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"Governor Romney, go outand get 'em, you can do it," headded, before the men shookhands for the cameras.

The two main Republicancandidates arrived in the Ne-vada gambling center on Wed -nesday after Romney soundlydefeated Gingrich in theFlorida primary, re-establish-ing himself as the clear fron-trunner in the race.

A new poll yesterday gaveRomney a clear lead over Gin-grich in the western battle-ground state, with 45 percentto the former House speaker's25 percent.

In December, Romneysnubbed Trump by declining toparticipate in a debate to behosted by the tycoon, althoughTrump later said that he did notresent the former Massachu-setts governor's decision.

LAS VEGAS (AFP) - Real es-tate tycoon and reality TV starDonald Trump endorsed Re-publican presidential frontrun-ner Mitt Romney yesterday, inanother boost for the formerMassachusetts governor.

After keeping poll-watchersguessing -- as late as Wednes-day evening, a senior Gingrichofficial claimed Trump wouldendorse his candidate -- Trumpannounced he was throwinghis weight behind Romney.

"It's my honor, real honorand privilege to endorse MittRomney," he said, with thecandidate and his wife Annstanding next to him.

"Mitt is tough, he's smart,he's sharp, he's not going toallow bad things to continue tohappen to this country that weall love," Trump added, speak-ing in one of his own hotels inLas Vegas.

Trump endorses Romney

in White House racestory and presenting it to hisviewers.

He moved on to radio in1967 and established his pop-ular 1:30 PM program on Vozdi Aruba, where he deliveredthe news to the Aruban com-munity for the next 34 years,until Senile Dementia forcedhis retirement in 2001 at theage of 79.

Janchi’s career also en-tailed being an MC and agood part of his early careerentailed making radio com-mercials. Lizette Does of theSan Pedro di Verona Home,where he resides, recalls hisfamous Pepsi ad, the first onthe island for that product,where he provided the tagline and sound effects!

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mentator and reporter) but hewas also cameraman, editorand copywriter, single-hand-edly going out and getting the

Presently, Aruba boasts 3local TV stations, 13 newspa-pers and a slew of radio sta-tions broadcasting local andinternational news. In theheyday of Janchi Tromp, whocelebrated his 90th birthdayon Wednesday, February 1,the total of all of those com-bined could be counted onone hand.

Janchi was of the van-guard of island journalism, amulti-faceted talent with akeen interest in current eventsand informing the commu-nity. He began by reportingfor local papers, including the

English publication for LagoColony residents, The EssoNews.

When Aruba’s first TVstation, TeleAruba, Channel13, went on the air in theearly 60’s, it was Juanchi’snightly news the island tunedinto at 8:00 PM. Not onlywas he anchor (and sole com-

A grand birthday celebrationfor Janchi Tromp, an icon ofAruba news media

Friday, February 3, 2012

Check it out at: http://www.themorningnewsaruba.com/index.php/photography-contest

Janchi with fellow newsmen

With wife Clea, children and grandchildren

cle is wrongly parked with keyin the ignition, but was not re-moved by the Tow Truck, theowner will be fined Afls.75 toreclaim the vehicle.

The police will pay specialattention to the Linear Parkarea. The government hasspent about 5 million Arubanflorins to beautify this area anddefinitely does not want auto-mobiles destroying the area. Itis prohibited to park anywherearound the Linear Park corri-dor or at the back of this area.To park at the back of the areameans that the vehicle had tohave cross over the pedestrianpath to get there, which isstrictly prohibited.

There will also be strict con-trol on the Vondellaan to ensurethat no structures are erected onsidewalks to obstruct the pas-sage of pedestrians. Tents withautomobiles parked under themis also against the rules and willbe towed by the police. DOWofficials will be monitoring thisto make sure that everyonecomplies with the rules with re-spect to the placement of tents,chairs or palettes. InspectorMuller urges everyone to ad-here to the rules and to not parkon intersections. Intersectionsmust remain unobstructed forthe free passage of Police, theFire Brigade and Ambulance.In the words of Muller,….”Please, let us all respect thetraffic laws.”

The police has announced thatthey will be very strict duringthe upcoming Carnival parade.They will be paying special at-tention to automobiles parkedalong the route. Parking in pro-hibited areas, such as on side-walks will be fined. Accordingto Inspector Ricardo Muller, incharge of Traffic, our citizensneed to understand that theycannot park their vehicles any-where they please; they mustobey and respect traffic rules.

Inspector Muller empha-sized that using the Tow Truckto remove vehicles improperlyparked is not to simply toannoy people, but to stop theflagrant disobedience of thetraffic laws.

Improperly parked vehiclesendanger the lives of pedestri-ans who are forced to walkunto streets with the impen dingdangers that this brings. Park-ing on sidewalks and at the cor-ner of the road are not allowed;these vehicles will be removedby the police. The traffic lawswill be enforced also during theCarnival period. One of thetraffic laws states that if a vehi-cle is wrongly parked and isobstructing the visibility ofother traffic and/or endageringthe lives of pedestrians, it maybe removed by the police.

This means that vehicles re-moved by the police will costthe owner a fine of Afls.175 toget his vehicle back. If a vehi-

cel prizes. The next opportunity to

spin Digicel’s Wheel of prizeswill be next Monday, February6th at the Digicel Tanki Leen-dert locale

Rincon Boyzz. The first 10 customers who

bought Afls.25 or more had theopportunity to spin the wheeland win one of the great Digi-

The Digicel L.G. Smith Boule-vard’s locale was crowdedwith people the other night try-ing their luck at the “Spin theWheel” campaign in an effortto win one of their fabulousprizes. Digicel also appearedon Ruben Garcia’s popular“Riba Bou” Carnival televi-sion show to show off theirnew promo campaign.

