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Production of cold laminates was 120,500 tonnes , 4.2 percent higher than the same month last year and 11 percent higher than in June .
<response> Production of cold laminates was 120,500 tonnes , 4.2 percent higher than the same month last year and 11 percent higher than in June . </response>
1301
-- Jason Webb , Buenos Aires Newsroom +541 318-0655
<response> -- <person>Jason Webb</person> , <organization>Buenos Aires Newsroom</organization> +541 318-0655 </response>
1302
Peru 's guerrillas kill one , take 8 hostage in jungle .
<response> <location>Peru</location> 's guerrillas kill one , take 8 hostage in jungle . </response>
1303
LIMA , Peru 1996-08-21
<response> <location>LIMA</location> , <location>Peru</location> 1996-08-21 </response>
1304
Peruvian guerrillas killed one man and took eight people hostage after taking over a village in the country 's northeastern jungle region , anti- terrorist police sources said on Wednesday .
<response> <misc>Peruvian</misc> guerrillas killed one man and took eight people hostage after taking over a village in the country 's northeastern jungle region , anti- terrorist police sources said on Wednesday . </response>
1305
For three hours on Tuesday , around 100 members of the Maoist rebel group Shining Path took control of Alomella Robles , a small village about 345 miles ( 550 km ) northeast of Lima , the sources said .
<response> For three hours on Tuesday , around 100 members of the <misc>Maoist</misc> rebel group <organization>Shining Path</organization> took control of <location>Alomella Robles</location> , a small village about 345 miles ( 550 km ) northeast of <location>Lima</location> , the sources said . </response>
1306
Some guerrillas made villagers listen to propaganda speeches in the village centre , others forced passing motorists out of their cars and daubed their vehicles with slogans .
<response> Some guerrillas made villagers listen to propaganda speeches in the village centre , others forced passing motorists out of their cars and daubed their vehicles with slogans . </response>
1307
By Wednesday , the whereabouts of the eight hostages was still not known , the sources said .
<response> By Wednesday , the whereabouts of the eight hostages was still not known , the sources said . </response>
1308
In recent months the Shining Path , severely weakened since the 1992 capture of its leader Abimael Guzman , has been stepping up both its military and propaganda activities .
<response> In recent months the <organization>Shining Path</organization> , severely weakened since the 1992 capture of its leader <person>Abimael Guzman</person> , has been stepping up both its military and propaganda activities . </response>
1309
Peru 's guerrilla conflicts have cost at least 30,000 lives and $ 25 billion in damage to infrastructure since 1980 .
<response> <location>Peru</location> 's guerrilla conflicts have cost at least 30,000 lives and $ 25 billion in damage to infrastructure since 1980 . </response>
1310
Former Surinam rebel leader held after shooting .
<response> Former <location>Surinam</location> rebel leader held after shooting . </response>
1311
PARAMARIBO , Surinam 1996-08-21
<response> <location>PARAMARIBO</location> , <location>Surinam</location> 1996-08-21 </response>
1312
Flamboyant former Surinamese rebel leader Ronny Brunswijk was in custody on Wednesday charged with attempted murder , police said .
<response> Flamboyant former <misc>Surinamese</misc> rebel leader <person>Ronny Brunswijk</person> was in custody on Wednesday charged with attempted murder , police said . </response>
1313
Brunswijk turned himself into police after Freddy Pinas , a Surinamese-born visitor from the Netherlands , accused Brunswijk of trying to kill him on Sunday after a bar-room brawl in the small mining town of Moengo , about 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of Paramaribo , said police spokesman Ro Gajadhar .
<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> turned himself into police after <person>Freddy Pinas</person> , a <misc>Surinamese-born</misc> visitor from the <location>Netherlands</location> , accused <person>Brunswijk</person> of trying to kill him on Sunday after a bar-room brawl in the small mining town of <location>Moengo</location> , about 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of <location>Paramaribo</location> , said police spokesman <person>Ro Gajadhar</person> . </response>
1314
Pinas , showing cuts and bruises on his face , told reporters the former head of the feared Jungle Command had tried and failed to shoot him after Pinas objected to Brunswijk 's advances toward his wife .
