Input: military sources from ayacucho have reported to efe that three officers and seven soldiers of the peruvian army, and 15 members of the maoist guerrilla shining path movement today died in combat, in the department of huancavelica.    the confrontation between the army and the "shining path" members took place near a mine in the andean mountains located at an altitude of 4,000 meters, in the district of huachocolpa, some 30 km south of huancavelica, capital of the department of the same name.    ayacucho is the base of the military command that controls huancavelica and apurimac departments, due to the "shining path" activities.    a communique released by the military command states that on 20 september, two shining path members died in another clash, in the ucro sector, in the northern part of ayacucho district.


Input: three women survivors have reported to the courts in the peruvian city of ayacucho regarding the massacre--for which they hold the army responsible--of nearly 80 people, including missing people, in the town of cayara.    according to the report, soldiers with their faces painted black arrived in cayara last saturday and "broke down doors, looted stores, and burned several houses."    the men of cayara were rounded up at the town church.  the report added: "there was nothing we could do.  we heard horrible groans of pain and desperation.  thus, it can be deduced that they were killed after being mercilessly tortured."    later, the soldiers rounded up peasants from the cayara area "and, after forcing the men and women to lie prone in separate rows, killed the men one by one."    the soldiers used machetes, axes, and firearms for the killings.    the three women supplied a list of 57 people who were killed in the massacre and 18 who are missing, including a 20-year-old nurse.    a picture of this nurse, martha crisostomo garcia, appears on the front page of today's la republica, with a request for "someone to provide information on her."    cayara is a town in ayacucho department, in southern peru.  it was the birthplace of the armed activities of the maoist shining path guerrillas in 1980.  cayara is 80 km from accomarca, where an army patrol reportedly killed 69 peasants, including men, women, and children, and burned their homes in 1985.    last friday, the shining path ambushed an army patrol, killing 1 officer and 3 noncommissioned officers and injuring 15 soldiers, 4 of them seriously.  six shining path terrorists were also killed.    an official army communique reported that the shining path terrorists escaped toward cayara, which, according to this communique, had been abandoned, that only some old people and children lived in cayara, and that four bodies were found in the church.    javier diez canseco, a leftist senator, said the massacre was in reprisal for last friday's ambush.    the opposition has asked that an investigating commission be formed.  although this issue has been discussed in congress, debate has been postponed until next monday.    the government said it does not oppose the appointment of a commission.  "however, we cannot yield to an opposition whim," government-pay congressmen said.    el nacional has published a list of 47 people killed and 50 people missing.  the newspaper claims that at least 100 soldiers "separated the men and women and killed the men inside the church."

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Input: three people have been killed, and five people, including a mayor, were seriously wounded as a result of a shining path attack today against a community in junin department, central peruvian mountain region.    officials at huancayo, capital of junin department, 315 km east of lima have said that the attack was carried out in the community of "juan parra del riego," in el tambo metropolitan district, and that at the time of the attack mayor ricardo bohorquez was heading a community meeting.    according to the official report the presumed members of the shining path group attacked the community meeting, throwing grenades and firing their guns at the people in the gathering.    according to police sources, mayor bohorquez received three bullet wounds and was taken to huancayo hospital where he is in a serious condition, although his life is not at risk. (passage omitted)

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Input: the pro-maoist shining path terrorist organization perpetrated one of its most serious attacks in recent memory in the town of andahua, located in the southern arequipa department.  during this attack, the terrorists set most of the city's public buildings on fire.  they failed, however, to bring local government officials before their "kangaroo court" because the officials were alerted and fled before the terrorists arrived.    police authorities reported today in lima that yesterday heavily-armed shining path terrorists overpowered andahua residents and burned the offices of the telecommunications enterprise, the agrarian bank, the national bank, and health ministry offices.  although the buildings were burned to the ground, no one was injured.    the terrorists attempted to bring the local authorities before a kangaroo court to implement what they call "people's justice,"  the public execution of these authorities in the presence of the people.  the local authorities, however, had already fled.    before leaving the city, the terrorists blocked and destroyed several segments of the road linking andahua with arequipa and other adjacent towns in order to prevent local residents from following them.

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Input: on a national radio and television network last night, the government revealed the results of a number of investigations on the murder of msgr arnulfo romero; however, the attorney general said at noon today only the fourth criminal court judge can determine whether the evidence against any person is legal:    (begin recording) (attorney general roberto garcial alvarado) since i do not know their content, i cannot give an opinion on the matter. however, if from those records or the video one can determine there is sufficient evidence to solve the crime committed against msgr romero, i will unquestionably request that evidence and submit it immediately to the fourth criminal court.  i believe evidence should not be used to speculate or should not be publicly promoted.  if pertinent evidence exists, it must be submitted to the corresponding judge, who is the exclusive legal authority to deal with it and, after an exhaustive analysis, determine the validity of the evidence. (end recording)    nevertheless, msgr romero's case has begun to have the elements it had lacked for more than 8 years.  the legal evidence must contain a series of conditions, and only the judge can determine whether they have value or not.    (begin recording) (attorney general roberto garcial alvarado) the video for example is not evidence.  the contents of the video must be reaffirmed by the persons who in one way or another participated in the preparation, and the accuracy of the contents narrated in that video must be legally determined. (end recording)    garcia alvarado added that the fourth criminal court judge decided a few hours ago to summon former attorney roberto giron flores and the officials julio alfredo samayoa and gerardo le chevalier to give the evidence they claim to have on the case.  because they are officials, the latter two must make sworn statements.    (begin recording) (attorney general roberto garcial alvarado) the judge in charge of the case has issued resolutions ordering the summons of ivon flores and sworn statements from the two officials mentioned. (end recording)    these new resolutions of the fourth criminal court judge on msgr romero's case were issued at the request of the attorney general's office, which demonstrates, the attorney general said, that he is not an undertaker of trials, much less of people.    vice president antonio castillo claramount said the supreme court of justice has the moral obligation to punish the murderers of msgr romero, including major roberto d'aubuisson.  the vice president also insisted the legislative assembly has a responsibility to see that those guilty of the murder of msgr romero be punished.  however, he stressed the supreme court must act.  he said the investigation must continue and gather all the evidence to solve this case, which occurred in march 1980.

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Input: justice minister julio alfredo samayoa said today all the evidence gathered by the criminal investigations commission demonstrates that dr antonio regalado was the perpetrator of the murder of msgr romero.    in his capacity as chairman of the criminal investigations commission, dr julio alfredo samayoa reported today in detail on the murder of msgr oscar arnulfo romero.  dr samayoa said to clarify the case, the commission has conducted 238 meetings, over 100 inquiries, and 21 depositions.  he added that the investigation was carried out under the name of "operation pineapple" and that it was concluded that major roberto d'aubuisson was the mastermind and dr antonio regalado was the perpetrator.    (begin recording) (samayoa) there is no doubt.  all the investigations carried out by the commission point to maj roberto d'aubuisson as the mastermind.  this has to be proven in court.  however, he has parliamentary immunity; he cannot be brought to court.  the nationalist republican alliance (arena) has the majority in the national assembly, and arena is not going to permit a declaration that will bring his case to court. (end recording)    dr samayoa also said he is willing to present all the evidence he has on the case.  however, he said he did not trust the behavior of the attorney general of the republic:    (begin recording) (samayoa) we will present the evidence.  i think they are going to be sorry they made that request, because many persons are involved.  since their participation has not yet been proven, these names have not yet been released.  however, when we present the entire dossier to the courts, these names are going to come up.  then some will judge and decide if they participated or not.  but their names are there, as are their activities and their relationships to the death squads.  many persons who are mentioned are apparently respectable, and i mean respectable in quotes.  (end recording)    the assassination of msgr oscar arnulfo romero took place on 24 march 1980; according to the official, the investigations have taken 9 years because many persons considered key witnesses have died since the time of the murder.  however, he added, with the cooperation of the fbi as well as some central american investigation organizations, the case has been clarified, which might lead to the imprisonment of maj d'aubuisson once he loses his parliamentary immunity.

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Input: the public security forces (fusep) have declared a state of maximum alert throughout the country in view of the possibility of subversive attacks on police stations, a spokesman for that institution has reported.    the alert status has been in effect since last thursday, when fusep staff commander colonel cristobal simon romerro sent notice to commanders and regional and subregional posts alerting them about the danger of leftist attacks.    a police spokesman has said the fusep has intelligence information on leftist plans to attack police stations.    the source reported that a state of maximum alert will be in effect until further notice, adding that the police have strategic plans to respond to any attacks.    there is no report on whether or not the army is also on a state of alert.  yesterday, people were able to move about as usual in southern tegucigalpa, where some army combat units are headquartered.    the police department declared the state of alert as a result of a wave of violence that began with the killing of three people in january.    nicaraguan contra commander manuel adan rugama, alias aureliano, was shot to death in northern tegucigalpa on 7 january, and attorney carlos lorenzana, who defended juan ramon matta in honduras, was shot to death near his residence in the modelo neighborhood by unidentified assailants. none of these crimes has been solved by the police.    on 25 january, alleged commandos of the "cinchonero" people's liberation front machinegunned retired general gustavo alvarez martinez, a former armed forces commander.  alvarez martinez was killed near his residence in tegucigalpa's florencia del este neighborhood.  the following sunday the residence of the nicaraguan ambassador in this capital was attacked.    this past wednesday unidentified people fired on a u.s. military convoy in yoro department.  military sources have reported that special troops are combing the area.