Digicel joyfully welcomedthe Rincon Boyzz, winners ofthe Tumba 2012 contest to theevent. They provided a de-lightful Carnival ambiance atthe Digicel locale, especiallywhen they played their win-ning number, “Den Historia.”Everyone who won wasthrilled with their prizes andwith the sweet tunes of the

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Burger King in Palm Beach is where MarketingManager Ana Maria Ramirez proudly unveiledtheir new specialty items, The California Whopperand Jr. Whopper, for a limited time only.

Island media sampled this “tidal wave” of anoversized sandwich featuring the famous BurgerKing charcoal grilled beef patty, creamy gua-camole, Swiss cheese and crispy bacon, in additionto the usual garnishes of lettuce, tomatoes andonions.

It was announced how pleased they are to offerthis interesting new taste and a more diverse menuto match the taste of their loyal clientele. Alongwith the California Whopper, taste-testers also hada preview of another appealing snack item: CheeseTots; bite-size samples of their famous hashbrowns with melty cheese mixed in.

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the Caribbean," he said, con-firming the Aruba plant posteda loss in the fourth quarter.

A decision on "strategic al-ternatives" for Aruba will bemade "very shortly here withinthe first quarter," he said.

Valero spokesman Bill Dayconfirmed in an email that ashutdown is one of several op-tions being looked out, inclu -ding "a sale, a joint operatingagreement and further reduc-tions in runs."

The closure of Aruba wouldaffect the intermediates sentfrom that plant to Valero's GulfCoast refineries, as well as At-lantic Basin crude purchases.

NEw YORk -- Valero EnergyCEO Bill klesse on Tuesdaysignaled the possible closure oftwo more refineries -- one hiscompany owns and one it doesnot -- adding to the growinglist of shutdowns that are re-shaping the global downstreammarket.

In North America, klessecompared the outlook forValero's 235,000 b/d Aruba re-finery in the Caribbean to theHovensa plant in the regionthat is being shut by the Hess-PDVSA joint venture andturned into a terminal.

"we're in the same boat aswhat was announced by one ofour competitors operating in


Future of Valero Aruba

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persons each. The trams willrun every 8 and a half min-utes and stop at 8 designatedtram stops. These vehiclesmove rather slowly.

open type tram as can be ob-served from the accompany-ing photo.

They intend to order threeof these vehicles with a ca-pacity for carrying about 70

These trams are intendedto be an addition to ourtourism product and part ofthe beautification of the citycenter of Oranjestad.

tion by the end of the year.The team of experts who

worked on the tram projectspecifically chose an energyefficient vehicle using solarenergy. They also chose an

ORANJESTAD -- Sometimetowards the end of this year,Aruba will become the firstand only country in theCaribbean to implement theservice of a tram or trolley asa means of public transportfor travel through the innercity center.

Not only will Aruba’stram be an innovation forthis tiny island, but it willalso be unique in that it willbe a totally “green” vehi-cle...using green energy...arechargeable battery!

The tram is part of an in-tegral program for the revi-talization of the city centerof Oranjestad. According tothe government, the city cen-ter in downtown Oranjestadneeded a drastic change tobring back shoppers to thecommercial area of themainstreet.

The rails for the tramhave recently arrived on theisland and it is expected thatthe work of laying these willbegin very soon. Reportedly,the tram should be in opera-

Of all things...Aruba gets a “green” Tram!

Route that the tram will travel from the Wharf to down town OranjestadAruba’s newest vehicle with the Aruba logo affixed onits front end.

Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring a very nicecouple who are loyal visitors of Aruba, as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba. The honoringtook place at the Divi Tamarijn Beach Resort. The symbolic honorary title is presentedin the name of the Minister of Tourism as a token of appreciation to guests who visitAruba for 10 to 19 consecutive years. The honorees are Mr. Michael and Mrs. Maria Naz-zaro. The Nazzaros say they love the Island very much because of the friendly peoplewho live and work here, the climate, beaches, restaurants and all other activities thatthe island has to offer. The certificate was presented by Mr. Ernest Giel representing theAruba Tourism Authority together with Mr. Francis Ridderstap Leisure Services managerat the Divi Tamarijn Beach Resort.

recreation room were linedwith memories of Juanchiwhen he was considered oneof Aruba’s premiere mediapersonalities; the staff ofTHE MORNING NEWSwishes Juanchi and his fam-ily Pabien and expresses theirgratitude for the legacyJuanchi has left for all newsmedia on Aruba.

by Rosalie Klein

Juanchi’s family, wife Clea,son Juanchi Jr. and daughterVicky were on hand to pro-vide a lovely party for his fel-low residents and staff of SanPedro di Verona, along withthe dozens of island media,many of them former col-leagues and protégés, whoalong with many admirers,came to pay homage toJuanchi on his special day.

The walls of the home’s


A grand birthday celebration

for Janchi Tromp . . .Continued from page 1

With son Juni and Djispie

With Lizette Does

Personal and professional life through the years

Honoring at the Divi TamarijnBeach Resort

confirmed that "the vessel hassunk and passengers are in thewaters awaiting rescue".

Rescue co-ordinator Cap-tain Nurur Rahman said it wastoo early to say why the ferrywent down, refusing to specu-late on whether the ship wasoverloaded.

old Japanese-built ferry --which in the past has carriedup to 550 passengers -- sank indeep waters near the end of itsjourney.