<response> <person>Pinas</person> , showing cuts and bruises on his face , told reporters the former head of the feared <organization>Jungle Command</organization> had tried and failed to shoot him after <person>Pinas</person> objected to <person>Brunswijk</person> 's advances toward his wife . </response>
1315
Pinas said Brunswijk then ordered his bodyguards to beat him up .
<response> <person>Pinas</person> said <person>Brunswijk</person> then ordered his bodyguards to beat him up . </response>
1316
Brunswijk , 35 , denied the charges and said he had merely defended himself when Pinas attacked him with a bottle .
<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> , 35 , denied the charges and said he had merely defended himself when <person>Pinas</person> attacked him with a bottle . </response>
1317
It was the second time Brunswijk had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years .
<response> It was the second time <person>Brunswijk</person> had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years . </response>
1318
In 1994 he served two months in prison for shooting a thief in the buttocks .
<response> In 1994 he served two months in prison for shooting a thief in the buttocks . </response>
1319
Brunswijk led a rebel group of about 1,000 in a 1986 uprising against the regime of military strongman Desi Bouterse .
<response> <person>Brunswijk</person> led a rebel group of about 1,000 in a 1986 uprising against the regime of military strongman <person>Desi Bouterse</person> . </response>
1320
The conflict , which killed more than 500 and caused thousands to flee to neighbouring French Guiana in the late 1980s , eventually paved the way to democratic elections in 1991 .
<response> The conflict , which killed more than 500 and caused thousands to flee to neighbouring <location>French Guiana</location> in the late 1980s , eventually paved the way to democratic elections in 1991 . </response>
1321
Despite numerous problems with authorities , Brunswijk went on to become a successful businessman with mining and logging interests .
<response> Despite numerous problems with authorities , <person>Brunswijk</person> went on to become a successful businessman with mining and logging interests . </response>
1322
He also manages and occasionally plays for one of the leading local soccer teams .
<response> He also manages and occasionally plays for one of the leading local soccer teams . </response>
1323
Noisy saw leads Thai police to heroin hideaway .
<response> Noisy saw leads <misc>Thai</misc> police to heroin hideaway . </response>
1324
BANGKOK 1996-08-22
<response> <location>BANGKOK</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1325
A Hong Kong carpenter was arrested in the Thai seaside town of Pattaya after police seized 18 kg ( 39.7 pounds ) of heroin following complaints by residents of a noisy saw , police said on Thursday .
<response> A <location>Hong Kong</location> carpenter was arrested in the <misc>Thai</misc> seaside town of <location>Pattaya</location> after police seized 18 kg ( 39.7 pounds ) of heroin following complaints by residents of a noisy saw , police said on Thursday . </response>
1326
Cheung Siu Man , 40 , was arrested late on Wednesday after police searched a house and found heroin in bags and hidden in hollow spaces in wooden planks , police said .
<response> <person>Cheung Siu Man</person> , 40 , was arrested late on Wednesday after police searched a house and found heroin in bags and hidden in hollow spaces in wooden planks , police said . </response>
1327
The suspect said he was hired to make a wooden box from the planks in order to hide the heroin .
<response> The suspect said he was hired to make a wooden box from the planks in order to hide the heroin . </response>
1328
Police went to the house after receiving complaints of sawing during the night over the course of several days .
<response> Police went to the house after receiving complaints of sawing during the night over the course of several days . </response>
1329
When they arrived to investigate , police saw people escaping from the back door so they decided to search the house .
<response> When they arrived to investigate , police saw people escaping from the back door so they decided to search the house . </response>
1330
The seized heroin has an estimated street value of about 300 million baht ( $ 12 million ) , police said .
<response> The seized heroin has an estimated street value of about 300 million baht ( $ 12 million ) , police said . </response>
1331
Officials are now hunting for the suspect 's collaborators , police said .
<response> Officials are now hunting for the suspect 's collaborators , police said . </response>
1332
Cheung was being detained pending formal charges , police said .