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Input: the president's office has reported that the chiefs of state of 21 countries from the americas and europe, among them the members of the group of eight, have expressed support for president raul alfonsin "in view of the threats against argentine democracy" resulting from an attack perpetrated by a subversive group.    the text of the message sent by the 21 chiefs of state, who attended the inauguration of president carlos andres perez in venezuela, states:  "the chiefs of state of venezuela, ecuador, uruguay, colombia, guyana, honduras, guatemala, brazil, portugal, peru, costa rica, dominican republic, dominica, spain, trinidad and tobago, netherlands antilles, suriname, barbados, belize, saint vincent and the grenadines, and saint lucia, meeting in caracas on the occasion of the inauguration of president carlos andres perez, hereby state:  in view of the threats to argentine democracy, they express their recognition to president raul alfonsin for his sustained efforts to consolidate democracy.  they also express their appreciation and solidarity with this undertaking.  in addition, they state that any attempt against any constitutional continuity will represent a serious offense to the democratic governments and peoples of the americas.  the add that they will not remain indifferent to an attempt of this kind.    "they reassert their profound conviction that democratic societies may effectively defend themselves from the scourge of terrorism within the framework of the law and the exercise of political pluralism."    the communique ends by stating:  "it is within that framework that the argentine government is confronting extremist actions, and we therefore wish to express our recognition."


Input: two individuals wearing military uniforms and carrying submachineguns early this morning entered the infant health center of mercedes, 240 km from corrientes, and took large quantities of blood, serum and medicine.    this information as confirmed by mayor jose alberto troncoso who alerted the population to provide any information on the individuals. police forces have been deployed around mercedes to prevent their escape.

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Input: seven soldiers were killed and several were wounded by a bomb when a group of national liberation army (eln) rebels ambushed a military convoy in saravena, arauca department.


Input: national police director miguel antonio gomez padilla has reported that within the framework of "operation spring," a new offensive was recently launched against drug traffickers in the middle magdalena region, antioquia department.  during the operation, the narcotics police arrested 8 drug traffickers and destroyed 1,200 kg of pure cocaine, 52 clandestine airstrips, 8 laboratories, thousands of gallons of chemicals, and other equipment used in processing cocaine.  in addition, a warehouse used to store drugs for shipment to the united states was discovered.    general jaime ruiz barrera, 4th brigade commander, stated that the war between the medellin and cali drug cartels has already claimed more than 120 deaths and has provoked a wave of bomb attacks in medellin.


Input: six guerrillas and one soldier were killed and two soldiers were wounded in recent fighting between apopa battalion troops and the so-called army of national liberation.  the fighting occurred in cano de padilla, serrania de perija, cesar department.    meanwhile, the police announced they will continue "operation spring", which has so far resulted in the arrest of 8 persons and the discovery of 14 cocaine laboratories, which were destroyed.  this antidrug operation is being conducted along the border between antioquia and cordoba departments.    seized so far during operation spring were 1050 kg of cocaine and 130 kg of cocaine base, as well as large quantities of ether, acetone, potassium permanganate, and hydrochloric acid, all of which were destroyed.


Input: interior minister juan soria diaz has denied that two dea (drug enforcement agency) helicopters have been downed by drug traffickers in tingo maria.    the interior minister also said that satisfactory progress is being made in forming a civilian front to fight subversion.    (begin recording) (soria) a fairly large activity has been reported in the huallaga area.  drug trafficking has been repressed.  i have been informed that some arrests have reportedly been made.  a large quantity of drugs has been seized, and some people have reportedly been injured in the area.  i am awaiting a final report.    (reporter) (words indistinct) the two helicopters that have reportedly been downed by terrorists in the alto huallagas area, sir?    (soria) well, i do not know where this report originated.  i can assure you that the dea helicopters that are cooperating with the police forces have not suffered any damage.    (reporter) have the helicopters been downed?    (soria) they have not been downed.  no helicopter has been downed.  the helicopters have not been involved in any type of incident.  i do not know where you got that report.    (reporter) is it true that some policemen are deserting in some areas of conflict in the country, minister?    (soria) not that i know of.  i do not know where you got that report.    (reporter) minister, in the past few days it has been announced that the municipal elections in the interior of the country could be in jeopardy. have any precautionary measures been taken?    (soria) precautionary measures have been taken.  the entire electoral timetable is being implemented through the efforts of the armed forces, which are constitutionally responsible for the elections.    (reporter) would the violence in the country prompt the state of siege at a national level?    (soria) no.  i believe that the violence in the country remains under control at a national level.  it has not changed much since last year.  we are continuing to implement all the appropriate measures to guarantee public security.    (reporter) minister, the formation of a civilian front to fight subversion has been mentioned.  it has been said that an attempt is already being made in this regard.  what progress has been made?    (soria) well, the prime minister has made several calls in the name of the government, stating that we must unite to fight subversion.  no one can remain neutral concerning subversion because sooner or later all of us will be affected.    the peruvian communities are becoming increasingly aware of this fact. they are already defending themselves, and we are helping them to defend themselves.    (reporter, interrupting) is every ministry working to this effect?    (soria) every ministry is working to this effect, and we are suplying all the communities that want to cooperate in defending themselves from subversion with the appropriate means and organizations. (end recording)


Input: alfredo cristiani, presidential candidate of the salvadoran nationalist republican alliance (arena), warned today that he is not willing to negotiate with the farabundo marti national liberation front (fmln) if he wins the upcoming 19 march presidential elections.    cristiani said: "we are willing to talk but not to negotiate any platform."  cristiani warned that if the rebels do not lay down their weapons and join the country's political life, "the best thing for them to do is to leave for nicaragua or cuba."    as someone who is considered certain to become the next salvadoran president, cristiani received an ovation from a cheering crowd that gathered at la libertad square in san salvador, where arena held its last major demonstration in san salvador.    cristiani added: "we will never let them attain power by means of rifles."    the arena candidate, who is favored to win the salvadoran presidential elections, asserted that once he attains power, he will give full support to the army and the security forces "so they can put an end to the violence in the country."    cristiani, a wealthy businessman, also announced that if he wins the elections he will put an end to the nationalization of the banking sector and foreign trade activities, the main pillars of a plan whose implementation began after the country's 1979 coup d'etat.  president duarte kept this plan alive and the agrarian reform program intact during his presidential term.    "we will do away with incafe (national coffee institute), which has stolen jobs from hundreds of thousands of salvadoran producers," the arena leader said, adding: "we do not want a banking or a business government."    cristiani, however, did not mention the current agrarian reform, through which young military men who led the 1979 coup d'etat intended to break the back of the oligarchy.    thousands of salvadorans, mostly from the upper and middle classes, marched along the main san salvador streets today to la libertad square, which was filled with arena posters and red, white, and blue arena flags.    arena's cristiani said: "we will eliminate the unemployment problem.  we will build roads and increase production.  we will provide the most needy with health, education, and all other services."    meanwhile, thousands of youths cheered for cristiani and danced in la libertad square to songs ridiculing arena's main opposition in the elections, the christian democratic party (pdc), which is currently in power.    roberto d'aubuisson, arena founder and former presidential candidate, denounced the united states, which he accused of sponsoring the pdc.    d'aubuisson, whom the pdc has accused of being the "brains behind" the march 1980 assassination of msgr oscar arnulfo romero, said: "whether the white blonds (cheles) like it or not, we will win the elections 10 years after the 1979 fatal coup d'etat."    d'aubuisson harshly attacked president duarte, who is suffering from terminal cancer, and referred to him as "the crazy and worn out duarte."    cristiani is willing to talk with the fmln, but only within the framework of the constitution and the law.  d'aubuisson said: "we will give them time to join the country's democratic life, little by little."    arena's meeting, which according to its organizers drew a crowd of 40,000 supporters, ended without incident tonight.


Input: the salvadoran guerrillas today threatened to murder individuals involved in the 19 march presidential elections if they do not resign from their posts.    "all individuals and institutions involved in the 19 march electoral farce will be mercilessly punished by the people's justice for contributing to the continuation of the war," the guerrillas warned today in a message broadcast by radio venceremos, their official radio station.    the farabundo marti national liberation front (fmln) is opposed to the presidential elections and has asked the people not to vote or to destroy their ballots.    the guerrilla threat is aimed at members of the departmental and municipal ballot-receiving boards, mayors, judges, party directorates, and electoral college officials.    the warning also applies to the owners of vehicles that operate during an idefinite transportation strike the fmln is scheduled to initiate on 16 march at 0000.    swearing in approximately 20 ballot-receiving boards in san salvador, ricardo perdomo, president of the central electoral council, said the armed forces and the council are prepared to guarantee normal elections.    "we were expecting this.  we know the guerrillas will implement all types of boycotts to hinder the elections.  nevertheless, we are in a position to guarantee the elections," perdomo reiterated.    military units have been deployed since yesterday in cities in the eastern departments of morazan, san miguel, usulutan, and la union, where the rebels persistently sabotage the electrical system.    the fmln has announced it will intensify its "insurrectional actions" throughout the country, which could affect the nation's electrical and telephone systems on election day.    the guerrillas are opposed to the elections because they feel they are "part of the counterinsurgency plan and a means of legitimizing the continuation of war, hunger, and poverty."    "those who cooperate with the electoral farce will be thrown out of their homes, executed, and their properties will be sabotaged before, during, and after the elections," the rebels said.    the guerrillas sent messages on saturday night to the mayors and municipal councils of eight towns in la union department, demanding that they resign or the fmln will "bring to bear" against them "the entire weight of popular justice."

