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Veteran AP Congman dies in bomb attackHYDERABAD: Y Raja Reddy, veteran Congressman and father of Andhra Pradesh Congress president Dr Y S Ra...
May 24, 1998 12:00 AM IST
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Veteran AP Congman dies in bomb attack
HYDERABAD: Y Raja Reddy, veteran Congressman and father of Andhra Pradesh Congress president Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy was killed in a bomb attack at vempally village, about 70 km from cuddaph, today. One of Reddy8217;s assailants, who hurled country-made bombs at his car, was also killed as Reddy8217;s gunmen fired at him. One of bombs hit Raja Reddy on his full face and split his head spewing out the brain and eyes killing him on the spot and severing the hand of the car driver.
US school hit list
MISSOURI: Three sixth-grade boys in Missouri had a 8220;hit list8221; and were plotting to kill fellow classmates on the last day of school in a sniper attack during a false fire alarm, police said.
Irish peace deal
LONDON: An overwhelming number of people on both sides of the Irish border voted yes8217; in the referendums held there on Friday. In Northern Ireland 71.2 per cent of the electorate voted yes8217; to a question about whether they supported the GoodFriday Peace Agreement, and 28.8 per cent voted no8217;.
Kasim remanded
CHENNAI: Islamic Defence Force leader Ervadi Kasim and prime suspect in the triple train blasts case, was today remanded to judicial custody till Monday by a metropolitan magistrate.
Trinamool bandh
CALCUTTA: The Trinamool Congress today said the party would go ahead with its 12-hour statewidebandh on May 25 to protest against violence allegedly unleashed by the ruling Left Front, despite the Calcutta HC holding the bandh as illegal8217; in the light of Kerala high court order.
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