<response> <person>Cheung</person> was being detained pending formal charges , police said . </response>
1333
Australia foreign minister arrives in China .
<response> <location>Australia</location> foreign minister arrives in <location>China</location> . </response>
1334
BEIJING 1996-08-22
<response> <location>BEIJING</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1335
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a four-day visit that follows rising friction between the two nations in recent weeks .
<response> <misc>Australian</misc> Foreign Minister <person>Alexander Downer</person> arrived in <location>Beijing</location> on Thursday for a four-day visit that follows rising friction between the two nations in recent weeks . </response>
1336
Downer was to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and sign an agreement on an Australian consulate in Hong Kong , an official of the Australian embassy in Beijing said .
<response> <person>Downer</person> was to meet <misc>Chinese</misc> Foreign Minister <person>Qian Qichen</person> and sign an agreement on an <misc>Australian</misc> consulate in <location>Hong Kong</location> , an official of the <misc>Australian</misc> embassy in <location>Beijing</location> said . </response>
1337
China will resume sovereignty over Hong Kong , a British colony , in mid-1997 .
<response> <location>China</location> will resume sovereignty over <location>Hong Kong</location> , a <misc>British</misc> colony , in mid-1997 . </response>
1338
Relations between China and Australia have been strained in recent weeks because of Australia 's plan to sell uranium to China 's rival Taiwan .
<response> Relations between <location>China</location> and <location>Australia</location> have been strained in recent weeks because of <location>Australia</location> 's plan to sell uranium to <location>China</location> 's rival <location>Taiwan</location> . </response>
1339
Other issues affecting ties include plans by an Australian cabinet minister to visit Taiwan , a security pact between Canberra and Washington and a possible visit to Australia next month by Tibet 's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama .
<response> Other issues affecting ties include plans by an <misc>Australian</misc> cabinet minister to visit <location>Taiwan</location> , a security pact between <location>Canberra</location> and <location>Washington</location> and a possible visit to <location>Australia</location> next month by <location>Tibet</location> 's exiled spiritual leader the <person>Dalai Lama</person> . </response>
1340
Downer is the first Australian minister to visit China since the new conservative government took office in Canberra in March .
<response> <person>Downer</person> is the first <misc>Australian</misc> minister to visit <location>China</location> since the new conservative government took office in <location>Canberra</location> in March . </response>
1341
Palestinians accuse PA of banning books .
<response> <misc>Palestinians</misc> accuse <organization>PA</organization> of banning books . </response>
1342
NABLUS , West Bank 1996-08-22
<response> <location>NABLUS</location> , <location>West Bank</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1343
A West Bank bookseller charged on Thursday that the Palestinian Information Ministry has forced him to sign an undertaking not to distribute books written by critics of Israeli-PLO self-rule deals .
<response> A <location>West Bank</location> bookseller charged on Thursday that the <organization>Palestinian Information Ministry</organization> has forced him to sign an undertaking not to distribute books written by critics of <misc>Israeli-PLO</misc> self-rule deals . </response>
1344
" They made me sign an undertaking not to sell the books to anyone at the risk of legal action .
<response> " They made me sign an undertaking not to sell the books to anyone at the risk of legal action . </response>
1345
One official told me ' you have to either destroy the books or return them to Amman ' , " Daoud Makkawi , owner of the Nablus-based al-Risala bookshop , told Reuters .
<response> One official told me ' you have to either destroy the books or return them to <location>Amman</location> ' , " <person>Daoud Makkawi</person> , owner of the <misc>Nablus-based</misc> <location>al-Risala</location> bookshop , told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>
1346
He said ministry officials made him sign this a few weeks ago after he brought about a dozen copies from Jordan of a book by Edward Said , a prominent scholar at New York City 's Columbia University .
<response> He said ministry officials made him sign this a few weeks ago after he brought about a dozen copies from <location>Jordan</location> of a book by <person>Edward Said</person> , a prominent scholar at <location>New York City</location> 's <organization>Columbia University</organization> . </response>
1347
Said , a U.S. citizen of Palestinian origin , has been an outspoken critic of the 1993 Israeli-PLO self-rule deal and has written at least two books on the accord .