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Input: major roberto d'aubuisson yesterday stated:  "i have withstood the lowest slander for 8 years.  god almighty and my conscience know i had nothing to do with that repudiated murder.    "every time there are elections, we hear the same rumors that there is evidence about msgr oscar arnulfo romero's case and that it will be presented.  thus, a great show is presented, but once the elections are over no one remembers that martyr of the church.    "duarte's government, supported by the christian democratic party, pdc, resorts to vile defamation, slander, and lies against its political opponents because it cannot hide its corruption."    this statement was issued by the national republican alliance, arena, deputy to reject the announcement issued by the government, "in a national radio and television network," that implicated d'aubuisson "in msgr oscar arnulfo romero's death."    "i am sorry i did not see the broadcast, but others have commented on it.  i can very well imagine all the despicable things that were irresponsibly said to twist the truth so the pdc could again use msgr romero's death as an election issue.  it is all part of the pdc's propaganda, but the truth will always prevail," d'aubuisson said.    "the most reprehensible thing is that the duarte administration uses radio and television stations, openly abusing its authority, to slander me--simply because i am the pdc's political adversary, and because the pdc has no excuse to justify the crisis that has been caused by its corruption."    d'aubuisson added:  the christian democrats' "lie" is aimed at deceiving salvadoran catholics.  that is despicable and unspeakable, because they are insulting msgr romero's memory.    the pdc has governed the country for 8 years.  the pdc controlled the attorney general's office when msgr romero was killed.  the crucial question is:  why weren't the necessary measures taken to clarify the case at the time?  why does the government claim it has the evidence yet fails to present it?  ah, because this would end the government's political game of saying that it is investigating msgr romero's death!  this entire attitude is reprehensible, d'aubuisson stated.    he asserted:  i am aware of the pdc's incredible plot to slander me, but the pdc only says what is convenient.  it is a dirty game but god is my witness; my conscience is clear.  the salvadoran people know my great crime has been to struggle against the marxist-leninists.  the pdc cannot forgive me for this because they are closely linked with those who "are green on the outside (reference to the pdc's party colors) but red on the inside."  however, i will continue struggling like a good salvadoran so the "turncoats" do not betray us, as was the case in nicaragua, major roberto d'aubuisson arrieta emphasized.

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Input: radio farabundo marti in spanish to el salvador at 2200 gmt on 5 february broadcasts approximately 10 minutes of battle reports covering the period 29 january to 4 february.    according to the station, during this period government forces sustained 109 casualties, broken down as follows:  64 as the result of attacks or combat, 37 in ambushes, and 8 as the result of government troops stepping on mines.  the casualties reportedly included a sergeant, two corporals, and a civilian defense commander.    the report adds that on 29 and 30 january, the fmln carried out the subregional maneuver "our people fight bravely for peace and liberty."  the fmln reportedly attacked la laguna, concepcion quzaltepeque, la palma, san ignacio, san miguel de mercedes, and el chique, all in chalatenango, and inflicted 55 casualties on the enemy, 45 of which were inflicted on the 4th infantry brigade's azmitia battalion.    the station reports that on 30 january, guerrilla forces occupied yamabal and sensenbra in morazan, where military detachment no 4's cacaguatique battalion troops fled in disarray.  the station adds: "another important action this week resulted in 20 casualties inflicted on the national guard during a 29 january ambush on the ilobasco-san isidro highway, cabanas department.  in addition, clandestine militias ambushed 2d infantry brigade troops on the santa ana-san salvador freeway, near el bejuco.  this action resulted in nine government casualties, counting dead and wounded."  the station reports in conclusion that the fmln launched five ambushes this week "with the outstanding participation of clandestine militias."


Input: attention, much attention: the following is a call to those who are helping to organize the elections.  much attention:    we call on all those people who are helping to organize the elections.  we demand that they publicly resign from their posts.  we repeat: we call on all those people who are helping to organize the 19 march elections and demand that they publicly resign.  the 19 march election being organized by the pdc and arena (nationalist republican alliance) is part of the military counterinsurgency plan aimed at legitimizing repression, the bombing of civilians, and the hunger and poverty of the salvadoran people.  in light of the above, these people must immediately resign.  after they have done this, they will no longer be considered by our people as being part of the military counterinsurgency plan and they will be able to live in their homes without any problems.    arena and the pdc refused to accept our peace proposal to make the elections a tool for a political solution to the war.  therefore, the feeling of the majority of our people is one of rejection of the 19 march elections.  this feeling requires that everyone involved in organizing the 19 march elections publicly resign and join the people in their search for peace through dialogue and negotiation and in defeating the electoral farce aimed at perpetuating the war.


Input: a bomb blast damaged a telephone office today in the northern city of san pedro sula.  a leftist group, which claimed responsibility for an attack on a u.s. military convoy last week claimed responsibility for this attack.    the bomb, made up of dynamite and a fuse, exploded just before dawn in the hondutel (honduran telecommunications enterprise) office in san pedro sula, 190 km north of this capital.    the explosion damaged furniture, four telephones, and shattered windows, but nobody was injured.    leaflets found in the rubble stated that a leftist group was responsible both for the bomb as well as the attack on a u.s. military convoy last week in the honduran northern mountain region.    although no casualties were reported, one of the vehicles in the u.s. convoy was hit by two bullets.  until today nobody had claimed credit for that attack.    "the jacobo carcomo command of the morazanist patriotic front (fpm) attacked a u.s. convoy with m-16 rifle-fire," the leaflets read.  carcomo was a honduran left-wing author at the beginning of the 20th century.    the fpm, named after a central american leader of the last century, has claimed credit for several guerrilla attacks in the past.    honduras has been gripped by a wave of violence this year, including the assassinations of a former armed forces commander, a commander of the anti-sandinist rebels (supported by the united states), and a lawyer of an alleged drug trafficking tsar.    president jose azcona has called for national dialogue starting this week with the government, the opposition parties, labor unions, businessmen, and other groups to try to curb the sudden surge of violence.    honduras, a close u.s. ally, has traditionally been a peaceful country in a region stricken by internal conflicts.

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Input: the cinchonero popular liberation movement, which on 25 january claimed responsibility for killing former honduran armed forces chief general gustavo alvarez, claimed responsibility today for detonating a bomb at telephone company offices in san pedro sula, northern honduras.    the bomb caused no casualties but destroyed at least six telephone booths, office equipment and material, walls, windows, and blinds in one of the administration offices of the honduran telecommunications enterprise, (hondutel).    damage was estimated at $25,000 according to preliminary figures given by a hondutel spokesman.    a "cinchoneros" spokesman who called two radio stations did not give details of the attack, but said he would give more information later.    police are investigating the killing of alvarez on 25 january and today's attack in san pedro sula, 240 km north of tegucigalpa.

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Input: colombian industrialist normal echevarria and u.s. businessman michael reyff, kidnapped 11 days ago in medellin, were rescued today.  the police operation took place on the outskirts of antioquia department's capital.  no ransom was paid.  two of the kidnappers were killed, but the others managed to escape.  nevertheless, there is evidence that could lead to their arrest.    (begin recording) (reporter) colonel otalora, assistant commander of the medellin metropolitan police, how were normal echevarria and u.s. citizen michael reyff rescued?    (otalora) at 1700, medellin metropolitan police members were able to rescue normal echevarria and michael reyff; they are safe and sound.  once again we thank the people for their timely cooperation.  (words indistinct) local businessmen lent us their helicopters to search for and arrest the kidnappers.  unfortunately it quickly became dark and we could not locate the kidnappers.  however, we have identified them and hope to arrest them in a few hours.    (reporter) what is the condition of the two hostages?    (otalra) normal echevarria is perfectly all right.  he will probably meet with you in a few minutes.  he is very happy to see his family.  we are pleased with the positive results of this operation, and the national police feel proud.  the people of antioquia have been brought closer to their police.    (reporter) was it necessary to pay a ransom?  had the family been asked to pay a ransom?    (otalora) no, no ransom was paid.  mr echevarria will tell you that later.  they are perfectly safe and sound.    (reporter) where were they kept?  can you describe it?    (otalora) no, i cannot give you details right now.  we will probably issue that information later. (end recording)

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Input: two vehicles were destroyed and an unidentified office of the agriculture and livestock ministry was heavily damaged following the explosion of two bombs yesterday afternoon.    the national fire department reported that following the explosions at 1830, a fire erupted that partially destroyed an unidentified office in the agriculture and livestock ministry building.  it was reported that two vehicles in the area where the bombs were detonated were destroyed and several houses in the area were damaged.  the damaged offices are located at 123 a avenue in the san jose neighborhood in the western section of san salvador.    fortunately, there were no casualties reported as a result of this incident, for which the fmln guerrillas are being held responsible.