The PNG National Mar-itime Safety Authority(NMSA) said it was firstalerted by a distress signal and

PORT MORESBY (AFP) -More than 200 people wereplucked from waters off PapuaNew Guinea yesterday after aferry sank but dozens re-mained missing with rescuersscouring the choppy seas forsurvivors.

Operator Star Ships said itlost contact with the MVRabaul Queen at about 6:00amwhile it was travelling betweenKimbe and Lae in the east ofthe Pacific nation, blaming badweather for the disaster.

Star Ships said there were350 passengers and 12 crewonboard, Australian newsagency AAP reported late yes-terday. The passengers werePNG locals, mainly students.

It added that the 22-year-

cause, unlike natural drugs,they can be produced any-where, once the organizationhas access to precursor chemi-cals and a basic knowledge,"said Antonio Mazzitelli, direc-tor of the UN Office on Drugsand Crime for Mexico, CentralAmerica and the Caribbean.

These activities "allowthem to obtain a product thatcan be sent onto the marketvery cheaply," with a worldmarket of synthetic drugs esti-mated at $65 billion, he said.

In neighboring Guatemala -- which has seen major incur-sions by Mexican gangs inrecent years -- security forcescaptured 30 tons of precursorchemicals in 2011, and six tonsso far in 2012, according to of-ficial figures.

Some observers, includingUS-based analysts Stratfor,speculate that Mexican cartelsmay be moving production ofmethamphetamine south of theborder in response to Mexico'smilitary clampdown on organ-ized crime.

Mexican authorities havenot published figures on theproduction of synthetic drugsbut say they have uncovered646 laboratories and seizedmore than 45 tons of metham-phetamines and 13.5 millionpsychoactive pills since 2006.

Between 2001 and 2006,the army discovered only 10laboratories for producing syn-thetic drugs.

In 2011, they also inter-cepted more than 1,200 tons ofprecursor chemicals used indrugs like amphetamines, in-cluding monomethylamine,derived from ammonia.

Mexican defense officialssay the rapid growth of druglabs is partly due to the successof the government's eradica-tion of marijuana or heroinpoppy fields.

But authorities also say it iseasier to set up a lab than planta field of drug crops and, mostimportantly, the profits aregreater.

"Synthetic drugs represent avery attractive opportunity forcriminal organizations be-

age, snowy winter, Phil perkilysuggested that he hadn't seenhis shadow and therefore reliefwas around the corner. Maybenot so clever.

Americans might start pay-ing more attention to Phil'soften overlooked competitorCharles G. Hogg, the residentgroundhog at Staten IslandZoo in New York City.

On being dragged out of hisburrow yesterday in the pres-ence of Mayor Michael Bloom -berg, Chuck, as he's commonlyknown, did not see his shadow-- meaning, of course, that cur-rently mild temperatures willstay that way right up until theofficial start of spring.

CBS reports that Chuck,who provoked admiration insome quarters when he bitBloomberg's hand in 2009, hasbeen more right than wrongsince the Staten Island tradi-tion started in the 1980s.

This year, even lesser rivalsin Georgia and Ohio also re-portedly failed to see theirshadows, piling more pressureon poor old PunxsutawneyPhil. It must be enough tomake him want to slink backinto hibernation.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Holly-wood star and weather seerPunxsutawney Phil used to bethe only groundhog that mat-tered in weather predicting, butPhil's shock decision yesterdaythat spring is still six weeksaway put him out on a limb.

As the eastern United Statesenjoys an exceptionally mildwinter, most would haveguessed that spring is aroundthe corner. But when Punx-sutawney Phil emerged fromhis burrow yesterday, his han-dlers announced he was able tosee his shadow. According totradition, that signals six moreweeks of winter.

Nothing if not self-assured,the clever groundhog, whosepersona starred in a Bill Mur-ray comedy "Groundhog Day,"immediately updated his Face-book page: "6 MORE WEEKSOF WINTER!!!!!!"

The ritual in Punxsutawney,Pennsylvania risked provokingskeptics, whether childrenlooking forlornly at their un-used sleds, or adults swelteringon their way to the office inwinter overcoats.

As it happens, last year, inthe thick of a particularly sav-

Groundhog handler Ron Ploucha holds PunxsutawneyPhil after he saw his shadow predicting 6 more weeks ofwinter. (AFP)

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Sei -zures of precursor chemicalsfor synthetic drugs and raidson drug labs have multiplied inMexico and Guate mala in re-cent months, as experts saytraf fickers are increasinglyturning to production.

The shift is another sign ofthe growth of Mexico's cartels,once known as cocaine traf-fickers to the United States andnow infamous for violent turfwars and trafficking drugs toAustralia or Africa, peopletrafficking and extortion.

In Mexico, many syntheticdrug laboratories have beendiscovered in western Pacificcoast states, where there hasalso been a sharp rise in sei -zures of precursor chemicals inport cities, mostly on shipsfrom China.

We note "a change of direc-tion in the activities of criminalorganizations, who are turningto the production of syntheticdrugs," said general RicardoTrevilla, spokesman for theMexican army, in a recentstatement.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Groundhogs clash over

US weather prognosis

Mexico traffickers ramp up synthetic

drug production

Hundreds rescued as Papua New Guineaferry sinks

BOGOTA (AFP) - The deathtoll from a powerful car-bomb-ing of a police station by leftistguerrillas in Colombia rose tonine yesterday, the ColombianRed Cross said.

Nearly 70 people werewounded in the blast Wednes-day, which set fire to about adozen buildings in the south-western town of Tumaco onWednesday, Red Cross offi-cials said.

