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			Sunday, July 18, 1999
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JFK Jr plane wreckage
BOSTON, July 17 (AFP) — Searchers today found the wreckage "consistent with an aircraft accident," including a headrest and carpeting, that may have come from the missing plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr., a Coast Guard official said. The debris was discovered 100 metres off shore at Gay Head beach on Martha's vineyard said Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Gary Jones. Searchers also found what may have been luggage from the missing Kennedy aircraft, and one of the pieces of luggage bore the name of one of the aircraft's passengers, said Jones.

Imam held for espionage
CHINSURA (West Bengal), July 17 (PTI) — An imam of a local mosque has been arrested for his alleged involvement in espionage bids and criminal activities in Bangladesh, the police sources said today. Mohammad Zakir Hussain Noori alias Taslimuddin, serving as the imam of the Jama Masjid here for the past seven months, was arrested yesterday on a tip off by the Murshidabad police, the Superintendent of Police, Hoogly, Mr Gangeswar Singh, said here.

ISI agents remanded
MUMBAI, July 17 (PTI) — A local court today refused to free on bail four suspected ISI agents who allegedly procured and transmitted "classified documents" to Pakistani intelligence agency in Karachi. Remanding them in judicial custody till July 31, the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, however, decided to consider on Monday the bail plea of the accused, charged with the violation of the Official Secrets Act 1923.

Dalit raped
NEW DELHI, July 17 (PTI) — A 30-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a 70-year-old temple priest and his accomplice in the Sultanpuri area of North-West Delhi on July 14, the police said here today. The victim, a Labour Front activist, was allegedly picked up by the priest of a local temple Baba Hari Ram, and 15 to 20 of his accomplices and allegedly raped by the priest and his friend, Shamsher, in the presence of others, according to a statement made by her to the police today.

Minister freed
MOSCOW, July 17 (AP) — A Chechen official who was arrested here for allegedly taking part in a hostage-taking raid three years ago was released today, Russian news agencies reported. Chechen Security Minister Turpal-Ali Atqeriyev was detained yesterday by Interior Ministry forces at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.

Satellite launched
MOSCOW, July 17 (DPA) — A rocket carrying a research satellite blasted off today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in a launch delayed by 11 days in a row between Russia and Kazakhstan over the use of the space centre. Russian mission command reported a successful launch of the Zenit-2 rocket carrying the Russian-Ukrainian satellite Okean-0 which will be helping scientists monitor both ocean and ice surfaces covering the earth’s poles.

Freedom fighter ill
KANPUR, July 17 (PTI) — The condition of well-known freedom fighter, I.K. Kumaran Master, who led the famous march that led to the liberation of Mahe from the French rule 45 years ago, is "gradually deteriotating". "He is being moved to the cooperative hospital for necessary neurological treatment", hospital sources said here today.