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Input: the nicaraguan foreign ministry has denied the charges that the honduran government has leveled against the nicaraguan embassy in tegucigalpa regarding the 7 january assassination in tegucigalpa of manuel rugama, known as commander aureliano, the second in command of the counterrevolutionaries in honduras.    honduran national police on monday presented to the press honduran juan bautista nunez amador and nicaraguan luis fernando ordonez reyes, who told reporters that commander aureliano was assassinated on orders from jose de jesus pena, the nicaraguan embassy chief of security.    mercedes borge, press director at the nicaraguan foreign ministry, said there is no jose de jesus pena employed at the nicaraguan embassy in tegucigalpa and that aureliano's assassination was perpetrated by three individuals and not two, as the honduran police claim.  borge said that while nicaragua makes serious and formal proposals to advance peace efforts, it is worrisome that honduran military personnel are creating situations that could unleash conflicts between the two countries.  there have already been two attacks on the nicaraguan embassy in tegucigalpa, borge said.  she added that the honduran police report conflicts with the autopsy report, because in his statement, nunez amador referred to only a .38-caliber revolver and a .45-caliber pistol, which were not found on rugama's body or in his vehicle.

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Input: buenos aires police chief walter jurado has confirmed that military personnel of the villa martelli 601st regiment this morning heard some shots near the regiment.  he denied, however, that the shooting occurred outside the la tablada regiment, as has been reported.    the army general staff has denied reports that a military unit in la tablada or villa martelli was attacked this morning, although he admitted that troops of the 601st battallion in villa martelli heard two shots, but that no strange movement has been observed.


Input: the body of lieutenant jose luis canales was removed shortly after 1400 this afternoon.  he was murdered by four unidentified people on a soccer field at carampangue and alborada streets, in the santiago neighborhood of quilcura.  the murderers are still at large.    the prosecutor of the 5th military court, rodrigo sandoval, was at the scene.  he will investigate this attack, in which a 2d corporal of the carabineros was also killed.    carabineros have reported that the vehicle used by the murderers to escape was found at 82 or 81 barros luco street, in la cisterna neighborhood.    eyewitnesses reported that three men and a dark-haired girl, who participated in the attack got out of the car, a white honda accord.  the uniformed police reported that after finding the car, they raided a house that turned out to be a hideout of the manuel rodriguez patriotic front. the house is at 9224 benavente street, in the la bandera neighborhood.    according to the police, many subversive documents were found in the house.


Input: president virgilio barco reshuffled his cabinet today, appointing five new ministers and reconfirming eight for the final phase of his term, according to an official decree.    the reorganization occurred after the ministers presented a protocol resignation to allow the president to appoint new ministers; some of them did not want to be politically disqualified from running for a seat in congress in the 1990 elections.    this has been the third important cabinet reshuffle since barco took office in august 1986.    the five new cabinet ministers include two women who will hold the posts of public works and labor ministers.  the others who will join the cabinet were appointed to the government, communications, and health ministries.    the outgoing ministers stated in their protocol letter of resignation that a cabinet reshuffle is fundamental to allow the government to achieve its goals in the final stage of president barco's administration.    "we have served in a a particularly difficult period of national life, characterized by situations of criminality and terrorism," the resignation letter stated.    the letter added that the resignation resulted from some of the ministers' not wanting to be politically disqualified from running for public posts.  colombian law demands that those aspiring to public posts must not have served as government officials within the last 12 months.


Input: ...to an arrested leader of the tupac amaru revolutionary movement mean that the government has engaged in a dialogue with that group?    (garcia) things should be properly clarified because one should not be influenced by reports or anecdotes.  there is an essential fact:  a hard blow has been dealt to subversion with the arrest of one of its principal chieftains--not a leader but a chieftain.  peru has been the target of bloody terrorist attacks.  there can be no concessions for terrorists other than those granted by the law.  this fact cannot be dispelled by an anecdote like the one i read in the newspapers today.  the essential fact is that this arrest (of victor polay campos) is a major blow to subversion.  it was not merely good luck, but it was the result of work and follow-up by the intelligence services of the armed forces and the police.  i believe this is the key point.  i have seen that attention has been given to a visit (paid by prime minister armando villanueva to polay campos in prison) which was neither a courtesy visit nor an expression of support, but just a supervisory act, given the importance of the facts. another objective of the visit, which for sure has already been commented on by some communist politicians, was to observe the condition of the detainee.  the visit did not mean that the detainee was granted special status.  we do not grant special status to anyone, much less to these murderers who have stained the nation with blood.  the full weight of the law must be strictly enforced on these individuals.  consequently, the visit by prime minister armando villanueva to the antiterrorist directorate does not mean that a dialogue has begun or that someone is being praised, as some ill-intentioned mass media will probably say. (passage omitted)


Input: maoist shining path guerrillas have killed the mayor of the small town of hostigal, as well as two peasants, the local press reported today.    hospital is located some 20 km from yauyos province, lima department.    the shining path guerrillas arrived in hostigal last monday morning and forced parish priest luis fuentes to sound the alarm in order to gather the people.    mayor armansio quispe and the two peasants were brought before a "kangaroo court" by the shining path, and then killed by a firing squad.    according to the latest calculations made by the peruvian congress pacification committee, about 13,000 people have been killed in peru since 1980 as a result of political violence.

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Input: a spectacular operation was conducted yesterday noon when a 39-man police patrol of the santa lucia detachment, reinforced by anti-narcotics police, surrounded the uchiza airport and waited for the arrival of two colombian light airplanes that were supposedly carrying drugs.  a tip had been received by the police.    the landing strip was subjected to continuous surveillance.  a 60-man armed group of drug traffickers appeared at 1620.  apparently, this group was going to protect the colombian light airplanes.    the drug traffickers arrived aboard several vehicles.  they did not know they were being watched by the police, whom they outnumbered.    under these circumstances, and implementing a masterly plan, the police forces appeared and a spectacular shoot-out ensued.    surprised by the unexpected attack, the drug traffickers returned the fire, which lasted for 1/2 an hour.    as a result of the clash, two drug traffickers were killed and four were injured and transported to the central hospital in tingo maria.  meanwhile, 15 drug traffickers were arrested; the rest fled.    after the initial investigations, the captured drug traffickers were fully identified.  the following colombian citizens were involved:  florian carvajal tello, mario montes murillo, and roland aramayo diaz.  the following peruvian citizens were involved:  jaime lemos vera, guillermo aro mendieta, armando sanchez flores, romulo rojas farfan, percy rojas rodriguez, rual moretti cordova, william guajan losa, carlos rosas rodriguez, fernando garces alvarado, raul beatino bardales, alcides angulo diaz, and luis rodriguez castillo.    the names of the injured drug traffickers are:  jose hernandez vela, cesar vega vilca, pedro arroyo elias, and gracian martinez savich.    in addition, civil guardsmen found near the uchiza landing strip a total of 700 kg of cocaine paste ready for shipment.    two nissan pick-up trucks, one toyota pick-up truck, six revolvers, two pistols, and eight shotguns of various brands were also seized.


Input: the fmln general command will soon present a new peace proposal to arena and therefore calls for the formation of a broad coalition to face the new government, a coalition to include the pdc, which is now an opposition party after having lost the elections.    fmln commanders ana guadualupe martinez, salvador samayoa, and jose maria lopez read the fmln communique and said that arena's reaching power definitely "means that the oligarchy will rejoin the military dictatorship."    the commanders also evaluated the last 5 years of the struggle against the duarte government in el salvador:    salvador samayoa said:  "the last 5 years have been the most difficult.  the only good thing is that after the elections, we are closer to defining the conflict in el salvador.    "it has been a long and difficult war.  the enemy was ill-defined, enjoying certain popularity among the people, making it easier for them to try and persuade them that our revolutionary struggle was a terrorist war when this was not the case."    ana guadalupe martinez said:    "i believe that the events that began in 1981 are coming full circle now, but now there are many advantages.    "the pdc emerged from a popular struggle against the dictatorship.  now they are in opposition and can deal with the rest of the opposition as equals, and that is an advantage for us.    "the split within the democratic side is for the better.  i believe we are now in the final stages."    when martinez was asked how she would describe the pdc's role in el salvador during the last 5 years, she replied:    "the pdc played a very negative role.  it prolonged the war that would have otherwise been very much shorter, but it is possible that the pdc may deviate from their past behavior and play a different role than the opposition, favoring a solution to the conflict."    the fmln commanders believed that arena's victory will bring back the death squads.  the fmln commanders believe that now the possibility of a military coup is greater.    contrary to what might be believed, the fmln comanders said:  "we do not see a strong right wing.  we see them more trapped politically and economically."  the commanders also argued that they are not going to face the same oligarchy and army they faced in 1979.    the message they have for arena states:  "see what has happened?  is it not enough to have launched a military offensive?"    the commanders said that, nevertheless, the fmln is ready for a great military effort and reiterated that if anything clearly emerged during the last 2 months, it is that "we are a political majority in el salvador." (passage omitted)


Input: salvadoran colonel ciro lopez, commander of the "el paraiso" garrison, which was attacked by the guerrillas on 13 september, denied today that three u.s. military advisers had participated in the clash with the rebels, contrary to what the u.s. media and president have stated.    lopez said the "three advisers did not shoot, because they were not armed and were in a pillbox with a view of the inside part of the garrison to protect themselves from the mortar fire."    he added that the three advisers "have not participated in any fighting" because, according to him, "they were in a security area during the terrorist attack."    the information that the u.s. military advisers had directly participated in the shooting caused by the guerrilla attack was carried by the washington post and corroborated by president reagan, who affirmed that they had "fired in self-defense."    according to the report published by the washington post, three u.s.  military advisers responded to the rebel fire against the salvadoran military installation in the northern part of the central american country.    the army sustained 9 dead and 12 wounded as a result of the fmln guerrilla attack on the "el paraiso" garrison.    a u.s. diplomatic source who chose to remain anonymous stated in the salvadoran capital that "the advisers have a right to defend themselves, especially outside of san salvador, but not to participate in combat or attack missions."    in his statements, ronald reagan supported the action of the military advisers and added that "i have never sent my men to face any danger without giving them the chance to defend themselves if they are attacked."    in march 1987, during another attack on the garrison, u.s. sergeant gregory fronius, a military adviser, was killed.    currently, 55 of the 119 u.s. advisers in el salvador are military instructors.