Two of the wounded laterdied of their injuries, lifting thedeath toll to nine, includingthree policemen, a Red Crossspokesman said.

It was the deadliest attackagainst civilians in Colombiathis year.

he didn't have maps, he didn'thave blueprints related to thebase. He had drawings -- he isa painter -- that had nothing todo with the base," Morenosaid.

"In Chile and Peru wehave to turn our attention toother things. The truth is thatwe are not in a conflict, weare two countries with manythings in common," he said.

Suspicions between thetwo countries blew up into adiplomatic crisis in 2009when Peru accused twoChilean military officers ofpaying a Peruvian militaryofficer for state secrets.

LIMA (AFP) - A youngChilean has been detained fortaking photographs of a mili-tary barracks in southernPeru, the second such arrestin as many days near a mili-tary installation, police saidyesterday.

The two countries histori-cally have had strained rela-tions over a border disputedating from the late 19th cen-tury when Chile defeatedPeru in the War of the Pacific.

The latest arrest involvedan unidentified 19-year-oldwho a police source said hadbeen invited to a sports eventWednesday at the GregorioAlbarracin military base inTacna, a Peruvian region thatborders Chile.

"It appears that out of cu-riosity he took some photo-graphs of the barracksstables, but it was in a re-stricted area so he was de-tained by the military police,"the source, who asked not tobe identified, told AFP.

On Tuesday, another Chi -lean was arrested near the Ta-

lara air base, more than 600miles (1,000 kilometers)north of Lima, Defense Min-ister Alberto Otarola said.

Regional press reports saidthe detainee said he was tour-ing South America by bicycleand had to camp out near thebase because of a problemwith one of the bicycle'swheels.

In Santiago, Chilean For-eign Minister AlfredoMoreno sought to calmnerves, telling CNN Chilethat the detainee had no con-nection to the Chilean mili-tary or any other institution.

"He didn't have a camera,

courtroom in central London,after which the judges are ex-pected to defer their decisionfor several weeks.

Assange is fighting extradi-tion to Sweden to face allega-tions of rape and sexual assaultmade by two women, which hedenies. He insists the sex wasconsensual and says the allega-tions are politically motivated.

If the Supreme Court rejectshis appeal, Assange will haveexhausted all his options inBritain but he could still makea last-ditch appeal to the Euro-pean Court of Human Rights.

Dozens of supporters wereagain in court yesterday to seethe white-haired former hacker,who has become a cause cele-bre since his anti-secrecy web-site enraged Washington byleaking thousands of secret USdocuments.

In her arguments, Mont-gomery raised the legal sys-tems of France, Denmark, theNetherlands and even Cambo-dia. She added that there was"nothing either shocking to theconscience or violative of basichuman rights" for a prosecutoror police officer to issue such awarrant.

LONDON (AFP) - Swedishauthorities yesterday rejectedarguments by WikiLeaks foun-d er Julian Assange against hisextradition, telling Britain's topcourt that if he won the case itcould turn European law on itshead.

The 40-year-old Australian-- making what is almost cer-tainly his last appearance be-fore British judges -- says theSwedish prosecutor who or-dered his arrest in December2010 over rape allegations wasnot a valid judicial authority.

But Clare Montgomery, thelawyer for the Swedish author-ities, told the Supreme Court inLondon that at least eight coun-tries would be barred fromusing the European Arrest War-rant (EAW) system if As-sange's appeal were allowed.

"It would undermine theframework decision (of theEAW system) as it was agreedby, and as it has now been giveneffect by, a number of our ex-tradition partners," Mont-gomery told the panel of sevenjudges.

She was speaking on thesecond and final day of thehearing at the wood-panelled


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Sweden says Assangeappeal would overturnEuropean law

Arrests raise tensions betweenChile, Peru

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (C) leaves the SupremeCourt in central London on February 2, 2012 on the sec-ond day of his appeal against extradition to Sweden overrape allegations. (AFP)

Red Cross: Death toll from Colombia

car bomb rises to nine

A Colombian police investigator examines a body of a po-

liceman who was killed in a car bomb blast

the body a full workout.Also available to travelers

are the fitness centers locatedat Aruba’s resorts, many ofwhich offer aerobics classesincluding Zumba, Aqua aero-bics and yoga. Since noworkout is complete withouta well-balanced meal, the as-sortment of restaurantsthroughout the island pro-vides diners with healthychoices ranging from freshseafood to grilled steaks andsalads.

With the abundance of ac-tivities and adventures tochoose from, vacationers toAruba can rest assured thattheir health and wellnessgoals will be met while theyindulge in a trip where thesun and sand are constant andthe memories are everlasting.

For additional informationon how to stay fit on yournext vacation in Aruba,please visit www.aruba.com.

matter in India is nearly fivetimes the limit where it be-comes unsafe for humans, saidthe study released at the recentWorld Economic Forum inDavos, Switzerland.

Health experts say particu-late matter is one of the maincauses of acute lower respira-tory infections and even can-cer.

India scored a meagre 3.73out of a possible 100 points inthe air analysis, lagging waybehind Bangladesh, the next-worst performer, which scored13.66.

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indiahas the worst air quality in theworld, beating even its neigh-bour China, according to anannual survey based at Yaleand Columbia universities inthe United States.

Of all the countries sur-veyed in the EnvironmentalPerformance Index (EPI),which measures the effects ofpolluted air on human health,India ranked the lowest at 132.

The study used satellite datato measure air pollution con-centrations.