<response> <person>Said</person> , a <location>U.S.</location> citizen of <misc>Palestinian</misc> origin , has been an outspoken critic of the 1993 <misc>Israeli-PLO</misc> self-rule deal and has written at least two books on the accord . </response>
1348
On Wednesday a bookseller in the West Bank town of Ramallah said police about a month ago confiscated several copies of two of Said 's books on the Israel-PLO self-rule deals .
<response> On Wednesday a bookseller in the <location>West Bank</location> town of <location>Ramallah</location> said police about a month ago confiscated several copies of two of <person>Said</person> 's books on the <misc>Israel-PLO</misc> self-rule deals . </response>
1349
Palestinian Information Ministry Director-General Mutawakel Taha denied that ministry officials forced anyone to sign any undertaking and insisted that the Palestinian Authority has no plans to censor books .
<response> <organization>Palestinian Information Ministry</organization> Director-General <person>Mutawakel Taha</person> denied that ministry officials forced anyone to sign any undertaking and insisted that the <organization>Palestinian Authority</organization> has no plans to censor books . </response>
1350
" There is no strategy to ban books or to suppress freedom of expression in any form whatsoever , " Taha told Reuters .
<response> " There is no strategy to ban books or to suppress freedom of expression in any form whatsoever , " <person>Taha</person> told <organization>Reuters</organization> . </response>
1351
But Taha said that the absence of relevent legislations may have resulted in some mistakes by some security officials .
<response> But <person>Taha</person> said that the absence of relevent legislations may have resulted in some mistakes by some security officials . </response>
1352
" This may explain some mistakes against some journalists and writers , " he said .
<response> " This may explain some mistakes against some journalists and writers , " he said . </response>
1353
Daoud said books by other authors , including British Journalist Patrick Seale , were also banned .
<response> <person>Daoud</person> said books by other authors , including <misc>British</misc> Journalist <person>Patrick Seale</person> , were also banned . </response>
1354
He said that security officials often visit his shop to make sure he was not selling the books .
<response> He said that security officials often visit his shop to make sure he was not selling the books . </response>
1355
" I think this is a bad beginning .
<response> " I think this is a bad beginning . </response>
1356
If we have confidence , why should we be afraid of the other opinion ? "
<response> If we have confidence , why should we be afraid of the other opinion ? " </response>
1357
Daoud said .
<response> <person>Daoud</person> said . </response>
1358
Thousands of books were banned from sale in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by the Israeli military authorities before the Jewish state handed over parts of the two areas to the PLO under a self-rule deal in 1994 .
<response> Thousands of books were banned from sale in the <location>West Bank</location> and <location>Gaza Strip</location> by the <misc>Israeli</misc> military authorities before the <misc>Jewish</misc> state handed over parts of the two areas to the <organization>PLO</organization> under a self-rule deal in 1994 . </response>
1359
Egypt blames Istanbul control tower for accident .
<response> <location>Egypt</location> blames <location>Istanbul</location> control tower for accident . </response>
1360
CAIRO 1996-08-22
<response> <location>CAIRO</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1361
The chairman of national carrier EgyptAir on Thursday blamed the control tower at Istanbul airport for the EgyptAir plane accident .
<response> The chairman of national carrier <organization>EgyptAir</organization> on Thursday blamed the control tower at <location>Istanbul</location> airport for the <organization>EgyptAir</organization> plane accident . </response>
1362
Twenty people were injured on Wednesday when the EgyptAir Boeing 707 overshot the runway , caught fire , hit a taxi and skipped across a road onto a railway line .