Input: radio venceremos in spanish to el salvador at 0000 gmt on on 29 march broadcasts approximately 6 minutes of war reports.    the first of the reports, all of which are read by the station announcer, describes events in chalatenango.  the report states that on 27 march at 2100, fmln units began attacking atlacatl battalion positions in plan del picacho, la ceibita, amatillo, la ceiba area, tempisque hill, and el copinol, all of which are within las vueltas jurisdiction, chalatenango department.  the attack lasted for 4 hours, and when it concluded the army's troops had been dislodged from their positions in la ceibita and plan del picacho.  the "enemy" sent reinforcements to tempisque hill and el copinol 1 hour later, but "this effort proved useless" and air support had to be called in.  the clash lasted until 0400 on 28 march, resulting in nine casualties.    the station announcer goes on to report that on 28 march at 1000, sniper units entered plan del picacho and inflicted three casualties on the atlacatl battalion.  another report from the same area indicates that on 27 march an atlacatl battalion unit entered a mine field set up by the fmln in plan del picacho, resulting in three army casualties.  all in all, over 2 days the fmln claims to have inflicted 15 casualties on the atlacatl battalion.    the station announcer goes on to report that on 27 march fmln units with rifles, rifle grenades, and homemade artillery attacked army positions at the 5 november dam.  no casualty figure was given for this attack.    meanwhile, the station announcer says, the feliciano ama front stationed in santa ana reports that on 26 march fmln units ambushed a six-vehicle military convoy transporting troops from the 2d infantry brigade's el pipil battalion from metapan to santa ana.  the ambush took place in casitas, texistepeque jurisdiction, when two powerful feliciano ama mines exploded, inflicting eight casualties on the army and totally destroying a military vehicle.


Input: orlando quiteno, spokesman for the lempa river hydroelectric executive commission, has reported that in the past few hours the salvadoran guerrillas have destroyed at least 10 power transmission towers, damaging seven high voltage lines in the northern and central parts of the country.  quiteno said that the new sabotage caused a 25-percent energy loss in san salvador.  the damage to the energy system caused traffic jams in san salvador and a virtual paralysis in activities because of energy rationing.    the resumption of the sabotage against the energy system is accompanied by the resumption of rebel attacks against brothels, two of which were destroyed in the last 24 hours, although no casualties have been reported. the brothels reportedly have been attacked because it is believed that women are exploited there.  in addition, urban guerrillas blew up a public bus in a neighborhood located north of san salvador; no casualties have been reported.

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Input: elite units of the guatemalan army this afternoon began to surround pavon prison, which since 26 march has been in the hands of some 200 prisoners who are holding more than 500 people hostage.    the units were deployed to pavon, 30 km southeast of the guatemalan capital, to apply pressure on the prisoners, who today refused to sign a document containing guarantees drafted by the mediation commission.    instead, the prisoners presented a counterproposal to the mediation commission--which was established by president vinicio cerezo himself to "prevent bloodshed"--several commission members said as they left the penal center.    a possible peaceful solution that was hoped for yesterday is again "on hold" today because of the rebels' refusal to sign the document.    human rights attorney general gonzalo menendez said that "the solution to the problem is again at an impasse, because the government minister must analyze the prisoners' proposal."    the uprising, which began at 1100 (1700 gmt) on 26 march and which includes demands for better jail conditions, has left at least 12 dead and some 20 injured, according to police spokesmen.    some 150 honor guard members, "all experts in disorders and uprisings," have been positioned near the prison under the command of a lieutenant colonel and five other officers, according to statements made to acan-efe by a top military officer, who asked to remain anonymous.    the assault troops are armed with batons, tear gas, gas masks, and machineguns.    "my men are capable of dealing with disorders and have been prepared for cases such as this one," the military chief said.    the rebellious prisoners, who have control of 65 percent of the prison installations, remain inflexible and refuse to release the hostages and lay down their weapons.    despite the mediating commission's optimism, after 72 hours the rebellious prisoners presented a new proposal today at noon, human rights attorney general gonzalo menendez said.


Input: interior ministry under secretary walter costas badani has stated that bolivian intelligence and security organizations have yet to detect the presence of shining path terrorists in bolivia.    costas badani told panamericana that the peruvian press on various occasions has tried to implicate bolivian ties in this terrorist organization's activities.    costas badani pointed out that the shining path guerrillas have conducted their terrorist operations exclusively in peruvian territory and that bolivia has no connection whatsoever with this guerrilla organization.    (begin recording) (costas badani) the reports about these ties are alarming and groundless.  the international press, and especially the peruvian media, have often tried to involve bolivia in the terrorist problems, which i do not think have gone beyond peru's borders.  we have nothing to do with them, and any rumor in this regard is groundless speculation. (end recording)    costas badani also said that, if necessary, the appropriate government security organizations will carry out their specific duties in a coordinated manner.  this means that they will exchange information with similar organizations of the armed forces.


Input: three members of the gang called the owls were arrested in medellin in connection with the attack on senator ernesto samper and patriotic union leader jose antequera.  the men were arrested in two operations carried out by the police in downtown medellin and in the el pedregal neighborhood.    (begin recording) (medellin police commander antonio mejia sanchez) the minute we received information that one of the suspected murderers was from medellin, we decided to open an investigation and solve the case.    three men were arrested yesterday.  we are coordinating with security officials from bogota and criminal investigators in medellin on the legal procedures to be followed.  (end recording)    none of the men had identification papers or weapons.  according to the authorities, those arrested may be members of a band called the owls that has been operating in the northeastern part of the city.

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Input: according to official sources, the holy week truce was apparently broken over the weekend by several revolutionary armed forces of colombia (farc) fronts in antioquia, meta, and huila departments. one army lieutenant, four soldiers, and three civilians were killed during the attacks.    the defense ministry reported the first incident took place at la linea, a corregimiento located in algeciras municipality, huila department, where a farc front ambushed an 11th brigade army patrol. several mines placed in the area went off when the soldiers passed through la linea corregimiento.  lieutenant jaime quintero cardona and soldiers nelson sanchez molina, maximiliano serrato cuellar, and dairo suarez suarez were killed in this action.    in addition, the fervor of the saturday procession and prayers were interrupted in santa rita corregimiento, ituango municipality, antioquia department, at 1800 by 200 guerrillas who entered the town shooting at army troops--approximately 72 soldiers--who were returning to the town after their patrol operations.    girardo battalion officers, who asked us not to reveal their names, stated that the rebels, who were members of the farc 28th front, attacked two trucks filled with soldiers.    the santa rita police chief found the bodies of a soldier and a rebel on the road leading to santa rita.  the soldier was identified as edison estrada bolivar.  soldier raul durango herrera was wounded and taken to the pablo tobon uribe hospital in medellin.    the dead rebel, who has not yet been identified, had a submachinegun, 3 clips, and 30 9-mm cartridges on him.    ituango municipality, 195 km north of medellin, is near lower cauca, where the army dismantled during holy week a farc 37th front plan designed to commit and carry out ambushes and assaults.    meanwhile, at least 50 farc rebels blew up a jeep near san juan de urama municipality near road no 32 in meta department.    according to police commander colonel jose william bermudez zapata, who commands antiguerrilla operations with the support of 7th brigade troops, the rebels killed three people and took the fourth passenger of the jeep with them.    the victims--who were involved in cocaine trafficking--are:  alfonso olivares, alias pico fresco; an n.n. (not further identified) known as el mocho; and roman olivares gutierrez.  jaime montealegre is the name of the person taken by the rebels.    meanwhile, we have been unable to obtain information about the results of the operations conducted by 5th brigade troops commanded by general alfonso vaca perilla in the areas of el carmen and san vicente de chucurri, santander department.    col jorge ernesto ferrero echeverri, santander department police commander, said the special security council will meet today (monday) to assess the situation.    col ferrero explained that "in principle, we have reports saying many people were killed, but we do not know exactly how many.  we know seven peasants were murdered by farc 12th front members."    helicopters continue overflying the battle zone.  airborne troops replaced the troops who were fighting against the men up in arms.    peasants who arrived at san vicente chucurri said powerful explosions have been continuously heard since the military actions began on 22 march.    army officers believe the rebel column is surrounded in a mountainous strip located between el carmen and san vicente chucurri municipalities.    gen vaca perilla returned to the area yesterday, but he did not make any statements.  he has been commanding operations in the area for the last 5 days.    an unofficial report indicated two helicopters were hit by farc rebels' rifle fire.    san vicente chucurri parish priest juvenal martinez said the area residents and the common front are trying to form a commission to verify what is going on in the area.