The level of fine particulate

Park creates the perfect set-ting for a hike, with trails thatlead visitors through historic,cultural and natural treasures.Mount Jamanota, the island’shighest point at 620 feet, andHooiberg Mountain at 541feet, offer challenges formore ambitious hikers whilethe Casibari Rock Forma-tions provide easier climbswith similar vistas. For addi-tional ways to exploreAruba’s exotic terrain, travel-ers can rent bikes or takehorse back riding tours fromcompanies throughout the is-land.

After working up a sweat,vacationers can cool off bytrying some of Aruba’s famedwater sports. The constanttrade winds and combinationof flat and choppy water con-ditions make Aruba ideal forboth professional and novicewindsurfers and kiteboarders.Not only are these watersports fun, but they also give

- Staying fit while in Arubadoesn’t have to mean spend-ing time in stuffy gyms with-out gorgeous ocean andbeach views. The One happyisland offers a multitude ofoutdoor activities and adven-tures for those looking to stayin shape during their vaca-tion.

The trend towards activetravel can be seen in thegrowing interest in activitiessuch as hiking, biking andclimbing. The island ofAruba is responding to thisincreasing demand by prov-ing that it has much more tooffer than Caribbean sun andsand. The island, 20 mileslong by 6 miles wide, is theright size for convenient off-the-beaten-path explorationwhile the semi-arid topogra-phy and geological forma-tions offer a wealth ofactivities distinct from otherCaribbean isles.

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mentia."The most effective ap-

proach may be to treatAlzheimer's the way we treatcancer -- through early detec-tion and treatment, before ithas a chance to spread," saidstudy co-author and neurologyprofessor Scott Small.

"The best way to cureAlzheimer's may be to identifyand treat it when it is just be-ginning, to halt progression. Itis during this early stage thatthe disease will be mostamenable to treatment.

"That is the exciting clinicalpromise down the road."

Alzheimer's disease, themost common form of demen-tia, is characterized by the ac-cumulation of plaques and

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Anew US study has found thatAlzheimer's disease spreadsfrom one part of the brain toanother like an infection, a dis-covery that could aid the de-velopment of treatments toslow its progress.

The Columbia UniversityMedical Center (CUMC) studyon transgenic mice found thatthe abnormal tau protein linkedto the disease travels alongbrain circuits, "jumping" fromneuron to neuron.

The findings, publishedWednesday in the online jour-nal PloS One, could one dayhelp researchers develop treat-ments to slow or halt the pro-gression of the disease, whichcauses increasingly severe de-

fibrous tangles (composed ofabnormal tau) in brain cellscalled neurons.

Previous studies have alsosuggested that the disease be-gins in the entorhinal cortex --which plays a key role inmemory -- before spreading toother regions important forhigher brain functions.

An estimated 5.4 millionpeople suffer from the disease,which is the sixth leadingcause of death in the UnitedStates, according to theAlzheimer's Association.

The disease cannot be pre-vented, cured or even slowed,but some treatments can tem-porarily slow the worsening ofdementia symptoms.

US study finds Alzheimer'sspreads like infection

India's air the worst,says study

WARSAW (AFP) - A coldsnap kept Europe in its icy gripon Thursday, pushing thedeath toll to 160 as countriesfrom Italy to Ukraine strug-gled to cope with temperaturesthat plunged to record lows insome places.

Nine more people died inPoland overnight as tempera-tures hit minus 32 Celsius(minus 25.6 Fahrenheit) in thesouthwest, bringing the overalltoll to 29 since the deep freezebegan last week, national po-lice said.


In Ukraine, tens of thou-sands of people have headed toshelters trying to escape thefreeze that the emergenciesministry said has now killed 63people.

Most of them literally frozeto death on the street, withonly a handful making it tohospital before succumbing tohypothermia, the ministry said.

Shivering and hungry, tensof thousands of Ukrainianshave sought help in the morethan 2,000 temporary sheltersset up by the authorities to help

the poor survive the fearsomespell of cold weather.

In Romania, eight peopledied overnight because of thecold, bringing the overall tollto 22, the health ministry said.Schools remained closed insome parts of the country astemperatures reached minus 31degrees Celsius.

In Bulgaria, where the mer-cury dipped to lows not seen ina century, at least 10 peoplehave died, according to media.Authorities have not releasedofficial figures.

With parts of the Danubefreezing, authorities movedsome vessels to ports furtheraway to protect them from theadvancing ice.

And in the capital Sofia,some residents found theirmoney frozen as automatedteller machines stopped func-tioning, according to localmedia.

In Latvia, 10 people havedied around the capital Rigaalone, with no figures avail-able for the rest of the country.

In neighbouring Lithuania a55-year-old homeless manfound in the ruins of an aban-doned house in Klaipeda be-came the ninth victim of thechill.

And in Estonia, organiserseven had to postpone a trio ofcross-country skiing eventsafter temperatures plunged tominus 30.

In Italy, hundreds of peoplewere trapped overnight ontrains as freezing temperaturesand heavy snowfalls in thecentre and north caused wide-spread chaos on roads, rail-ways and at airports.

In France, 41 of the 101 re-gions were on alert for snow or"deep cold", mainly in the east.

In Serbia, the cold haskilled seven people andtrapped some 11,500 others,mostly in remote mountain vil-lages inaccessible by road.

160 dead as cold snap gripsEurope

Green turtles laid more than 1million eggs last year on oneof the Turtle Islands in thesouthern Philippines. Thatnumber of slimy turtle eggs setan all-time high since record-ing of nesting started in 1984.