<response> Twenty people were injured on Wednesday when the <organization>EgyptAir</organization> <misc>Boeing</misc> 707 overshot the runway , caught fire , hit a taxi and skipped across a road onto a railway line . </response>
1363
Chairman Mohamed Fahim Rayyan told a news conference at Cairo airport : " The control tower should have allocated the plane another runway , instead of the one the plane landed on . "
<response> Chairman <person>Mohamed Fahim Rayyan</person> told a news conference at <location>Cairo</location> airport : " The control tower should have allocated the plane another runway , instead of the one the plane landed on . " </response>
1364
" The one it landed on is 2,250 metres ( 2,460 yards ) long while the other one if more than 3,000 metres ( 3,300 yards ) long and is less steep , " he added .
<response> " The one it landed on is 2,250 metres ( 2,460 yards ) long while the other one if more than 3,000 metres ( 3,300 yards ) long and is less steep , " he added . </response>
1365
He said a Turkish civil aviation authority official had made the same point and he noted that a Turkish plane had a similar accident there in 1994 .
<response> He said a <misc>Turkish</misc> civil aviation authority official had made the same point and he noted that a <misc>Turkish</misc> plane had a similar accident there in 1994 . </response>
1366
The EgyptAir pilot blamed Turkish airport staff for misleading him .
<response> The <organization>EgyptAir</organization> pilot blamed <misc>Turkish</misc> airport staff for misleading him . </response>
1367
The landing took place after a rainstorm .
<response> The landing took place after a rainstorm . </response>
1368
" Its not an accident .
<response> " Its not an accident . </response>
1369
It 's very wet .
<response> It 's very wet . </response>
1370
The brake action is very poor and the tower said it 's medium .
<response> The brake action is very poor and the tower said it 's medium . </response>
1371
That 's wrong , " the pilot told private Ihlas news agency in English .
<response> That 's wrong , " the pilot told private <organization>Ihlas</organization> news agency in <misc>English</misc> . </response>
1372
Egypt wants nothing to do with Sudanese rulers .
<response> <location>Egypt</location> wants nothing to do with <misc>Sudanese</misc> rulers . </response>
1373
CAIRO 1996-08-22
<response> <location>CAIRO</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1374
The Egyptian government will have nothing more to do with the Sudanese government because it continues to shelter and support Egyptian militants , President Hosni Mubarak said in a speech on Thursday .
<response> The <misc>Egyptian</misc> government will have nothing more to do with the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government because it continues to shelter and support <misc>Egyptian</misc> militants , President <person>Hosni Mubarak</person> said in a speech on Thursday . </response>
1375
Egypt says the Sudanese government helped the Moslem militants who tried to kill Mubarak in Addis Ababa last year .
<response> <location>Egypt</location> says the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government helped the <misc>Moslem</misc> militants who tried to kill <person>Mubarak</person> in <location>Addis Ababa</location> last year . </response>
1376
It sponsored last week 's U.N. Security Council resolution threatening a ban on Sudanese flights abroad if Khartoum does not hand over three men accused in the Addis Ababa incident .
<response> It sponsored last week 's <organization>U.N. Security Council</organization> resolution threatening a ban on <misc>Sudanese</misc> flights abroad if <location>Khartoum</location> does not hand over three men accused in the <location>Addis Ababa</location> incident . </response>
1377
The sanctions will come into effect in November if Sudan fails to extradite the men , but Sudan says it cannot hand them over to Ethiopia for trial because they are not in Sudan .
<response> The sanctions will come into effect in November if <location>Sudan</location> fails to extradite the men , but <location>Sudan</location> says it cannot hand them over to <location>Ethiopia</location> for trial because they are not in <location>Sudan</location> . </response>
1378
" We are still eager that nothing should affect the Sudanese people but we will not deal with the current regime or the Turabi front or whatever , " Mubarak told a group of academics .
<response> " We are still eager that nothing should affect the <misc>Sudanese</misc> people but we will not deal with the current regime or the <person>Turabi</person> front or whatever , " <person>Mubarak</person> told a group of academics . </response>
1379
Hassan al-Turabi is the leader of the National Islamic Front , the political force behind the Sudanese government .
<response> <person>Hassan al-Turabi</person> is the leader of the <organization>National Islamic Front</organization> , the political force behind the <misc>Sudanese</misc> government . </response>
1380
" I do n't want to go into more details than that but there are more details and they are bitter .