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Input: a bomb exploded today in a lima restaurant, and a second device that had been placed in the same establishment was deactivated by the peruvian national police.    there were no victims, and the explosion caused very little damage to the restaurant, which is located in the commercial are of the residential district of miraflores.    guerrillas of the tupac amaru revolutionary movement (mrta) have claimed credit for the terrorist act through pamphlets they left on the premises, according to the police.

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Input: radio venceremos in spanish to el salvador at 0000 gmt on 28 march broadcasts two military reports lasting approximately 5 minutes.    the first report states that at 0330 on 25 march, a farabundo marti national liberation front (fmln) unit launched a 5-minute attack against a 5th infantry brigade unit located at last delicias hacienda, san esteban jurisdiction, san vicente department, using people's artillery, hand grenades, and rifle fire.  the report adds that "after 5 minutes, the enemy was under complete control, having suffered 12 casualties."  the fmln claimed they left unimpeded "after completing the mission."    the other report tells of a "daring ambush using three m-18 mines and contact grenades" that took place at 0630 on 22 march against a national guard unit at quebrada la algrabilla, canton las puertas, mercedes umanas jurisdiction, "inflicting six casualties upon the national guard."


Input: a report from san miguel department states that fmln antiaircraft units ambushed a salvadoran air force helicopter in arenales canton at 1700 gmt on 29 march, as it was traveling from usulutan to san miguel department. our units' effective antiaircraft fire hit and damaged the helicopter. the helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in jucuapa.    this report confirms that the pilot was killed and one crew member was injured as a result of the emergency landing.  we repeat:  the pilot was killed and one crew member was injured as a result of the emergency landing.  that is the report we are receiving from jucuapa, where the helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing.    the report adds that a few minutes after the ambush a helicopter gunship arrived in the area, launching rockets and indiscriminately firing at the la noria and la pena cantons' civilian population.  we send our revolutionary greetings to san miguel department, because we recognize our comrades' good marksmanship.


Input: one person was killed and three others injured tonight as the result of a bomb explosion in downtown san salvador. the explosion took place on first avenue west, between the vicas store and central reserve bank. (10-second break in reception)    (begin recording) (unidentified speaker) (words indistinct) were taken to the rosales hospital.  one of them is marilin ramirez, who lives in sacamil neighborhood of the (word indistinct) neighborhood, (words indistinct) no 5.  the other person is dora milagros argueta maroquin, who lives in (word indistinct) neighborhood no 15-36.  this person was taken to the hospital by the green cross.  the other person is silvia ayala, who lives in (words indistinct) no 5, telephone number 92760548. (end recording)

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Input: diego montana, acting president of the patriotic union (up), told efe today that only the participation of the simon bolivar national guerrilla coordinating board (cng) in the peace talks could guarantee a political solution in colombia.    the cng groups the six main leftist guerrilla organizations that operate in colombia.  there are 20,000 guerrillas in 100 fronts throughout colombia.    the groups comprising the cng are the revolutionary armed forces of colombia (farc, communist); the popular liberation army (epl, maoist); camilista union-army of national liberation (uc-eln, pro-castroite); the 19 april movement (m-19, nationalist left); quintin lame movement (indigenist); and the revolutionary workers party (prt, trotskyist).    talks between the government, the m-19, and the traditional political parties will begin in bogota on 3 april as part of the dialogue process, which the government and guerrilla movements began last january to achieve peace.     the up announced in early march that it would not participate in the roundtables, the name given to the talks that will begin next monday and in which the participants will discuss the large number of political crimes that have been perpetrated by rightist paramilitary groups.    since the up was founded, nearly 1,000 of its members and leaders have been murdered.    the "dirty war" against the left, progressive politicians, and human rights activists has resulted in 700 political assassinations so far this year.    there were 2,978 political assassinations in 1988; 1,200 in 1987; and 1,000 in 1986.    in addition, nearly 1,500 people were killed in clashes between the armed forces and guerrillas in 1988.  so far this year, about 100 people have been killed in clashes.    diego montana told efe that he was pleased to see that the m-19 had initiated peace talks with the government, but he noted that the rest of the cng accounts for 84 percent of the rebels.     "i am pleased to see that the government is holding talks with 16 percent of the guerrillas," montana said, "but the peace process will not be successful if the other 84 percent of the guerrilla groups keep on fighting."    montana also praised the latest communique issued by the cng, which was signed by the farc, the epl, and the uc-eln, which announced their decision to begin talks with the government, but which linked their participation to the dismantling of rightist paramilitary groups.    moreover, jacobo arenas, commander of the farc and member of the cng staff, told bogota emisoras caracol network that "anything leading to the opening of roads, the building of bridges, and the opening of locks is beneficial," and he praised the talks between the government and the m-19 in that regard.    arenas, however, said the m-19 had pulled itself out of the cng by reaching a peace agreement on its own and that in the next plenary meeting the possible expulsion of the m-19 from the cng would be studied.


Input: justice minister cesar delgado barreto said today that the tragic incident at uchiza demonstrates that there is an alliance between drug traffickers and terrorists, and that the country should make a more intense effort against them.  he said that the attack is a direct consequence of the blows that police have dealt to drug traffickers, including the arrest of several drug gang leaders in uchiza, a few days before the attack.  he added that in order to struggle successfully against drug trafficking, peru needs more technological and financial aid, especially from the united states, the world's largest drug consumer.


Input: a cargo train running from lima to lorohia was derailed before dawn today after hitting a dynamite charge.  inspector eulogio flores died in the explosion.    the police reported that the incident took place past midnight in the carahuaichi-jaurin area.

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eulogio flores

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Input: president alfredo cristiani said positive results were obtained during the presidential summit in costa rica.  one of the accomplishments, cristiani said, is that there was an opportunity to hold bilateral talks with south american presidents.    (begin recording) (cristiani) we had the opportunity to hold bilateral talks with south american presidents and to brief them on the peace process, the government efforts to attain peace, and the objectives of the peace process.  the presidents received firsthand information on the peace plan and on the results the government expects from this process (words indistinct).  i believe we have received great support for the peace process.  as a country, el salvador has received the latin american presidents' support for the peace process, especially the support of the south american presidents with whom we had not had an opportunity to hold bilateral talks. (end recording)    regarding the coffee problem, cristiani said the presidents noted the need for reaching agreements on the coffee pact and the price of coffee. he added that during the presidential summit he condemned, in the presence of all presidents, the aid nicaragua gives to the fmln (farabundo marti national liberation front).  however, there was no response from the sandinist government, cristiani stated.    concerning the recent attacks blamed on the guerrillas, particularly the 30 october attack on the army's high command, cristiani said this is regrettable because civilians are more affected by such attacks.    (begin recording) (cristiani) this incident takes place at a time when the fmln is trying to show its strength.  the fmln is also trying to provoke some reaction from the armed forces so that the army, in a given moment, exerts pressure to suspend the dialogue process.  i think this is the reason for their attitude. (end recording)    cristiani added that such attitudes will not hinder the dialogue process in venezuela.  he added that the government proposal will be the same proposal presented in costa rica and it will be fully discussed. however, the priority will always be the cessation of hostilities.


Input: radio cadena yskl's news center received a telephone call from the fmln (farabundo marti national liberation front) spokesmen.  according to them, the dialogue between the government and the fmln has been suspended.    the information says that fmln general command made the decision given the latest actions carried out in the country--specifically the attack on fenastras (salvadoran workers national union federation), which resulted in the death of 10 union members.    we repeat:  the fmln has called us to report that the meeting scheduled between the government and the fmln in caracas, venezuela, has been suspended given the events that have occurred in recent days, particularly the killing of 10 labor union members at the fenastras headquarters on tuesday, 31 october.    we have been told that the guerrilla organization has temporarily suspended the dialogue until the government guarantees the protection of civic-cultural and labor organizations in the country.

salvadoran workers national union federation


Input: army general jaime ruiz barrera reports that over the past few days the army has conducted operations in southwestern antioquia department during which clashes have occurred between army troops and army of national liberation, eln, and people's liberation army, epl, guerrillas.    (begin recording) (ruiz) nutibara battalion troops inflicted several casualties on an eln squad during a clash in salgar and proceeded to seize war materiel, explosives, and some very important military intelligence documents.  a nutibara battalion noncommissioned officer was subsequently killed in a clash in urrao.  (end recording)    we asked him about reports that the eln and epl are insisting that private farms hire (eln and epl) workers to benefit them.    (begin recording) (ruiz) two groups, one from the eln and another from the epl, have been operating in southwestern antioquia, specifically in the triangle formed by carmen de atrato, salgar, and ciudad bolivar municipalities.  these two rebel groups have attempted to intimidate farmers into allowing them to designate a few individuals to work on their farms.  it has gotten to the point that rebel cells are demanding that they be allowed to designate butlers to work on the larger farms.  (end recording)