Some 14,220 green turtlenests were found on BaguanIsland in 2011, breaking theprevious record of 12,311nests set in 1995. The 2011figures translate to 2,844 nest-ing green turtles and 1.44 mil-lion turtle eggs laid, accordingto the Philippines' Departmentof Environment and NaturalResources and the conserva-tion group Conservation Inter-national.

"1.44 million eggs is an as-tounding number and it pres-ents great hope for boostinggreen turtle populations," saidRomeo Trono, executive direc-tor of Conservation Interna-tional in the Philippines.

With an average of 90 per-cent hatching success and a 1

percent survival rate up tosexual maturity, the turtlebaby boom in Baguan in2011 alone could con-tribute 13,000 individualsto the adult turtle popula-tion, Trono said.

Baguan is one of the nineislands of the Turtle IslandsHeritage Protected Area, aprotected area jointly man-aged by Malaysia and thePhilippines. Baguan is oneof six islands of the Philip-

pines' Turtle Islands WildlifeSanctuary. [Colorful Creaturesof the Philippines]

Since the previous high in1995, Baguan's nesting recordshave been declining anddropped to as low as just over4,000 nests in 2003, accordingto figures from the Departmentof Environment and NaturalResources.

Poaching by foreign fisher-men, egg harvesting for foodand trade, illegal fishing meth-ods and weak law enforcementcontributed to the decline inthe sea turtle population in thesanctuary.

Saving the turtles of the Tur-tle Islands is important to theoverall health of the Coral Tri-angle, a triangular area of wa-ters bordered by Indonesia,Malaysia and West Papua thatboasts spectacular biodiver-sity, said Department of Envi-ronment and NaturalResources Secretary RamonPaje.

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"The question is, whetherothers contribute as well," headded, in an apparent referenceto EU states and the EuropeanCentral Bank.

Under an EU agreementstruck in October, the first stepin fixing a new bailout is toslash 100 billion euros fromGreece's total debt of around350 billion euros.

Juncker's Eurogroup hasalso ordered a new economicadjustment program from theGreek government as Athensfaces debt redemptions wortha total 14.4 billion euros onMarch 20, needing the debtwrite-down deal to go throughso it can get access to freshfunds to meet its bills andavoid a default.

ing the caretaker coalition ledby Lucas Papademos "will notbe anodyne for our citizens."

In Frankfurt, the chairmanof the organisation negotiatingfor the banks said he was"likely" to go to Greece thisweekend, although he also sug-gested that the private sectorbanks were willing to drag thefight out for "weeks" in orderto wring out more concessions.

"We are very close andhopefully will reach an agree-ment within the next weeks ordays," said Josef Ackermann,head of Deutsche Bank, Ger-many's biggest bank, whoheads up the Institute of Inter-national Finance representingthe banks.

Private-sector creditorsholding about 200 billion eurosworth of Greek soveriegnbonds are being asked to ac-cept a writedown in value of"70 percent or more," Acker-mann said.

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) - Ne-gotiations to fix a massivewrite-down with private in-vestors of Greek sovereigndebt are at an "ultra difficult"stage, eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday.

"These negotiations areultra difficult," the Luxem-bourg prime minister toldschool pupils in a blunt ad-dress, referring to the key firstcondition for a global agree-ment on a second financial res-cue for Athens.

Juncker, who chairs the Eu-rogroup that gathers financeministers from the 17 currencypartners, joked that the pro -gress of the negotiations meant"this will be the last happy mo-ment of the day for me."

In Athens, Greek govern-ment spokesman Pantelis Kap-sis also said the talks wereproving "very difficult," tellingMega private television thatthe "cost" of the decisions fac-

BELGIUM, Aalter -- AFPpicture taken yesterdayshows the entrance to theAalter production site ofthe international companyBekaert, in Aalter. Thesteel wire companyBekaert announced yes-terday plans to cut 1250jobs worldwide, of which600 in Belgium. Thebiggest loss is in Aalter,ACV already talked of aloss of 387 jobs out of 490in that production site.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, Bata : A Chinese labourer fromChinese outfit Sinohydro works on the extention andmodernization project of Bata's hight tension electricalgrid in Bata on February 2, 2012. As in many African na-tions, hundreds of Chinese workers are employed inBata, creating a distinct population segregation, mer-chants from the bazars on one side and the employeesof the big companies on the other. (AFP PHOTO)

political upheaval of the pastyear.

After the overthrow oflongtime strongman presidentHusni Mubarak in February2011, continued turmoil on thestreets resulted in wiping outmuch of the country's all-im-portant tourism earnings anddamaging other business sec-tors as well.

But the country, apparentlyuncomfortable with the toughconditions that could comewith it, avoided seeking fi-nancing from the two Wash-ington-based lenders.

WASHINGTON (AFP) -Egypt has asked the WorldBank for a $1.0 billion loan tohelp it rebuild its economy, theBank said yesterday.

The Bank said it had re-ceived an official request fromCairo for a development policyloan, and that it would opendiscussions now to "work outthe details."

Last month Egypt entereddiscussions with the Interna-tional Monetary Fund for aseparate financing, reportedlyas much as $3.2 billion, to helpit bridge fiscal shortfalls as itattempts to recover from the

had offered sufficient reme-dies" to regulator worries, theEuropean Union's senior com-petition regulator Joaquin Al-munia said on Wednesday.

"Unfortunately they onlyoffered remedies limited intheir scope," he said.

Well-steeled in advance forlosing the chance to becomethe world's biggest market op-erator, Deutsche Boerse saidWednesday the decisionshowed the EU was "out oftouch with reality." "This is adark day for Europe and its fu-ture competitiveness on globalfinancial markets," it raged.

