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Letter bombs force U.N. evacuation By Robert H. Reid Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — Two letter bombs discovered at U.N. headquar ters Monday forced the evacuation of scores of people. Authorities said at least one of the bombs was addressed to the U.N. bu reau of an Arabic-language newspa per. Earlier Monday, a bomb exploded at the London headquarters of the same newspaper, Al-Hayat. It injured two mail clerks, one seriously. Police blew up two other suspicious pack ages. Both bombs at the U.N. were con tained in greeting card-sized enve lopes, U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said. One addressed to the newspaper was found about 11 a.m., about 15 minutes before it would have been delivered to the newspaper’s offices. U.N. security guards started in specting all the mail, and discovered the second bomb later in the basement mail room. After the first discovery, guards evacuated the second and third floors of the 38-story U.N. headquarters, along the East River in Manhattan, and summoned the New York City bomb squad. The basement mail room and delivery area were evacuated af ter the second discovery. me pasi pauern is uiai mese things come in groups, so we will be looking for at least a third one,” Eckhard said. He did not say whether the second letter was also addressed to Al-Hayat. The Al-Hayat’s U.N. correspon dent, Raghida Dergham, said she alerted U.N. authorities to screen her mail carefully after bearing of the London explosion. “We at Al-Hayat really don’t know who is behind this,” Dergham, presi dent of the U.N. Correspondents As sociation, added. “There are no indi cations to suspect any particular party.” Khairallah Khairallah, managing editor of Al-Hayat in London, also was perplexed. “We don’t see any reason why this 4 is happening,” he said. The newspa per is owned by members of the Saudi royal family, however, and unrest has increased in recent months in the kingdom. Eckhard said the incident may have been the first time a live bomb had been received at the United Na tions. Ill Mother Tferesa will step down CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Mother Teresa reportedly will step down as head of The Missionaries of Charity, an order she founded 47 years ago. Henry D’Souza, Calcutta’s arch bishop, made the announcement Mon day after a long-time friend said Mother Teresa confided last month that she wanted to retire because of health problems. Mother Teresa has led the order since founding it in 1950. She tried to step down in 1990, but the other nuns re-elected her anyway. The friend, Sunita Kumar, said Mother Teresa believes her followers will yield to her wishes this time. A vote for mother superior will be held Feb. 2, D’ Souza said. Mother Teresa continued to suffer pain in her spine Monday stemming from arthritis and osteoporosis. Dr. Devi Shctty said the pain was not a cause for concern, and is not unusual for someone of Mother Teresa’s age. The 86-year-old nun’s heart, lungs and kidneys were functioning well, he said. •v. When your schedule isn't flexible, it's nice to know that UNL courses are. UNL's most popular courses in... Accounting Finance Philosophy AG LEC Geography Physics Art History History Political Science Classics Management Psychology Economics Marketing Sociology English Math Are available through UNL College Independent Study: ■ Study and take exams when your schedule allows, when you're ready. ■ Take as long as a year or as few as 35 days to complete a course. ■ Send an average of six assignments per course to your * instructor, and receive rapid turnaround of your materials. Call 472-4321 or a free College Independent Study catalog, or visit our office at the Clifford Hardin Nebraska Center for Continuing Eucation, Room 269,33rd and University of Holdrege Streets Nebraska UNL tea Lincoln ^W nondiscriminatory Division of Continuing Studies institution. Department of Distance Education II Beachside Condominiums I & Rooms Available I For Resenratioas & laforaiatiea Call I I 1-800-222-4010 1-210-761-6551 I Padre South | rhe hottest place to Padre! [ Rooms are going fast. Call 210-761-4951 today! Padre Sooth, 1500 Calf Beateiard, Sooth Padre Islaad, IX 78597 210-761-4951 fax 210-761-4951 xt 116 bu ’ ^oCuScu)&wil SunSpree Resort* I South Padre Mand ■ Radisson. I Located on ten acres ! beachfront |