Input: comrade sancho, why has the fmln decided not to attend the caracas meeting?    (sancho) the fmln general command instructed me this afternoon to announce to the nation a communique in which we decided not to attend the caracas meeting and dialogue.  the reason for this is the recent fenastras massacre, which we believe cannot be ignored.  this is not just another attack, like the ones we are used to, but an attack that signals a new political era similar to those when an electoral massacre occurred, when msgr arnulfo romero was murdered, when other crimes marked new steps in the new fascist escalation of the dictatorship now led by alfredo cristiani, colonel rene emilio ponce, and the great executioner and perpetrator of massacres, elena fuentes.  the main thing is that the fascist military dictatorship, headed by a small armed forces group, has been exposed.  we do not think this can be ignored.  the state and (words indistinct) have to pay a political price.  this price is col ponce's resignation, which is now demanded by the people's movement.    (reporter) after the attack, instead of seeking a detente, the army, on the contrary, continued its provocations.  for instance, several plainclothes members of the 1st infantry brigade (words indistinct) fenastras and the popular movement took them prisoner.  more than 30 of them were detained.  we learned this afternoon that the police released a communique saying they would station antiriot policemen at the national cemetery.  we also heard col mauricio vargas saying that, if the dialogue door is closed, it has to be kicked open.  what do you think of the situation after the cowardly attack on fenastras?    we think all these activities of the death squads, the 1st infantry brigade, the police, and the national guard are only the open expression of the armed forces' position, which is to plan a full-scale confrontation with the popular movement.  we think this indicates (words indistinct) behind the backs of the majority of armed forces members.  it is a minority who have decided on these provocations against the popular movement.  this movement, however, is sufficiently strong to disarm these provocateurs, present them to the press, and hand them over to show that the people express their tremendous power whenever they want.    (reporter) with la tandona (reference to 1966 graduates of the captain gerardo barrios military academy) in power, and with the situation the arena (national republican alliance) era has ushered in, is there no possible solution through dialogue?  what other alternative do you have?    (sancho) i believe that it is quite clear that president cristiani and the high command are practically doing away with political opportunities, as our earlier communique issued after the fenastras attack indicates. the end result is that since there is no political framework within which to establish a political game with certain political rules for the opposition and state forces, our only other alternative is to immediately take up our weapons, because there is no other way of guaranteeing the survival of the popular movement and the nation.  the people's legitimate right to defense is becoming increasingly legitimate, and it is gaining greater national and international recognition.    (reporter) the popular movement is once again facing a decisive moment in the country's history, and the workers are giving their share of blood in this struggle.  what message would you send to the popular movement, especially to the comrade workers at fenastras?    (sancho) on this occasion, i wish to send a special message to fenastras.  i must tell them to continue to be inspired by the purest concepts of the popular struggle, to keep their inspiration, to be creative and cool, and that when people begin to create their own history, they are truly invincible.    i believe that fenastras has the people's full support and that it will gradually gain even more support.  fenastras must continue--as its leaders say--on the warpath.  in reality, the cost in lives of leaders such as febe elizabeth and all the others who were killed, as well as those killed in the past, is quite high.  the cost is political.  it has taken lives but this, in reality, strengthens the organization.  the people's response has been one of anger and discontent, and this discontent will eventually turn into a clamor for armed struggle by sectors that really (words indistinct) and to achieve our people's freedom. (end recording)


Input: el salvador's largest organization of labor unions, associations, and religious groups today regretted the leftist guerrillas' decision to suspend their dialogue with the government and expressed hope that this measure is not "irrevocable."    reverand edgar palacios, the main representative of the baptist church and coordinator of the permanent committee for the national dialogue for peace, comprising about 65 organizations, told the press alfredo cristiani's rightist government has given no indication it wants peace.    the farabundo marti national liberation front's (fmln) general command announced in a communique on 2 november that it had canceled another round of the dialogue scheduled for 20-21 november in caracas, venezuela, which were to continue talks that began in september to end a 10-year civil war.    the rebels claimed an intensification of repression and blamed the government and the armed forces for the murder of 10 union members in a dynamite attack in san salvador on 31 october and for other attacks on humanitarian organizations and leftist politicians.    guillermo rojas, leader of the national unity of salvadoran workers (unts), the main opposition labor union, termed the dialogue suspension as "logical."  rojas said cristiani has given no indications he indeed wants peace; quite the contrary, he has "declared war on the salvadoran people by ordering attacks on labor union headquarters."    meanwhile, aronette diaz, president of the leftist nationalist democratic union (udn), said the current situation in el salvador is worrisome because "it cannot take any more violence than it is already enduring."    "the only thing left is for tanks to be deployed to machinegun all of us," she added.

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Input: leaders of the main opposition labor unions in el salvador today voiced support for the guerrillas' decision to suspend dialogue with the government until it commits itself to guaranteeing the human rights of the members of the people's organizations.    the salvadoran guerrillas decided to suspend the dialogue process with the government following the 31 october dynamite attack that left 10 dead and 30 wounded, and also demanded that the united nations, the oas, and the catholic church provide "guarantees for the opposition organizations."    the farabundo marti national liberation front (fmln) decision coincided with the burial of the 10 union leaders killed in the bomb explosion at the headquarters of the opposition salvadoran workers national union federation (fenastras).    in a communique the fmln insisted that the dynamite attack against fenastras "was planned by colonel rene emilio ponce, approved by the president (alfredo cristiani), and carried out by colonel elena fuentes."    in the communique signed by its top five commanders, the fmln added that "we must prevent our presence in the dialogue from being used to cover up the government's responsibility in this slaughter."    humberto centeno, leader of the national union of salvadoran workers (unts), which claims to have a membership of 200,000 persons, said that "this is a logical and correct decision because the government has declared war on the workers and not on the fmln."    orlando arevalo, leader of the national peasant workers unity--of a christian democratic trend--wondered if it was worth it for the marxist guerrillas to hold a dialogue with the rightist government while "the people are being murdered."    political leaders of social democratic and christian democratic leanings voiced their concern over the suspension of the peace talks and committed themselves to contacting the fmln leaders to make them reconsider not attending the third round of the dialogue that was slated for 20 and 21 november in caracas (venezuela).    edgar palacios, coordinator of the permanent committee for the national dialogue (cpdn), regretted the fmln's decision and warned that "when the doors to dialogue are closed, the doors to war are opened."    several opposition leaders pointed out that the suspension of the talks will worsen the war and will bring more bloodshed, but his opinion was not shared by the workers, who stated they are "victims of an open war by the government."    centeno added:  "what more will happen?  the only thing missing is for the tanks to roll down the streets against us.  we have been attacked, and we--the workers--have not murdered anyone.  we have participated in political debates and demand that the government meet our basic needs."    the government and the fmln began a dialogue in september in mexico. in the first meeting, they agreed to meet in costa rica in october to draft a cease-fire that will end an internal war that has left over 70,000 dead in 9 years.

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Input: religious, political, and union leaders headed the funeral march of the 10 union members killed in the dynamite attack against fenastras (salvadoran workers national union federation) headquarters, located in the center of san salvador, only 200 meters from the police headquarters.  the union members' bodies, including fenastras leader fede elizabeth velasquez, were accompanied by several thousand workers who shouted antigovernment slogans and carried red flowers.  the march took place amidst much tension because of the large number of military troops in san salvador's main streets and because union members stopped at least 30 policemen dressed in civilian clothes who, according to the unionists, had infiltrated the demonstration.  the march ended at the la bermeja cemetery, where the union members' bodies were buried.

fede elizabeth velasquez

dynamite


Input: colonel mauricio ernesto vargas, commander of the 3rd infantry brigade, reported on 31 october that between january and september, the army had inflicted 800 casualties on the fmln (farabundo marti national liberation front) and seized 300 weapons in the eastern area of the country.  col vargas added that the army suffered 443 casualties during the same period.  the military commander of the area added that 393 guerrillas were killed and 310 wounded in more than 600 clashes and that 143 soldiers were killed and 300 wounded.    "qualitative changes have taken place in the 3rd infantry brigade since 1984, when the fmln changed its overall strategy from seizing power by military means to the extended people's war whose basic element is the uprising of the masses," col vargas said.    vargas added that despite rebel actions, the armed forces have carried out the government's plans and are promoting the "eastern 89" plan in 18 municipalities with 40 million colons to cover the collective and individual needs of the people.  they are preparing a second phase of the plan, which will include the other three departments.    vargas also reported that, because 30 percent of the country's coffee is grown in the eastern sector of the country, the army is carrying out combing operations to protect the people of the area during the coffee harvest.    regarding the government - fmln dialogue held in costa rica, which he attended as advisor for the government commission, vargas said the armed forces continue to support the government's democratic nature.  "there is someone who is trying to hinder the dialogue and peace.  we reject all charges of involvement in the recent acts of violence and attacks and publicly reiterate our total support for the country's peace process," vargas added.