Deutsche Boerse chief RetoFrancioni called the decision"inconsistent with and evencontradictory to the Commis-sion's stated aim of expandingregulation on the over-the-counter derivatives market."

NYSE Euronext, which in-cludes the New York Stock Ex-change and exchanges in Parisand Amsterdam, said the ECdecision was "based on a fun-damentally different under-standing of the derivativesmarket."

"As we made clear through-out this process, we would notagree to any concessions thatwould compromise or under-mine the industrial and eco-nomic logic of the proposedcombination," said NYSE Eu-ronext chairman Jan-MichielHessels.

NEW YORK (AFP) - DeutscheBoerse and NYSE Euronextcancelled their mega-mergeryesterday after European regu-lators vetoed the deal.

The decision to abandon theplan to create the world'slargest exchange operator po-tentially dominating the globalderivatives trade was expectedafter the European Commis-sion on Wednesday rejected it.

"NYSE Euronext an-nounced today that in light ofthe decision by the EuropeanCommission to block the pro-posed merger agreement, bothcompanies have agreed to amutual termination of the busi-ness combination agreementoriginally signed by the com-panies on February 15, 2011,"NYSE Euronext said in a briefstatement.

The European Commissionsaid Wednesday it had "no al-ternative" but to veto thetransatlantic tie-up, billed as amerger but which would haveleft the German side dominantin the combined company.

The EC had expressed wor-ries that it would have had mo-nopolistic power in certainderivatives trading.

But NYSE Euronext andDeutsche Boerse had refusedrecommendations to hive offsome of the business that themerger would have covered.

"We could only have al-lowed a merger if the parties


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It was the first event of President Beer but surely not thelast! Presidente Beer and Label 5 Whiskey were the hostsof a very special “Happy Hour”event at Caribbean Storeheld last weekend. They welcomed quite a crowd whocame to enjoy the entertaining Carnaval Happy Hour. Thefestive evening began at 7 p.m. with popular musicalgroup NBO to insure that all were in Carnaval mood until11 p.m. the Caribbean Store enjoys a reputation for theiricy cold beer, but they acknowledge that undoubtedly, therefreshing taste of Presidente Beer and smooth Label 5Whiskey, made a definitive contribution to an even moreenjoyable ambiance. Judging by the huge crowd they at-tracted it is obvious both a big hit among CaribbeanStore’s regular patrons.

seats will be at stake, will becasting ballots for the secondtime.

The new government haspromised that this time thevote will be free and fair, un-like a 2010 nationwide elec-tion that was marred bywidespread complaints ofcheating and swept the army'spolitical allies to power.

The regime has since sur-prised observers with a seriesof reforms, including welcom-ing the NLD back into the po-litical mainstream, inkingceasefire deals with ethnic mi-nority rebels and releasinghundreds of political prisoners.

Tens of thousands of jubi-lant supporters greeted SuuKyi on the campaign trail at theweekend, and there is a newsense of optimism in the air.

protests dubbed the "SaffronRevolution" that were crushedby the regime.

Many were handed longprison sentences for their rolesin the unrest and some wereonly recently released by thenew military-backed govern-ment as part of prisoneramnesties long demanded bythe international community.

Now in their 40s, they aremaking way for a new generation.

"We're not as young as wewere, the former students ofthe 1988 movement. So we'retrying to work with membersof the young generation and inanother month or so we expectto stand united," said NLDyouth spokesman Myo Nyunt.

"Now many, many youngpeople want to join our NLDparty."

Not all youth activists, how-ever, are choosing to sign up tothe NLD in their struggle.

Bo Bo, 23, quit university in2008 and joined the Genera-tion Wave underground move-ment, which uses music,poetry and other art forms forpeaceful expression.

The group has now startedto organise more open activi-ties to campaign for politicaland human rights.

"I wanted to do somethingfor the country," he said.

"In the 2007 Saffron Revo-lution I saw many bad things...They attacked the monks whoprotested on the road verypeacefully. It made me reallyangry and also it encouragedme to do politics and to domore for the country."

Some 30 members of thegroup were thrown into prison.They were released as part ofthe sweeping changes that arealso being felt on the streets.

"We are not going to form apolitical party. We would liketo be an activist organisation,that's all," Bo Bo said.

Many young voters in theconstituencies involved in theApril by-election, where 48

YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar'syouth, no strangers to thecountry's long struggle fordemocracy, are increasinglydaring to emerge from the po-litical shadows as the regimepromises a new era of open-ness.

Their enthusiasm offersmuch-needed new blood forNobel Peace Prize winnerAung San Suu Kyi's NationalLeague for Democracy (NLD)party, whose top ranks are filledwith elderly men in their 80sand 90s known as the "uncles".

With the opposition gearingup for April 1 by-elections ex-pected to propel Suu Kyi andpossibly dozens more partymembers into parliament forthe first time, many youngpeople are heeding the call tobattle.

"I want to fight for thetruth," 25-year-old NLD mem-ber Thuzar Lwin told AFP atthe party's ramshackle Yangonheadquarters, where she washelping to re-register recentlyfreed dissidents on the mem-bership list.

"I believe in my leaderAung San Suu Kyi."

Young Burmese have oftenbeen at the vanguard of theircountry's decades-old resist-ance to oppression and mili-tary rule, but in the past theyoften waged their campaign onthe street or in the shadows.

Now they feel more able tomake their voices heard.

"They always suspected us,the government. Not now.Now we are free again," said21-year-old student Zar YarPhyo.

In 1988 students were at theforefront of the biggest everuprising against the militaryregime, which cracked downbrutally on protesters, result-ing in up to 3,000 deaths andleaving students under theclose watch of the authorities.

