city of Patacmaya 60 miles west of La Paz killing two people and injuring nine others radio and TV reports said Independent Radio Erbol and private broadcaster TV 21 said troops fired tear gas and live ' ammunition at tire column of buses carrying marchers who responded by tossing lit sticks of dynamite The military eventually halted the march after demonstrators agreed to suspend the protest in exchange for the release of several detained comrades But ten- sions remained high as some 300 soldiers backed by tanks stood ' guard over the highway leading to the capital j Anglican leaders discuss gay issue LONDON (AP) — Anglican Communion leaders said Wednesday that they wanted to preserve their global association of churches dpspite bitter divisions over homosexuality yet still faced the thorny task of resolving their differences as an emergency summit on the issue began The 37 church leaders — or primates — were in seclusion for two days of talks at Lambeth Palace where the communion was formed Archbishop Robin Eames head of the Church of Ireland emerged briefly after several hours to say that all the primates were eager to avoid a schism The bishops are under enormous pressure from conservatives to rebuke North Americans who have moved toward accepting gay relationships A joint statement from the primates is expected when the summit ends Thursday night “I am optimistic that the Anglican Communion will emerge from this stronger” Eames said “What I would also like to pre- diet is that there will be much greater honesty than perhaps we have had to now” have had a wound for months you Whether the IHC Wound or even Care Clinic can help! 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