<response> " I do n't want to go into more details than that but there are more details and they are bitter . </response>
1381
There are terrorists they are sheltering and they make Sudanese passorts for them and they get paid by them , " Mubarak said .
<response> There are terrorists they are sheltering and they make <misc>Sudanese</misc> passorts for them and they get paid by them , " <person>Mubarak</person> said . </response>
1382
He did not say if Egypt would go so far as to break relations , a step it has been reluctant to take , ostensibly because it would affect ordinary Sudanese .
<response> He did not say if <location>Egypt</location> would go so far as to break relations , a step it has been reluctant to take , ostensibly because it would affect ordinary <misc>Sudanese</misc> . </response>
1383
Turkish shares shed gains in profit-taking .
<response> <misc>Turkish</misc> shares shed gains in profit-taking . </response>
1384
ISTANBUL 1996-08-22
<response> <location>ISTANBUL</location> 1996-08-22 </response>
1385
Turkish shares ended lower on Thursday , shedding gains of earlier in the week amid profit-taking sales , brokers said .
<response> <misc>Turkish</misc> shares ended lower on Thursday , shedding gains of earlier in the week amid profit-taking sales , brokers said . </response>
1386
The IMKB-100 lost 0.19 percent or 123.89 points to end at 64,178.78 .
<response> The <misc>IMKB-100</misc> lost 0.19 percent or 123.89 points to end at 64,178.78 . </response>
1387
Gains so far this week have totalled 2.92 percent .
<response> Gains so far this week have totalled 2.92 percent . </response>
1388
Daily volume dropped to 7.2 trillion lira from Wednesday 's 7.8 trillion lira .
<response> Daily volume dropped to 7.2 trillion lira from Wednesday 's 7.8 trillion lira . </response>
1389
" Profit-taking sales in the afternoon showed the latest gains of the index were actually a reaction rise .
<response> " Profit-taking sales in the afternoon showed the latest gains of the index were actually a reaction rise . </response>
1390
I expect the market to go as far down as 63,000 tomorrow if sales continue , " said Burcin Mavituna from Interbank .
<response> I expect the market to go as far down as 63,000 tomorrow if sales continue , " said <person>Burcin Mavituna</person> from <organization>Interbank</organization> . </response>
1391
Brokers said profit taking sales had come especially as the index approached the 65,000 resistance level .
<response> Brokers said profit taking sales had come especially as the index approached the 65,000 resistance level . </response>
1392
They said the index could also rise towards 65,000 if the cheap share prices attracted buyers .
<response> They said the index could also rise towards 65,000 if the cheap share prices attracted buyers . </response>
1393
The market had its first resistance at 67,000 if it pierced 65,000 , they added .
<response> The market had its first resistance at 67,000 if it pierced 65,000 , they added . </response>
1394
The session 's most active shares were those of Isbank gained 300 lira to 8,600 .
<response> The session 's most active shares were those of <organization>Isbank</organization> gained 300 lira to 8,600 . </response>
1395
Shares of utility Cukurova lost 3,000 lira to 67,000 .
<response> Shares of utility <organization>Cukurova</organization> lost 3,000 lira to 67,000 . </response>
1396
The 85-share industrial index lost 0.47 percent to 70,848.86 and the 15-share financial index rose by 0.55 percent to 55,929.89 .
<response> The 85-share industrial index lost 0.47 percent to 70,848.86 and the 15-share financial index rose by 0.55 percent to 55,929.89 . </response>
1397
Of the 218 shares traded , gainers outdid losers by 100 to 64 and 54 shares were stable .
<response> Of the 218 shares traded , gainers outdid losers by 100 to 64 and 54 shares were stable . </response>
1398
-- Istanbul Newsroom , +90-212-275 0875 SA
<response> -- <organization>Istanbul Newsroom</organization> , +90-212-275 0875 SA </response>
1399
Miss Universe hides behind veil of silence .
<response> <misc>Miss Universe</misc> hides behind veil of silence . </response>