Input: the ecuadoran insurgent group "free homeland montoneros" (mpl) today reiterated that it will not abandon its armed struggle.  it made this announcement 1 day after the "alfaro lives, damnit" (avc) group signed a peace agreement with president rodrigo borja's government.    the mpl today expressed its determination to continue its armed struggle and not to follow the avc's footsteps.  avc leaders and two ecuadoran ministers yesterday appeared before the media to formalize the peace agreement between the avc and the government.    in a communique released to efe, the mpl states that it will now brandish its weapons "with greater force to attain freedom for ecuadoran society and its people."    the mpl communique calls upon ecuadoreans "to strengthen the people's power, to prepare to seize political power through organization and struggle until the bourgeoisie and imperialism are defeated, and to promote revolutionary unity in the streets, fields, and mountains."    the mpl accuses the borja administration of adding to the people's problems by authorizing new increases for basic staples and by "continuing to violate human rights."    according to the mpl, there have been 4 murders, 9 cases of torture, 8 cases of disappearances, and 25 arbitrary arrests since borja rose to power last 10 august.  meanwhile, the group added, "the actions of paramilitary squads continue with impunity."    the group, which became active on 22 january 1986, said it is very concerned about "the indifference of the institutional left wing, which cannot surmount the parliamentary limits imposed by the system."


Input: during a news conference attended by foreign correspondents, president alan garcia said here today that he supports the construction "of not one but five" international highways in the amazonian region.    according to press reports, the united states pressured japan not to provide financing for the brazilian-peruvian project.    garcia said he was not aware that u.s. president george bush had held talks with the japanese government at hirohito's funeral to prevent the financing of the highway.    some reports said that bush had held talks with japanese prime minister noboru takeshita on the need to preserve the natural environment, especially the amazon region, which is considered the "world's lungs."    the peruvian president said: "president bush is a politician with wide experience.  i do not believe he said such a thing.  if he did say it, it would be very serious, because he would be intervening in our domestic affairs."    brazilian president jose sarney recently said that the construction of the international highway is "a matter of national sovereignty."    brazil and peru are sponsoring a project to build a highway through the amazon region to join the brazilian northwestern state of acre and the pacific ocean.  both countries have asked for japan's financial support for the project.    in practice, the objective is to establish a land corridor between the atlantic and pacific oceans--an old project of the brazilian military geostrategists.    the brazilian military ministers supported sarney's position by announcing that they will not accept "any type of foreign foreign interference in the amazon region" and that they rejected as "unacceptable" the attempts to link the foreign debt with investments to preserve the amazon forest.    garcia indicated that if the united states wants to help preserve the ecological balance, it should "speed up disarmament talks with the soviet union."  he added that "the best way to protect the amazon region is to eliminate deadly weapons and nuclear bombs."    garcia then reiterated: "i do not believe that president bush has said that, but if he said it, i believe that it is a serious matter and he should give us a concrete opinion."    garcia defended relations with brazil by saying: "i believe fortifying economic, social, and geographic relations between the two countries is a national objective."  then he added: "brazil is one of the world's most important countries, and peru has wrongly lived in fear of brazil.  let us hope that not one but five highways are built through the amazon region."    sixty percent of peru's 1.3 million square kilometers lie in the amazon region.  that makes up nearly one-fifth of the entire amazon basin.


Input: the honduran human rights defense committee (codeh) said today that violations of human rights guarantees continue in this country and denounced summary executions, political assassinations, and intimidatory campaigns against people's leaders.    codeh president ramon custodio issued a document accusing state security organizations of being linked to a series of criminal acts.    codeh stressed that the military unit in charge of "repression is battalion 3-16, led by colonel alberto andino benitez."  battalion 3-16 was created in 1982 as an intelligence unit and has been accused of encouraging the murder and kidnapping of opposition politicians.  this version was rejected by the armed forces, who insist that the "3-16" was abolished more than 2 years ago.    codeh says that in honduras, "facts prove that violations to human rights are serious and that the authorities in charge of investigating and sanctioning them publicly declare their lack of resolve and ability to do so."    according to codeh's version, in honduras over the past 9 years, more than 140 people have disappeared and about 60 have been killed for political reasons.


Input: it was officially reported today that on 10 march alleged shining path members murdered four members of a family in santa maria del valle, huanuco department.    after killing the peasant family, the terrorists used explosives against the town hall and other public facilities.    el comercio reported that alleged shining path members also attacked public facilities in huarpacha, ambo, tomayquichua, and kichki, in huanuco department.    municipal official sergio horna was seriously wounded in an explosion in ambo.

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Input: drug trafficker jose gonzalo rodriguez gacha, aka "the mexican," has denied he requested, through a letter, an alliance with the revolutionary armed forces of colombia (farc).    this was stated in a letter addressed to la prensa director juan carlos pastrana.  rodriguez gacha sent copies of this letter to all media.    the text of the letter follows: mr pastrana:    an article on page 1 of your 19 october newspaper maintains that very reliable sources had disclosed that jose gonzalo rodriguez gacha sent a message to the farc leaders last week proposing an alliance with that subversive group.    the truth is that such a letter does not exist and that i have sent no message to any of the people mentioned in your newspaper.    however, the worst part of this is that the evil intention of the alleged writers of the letter reaches the limit because they portray me as the self-confessed culprit of all crimes perpetrated against up (patriotic union) leaders.  it is true i was accused of the (former up leader jaime) pardo leal assassination.  however, the courts have already issued a verdict of not guilty.  no man has ever been pursued in colombia with such malice.  it seems that the entire penal code has fallen upon me, while my opponents are completely ignored.    regarding the rest of the letter, it does not even deserve mentioning because such a letter does not exist.  therefore, everything is false. moreover, all sectors are fully aware of my principles and my struggle toward the so-called farc groups.    i clearly want to stress my agreement with the proposals made by the m-19 (19 april movement), especially those dealing with ceasing offensive operations against the armed forces and the definite laying down of weapons.  these are the first steps toward making colombia sit at the negotiating table, with no exclusions.    this is my position, and this is the truth.  i am aware that the mission of each one of you, as colombians, is to bring peace back to colombia.    yours faithfully,    jose gonzalo rodriguez gacha


Input: what began as a search for a weapons cache became a mystery that would rival any of sherlock holmes' stories.  in a house located 1 km from tenjo, north of bogota, 13th brigade members today found a grave containing the bodies of two women who were buried more than 3 months ago.    the house was rented in 1987 by luis emilio espina, also known as gonzalo rojas, who was killed 1 week ago.  sources in the 13th brigade link him and his loan guarantor, ernesto velez, who was killed on the guaymaral highway 6 weeks ago, to the medellin cartel.    the house is on the peru farm, which adjoins the chiguachi estate belonging to gonzalo rodriguez gacha and camilo zapata, who also owns the famous marroquin castle.    according to a high-ranking infantry school officer, this is the same house where (bogota mayor) andres pastrana was held when he was kidnapped.  the person leasing the property disappeared after the assassination of luis carlos galan, and since then 10 other people who used to frequent the farm have been mysteriously killed.

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Input: army and national police troops are conducting operations in the rural area of el penon municipality, cundinamarca department, to pursue the armed group that killed five peasants in the area.  the peasants' corpses were found riddled with bullets.  according to reports by the authorities, the corpses of the five peasants were found on the village outskirts.  some reports indicate that the peasants were killed by alleged members of the xxii front of the farc (revolutionary armed forces of colombia) operating in this sector.  the victims were identified as jose manuel jimenez rivera, pedro rafael jimenez cortez, jose lacides ordonez, jose isaac forero linares, and pedro rafael ordonez.

members of the xxii front of the farc

revolutionary armed forces of colombia

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pedro rafael jimenez cortez

jose lacides ordonez

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Input: four people killed, five injured, and losses estimated to be in the millions are the result of a car bomb explosion in bogota, the police reported to radio cadena nacional.  the car bomb was left under the bridge on 68th street and 13th street where it exploded at approximately 1100, killing maria jacinta pulido, 42; pilar pulido, 19; a minor reportedly known as carlos; efrain rincon rodriguez, and a police official who died at the police clinic.    after the investigations, the authorities reported that the vehicle used in this attack was a 1981 blue chevrolet with license plate no fd-03904.  however, when the bomb exploded the vehicle was using licence plates no ic-9394.  the removal of the corpses was supervised by 3d district judge jaime bernardo chavez bolanos.  the blast damaged showcases of at least 30 stores and destroyed some 20 food stands.  although the bomb exploded under the bridge, it was not seriously damaged and suspension of traffic was unnecessary.

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Input: two medium-sized bombs exploded early this morning at the house of judge guillermo torre alday and at the offices of lawyer luis rossman, a former director of the santa fe provincial bank.  the explosions caused some damage, but no casualties.    judge ramiro puyol is carrying out the investigation into the two cases, but so far there have been no positive results.    the two bombs exploded only minutes apart and caused minor damage to the walls of the two premises.  there were no casualties.    according to several members of the bomb squad of the local police, the two bombs were planted with the exclusive purpose of intimidating the owners of the premises.    this afternoon sources close to the investigation announced that both attacks had the intention of "frightening" torre alday and rossman, who was director of the provincial bank of santa fe during governor jose vernet's tenure.    it has been learned that both torre alday and rossman are linked to the bankruptcy cases of some local enterprises.  therefore, it is thought that the attacks had the intention of intimidating both men.    judge puyol immediately began his investigation into the two cases, which, according to some members of the bomb squad, "do not have any political implications."  (passage omitted)

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