Almost two decades later in2007, activists again took tothe streets to join monk-led


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INDIANAPOLIS (AFP) - USauthorities have seized arecord $4.8 million in fakeSuper Bowl souvenirs andtickets and shut down 669websites, most from China,aimed at duping consumerswith counterfeit items.

US Immigration and Cus-toms Enforcement (ICE) di-rector John Morton and NFLlegal affairs vice presidentAnastasia Danias announcedon Thursday the details of anationwide operation thatbegan last October and seized42,692 items.

But 16 websites werestreaming live sport telecastson the internet. Agents ar-rested a 28-year-old Michiganman, Yonjo Quiroa, onWednesday for operating ninesuch sites.

Morton said those siteswould have displayed the UStelecast of Sunday's NFLSuper Bowl 46 showdown be-tween the New England Patri-ots and New York Giants.

"We have our sights set ona different type of victory, de-feating the international coun-terfeiting rings that illegallyprofit off this event," Mortonsaid.

Counterfeiters are mainlyfrom Asia, Morton said.

"The NFL filed numerouslawsuits against many China-based websites that try tomimic the look of official NFLwebsites in order to dupe con-sumers," Danias said. "Typi-cally we're going afternetworks that operate in Chinaand other countries."

For Morton, that means at-tacking the network to try andhit the ringleaders in other na-tions.

"It's a lot tougher in the FarEast," Morton said. "We havehad some operations with theChinese government but it's achallenge. The vast majorityof these items are beingshipped from that part of theworld.

"We have had some successin arresting people overseas.It's hard."

In addition, the operationhas netted 22,570 other itemsof fake NBA, Major LeagueBaseball and National HockeyLeague souvenirs worth an-other $1.6 million. All fakeitems are taken to huge ware-houses for storage beforebeing destroyed.

The operation will continuebeyond Sunday's game as au-thorities try to keep fans frombecoming victims by buyingfake tickets, which have a facevalue of $800 to $1,200 butare on offer at official resalesites from up to $4,000, orsouvenir items sold over theinternet for a small discount.

"The prices aren't low. Thecriminals have figured outwhy leave that $90 on thetable," Morton said. "If the re-turn policy sends you back toChina, that's a tell-tale sign.

"Even a savvy consumercan be tricked. That's how so-phisticated these sites are."

Arrests for counterfeit tick-ets have already been made inNew York and an investigationin Indianapolis is ongoing.

"It has moved from momand pop selling out of a cartrunk for $10," Morton said."Now you have big-time or-ganized criminal syndicatesgoing to the lengths of creatingwebsites and selling for aboutas much as you would pay forthe real thing."

Authorities, who seizedonly $3.72 million in fakeSuper Bowl merchandise lastyear, have shut down 669 wes-bites since last June and 307during Operation Fake Sweep,most of them for trying to sellfake jerseys and hats.


NFL: Authorities take aim atChina-based Super fakers

SPORTS

They said Al-Ahly supportershad taunted their Al-Masrycounterparts throughout thematch, but others said it wasno more than the usual matchbanter between hard corefans.

State television ranfootage of riot police stand-ing rigidly in rows as pande-monium erupted aroundthem.

The interior minister hassaid most of the deaths werecaused by the crush, butmedics said some peoplewere stabbed.

The health ministry said74 people were killed, in-cluding a policeman. Hun-dreds were reportedwounded, and police said 47people were arrested.

The ruling military an-nounced three days of na-tional mourning.

World football governingbody FIFA on Thursday

called for a full report on theviolence.

Its president, Sepp Blatter,on Wednesday expressed hisshock over a "black day forfootball."

The Muslim Brotherhood,Egypt's largest political force,accused Mubarak supportersof being behind the deadlyviolence.

"The events in Port Saidare planned and are a mes-sage from the remnants of theformer regime," said MPEssam al-Erian in a statementon the Islamist group's Free-dom and Justice Party web-site.

Since Mubarak's ouster,Egypt has seen sporadic andsometimes deadly unrest cou-pled with a sharp rise incrime linked to the scarcity ofpolice, who were heavily crit-icised for their crackdown onprotesters during the upris-ing.

Clashes in Egypt ......continued from page 16

"He's going to do somethingearly to try to get us out ofour rhythm," Tuck said. "Ourbacks are going to have tohelp us out. It's going to be atotal team effort to beathim."

When the Giants have theball, Tuck expects greatthings from Eli Manning,whose drive for the winningtouchdown in the final sec-onds of the 2008 Super Bowlenabled New York to beatNew England and deny thePatriots an unbeaten champi-onship run.

"You have confidence inEli that no matter what'sgoing on, he is going to getus in position for that game-winning score," Tuck said."There are only a handful ofguys who can do that and heis one of them."

Expect running backsAhmad Bradshaw and Bran-don Jacobs to carry the loadfor New York's groundgame. The Giants went

through their firstpractice sessionin Indianapolison Wednesdayafter a travel dayand an off day.

"We're excitedabout getting onthe field," Tucksaid. "A lot ofguys werechamping at thebit. We wish wecould play ittoday but we'vegot to wait untilSunday."

give us everything like he al-ways is. He will be ready in allthree phases," Patriots coachBill Belichick said.

"We saw Edelman as agood athlete. You could see Ju-lian was tough. He was quick.He made a lot of plays. He wasgood with the ball in his hands.It was a big transition to re-ceiver and returning punts.

When the Patriots beganhaving injuries to defensivebacks, Edelman's skill at re-ceiver, and to a degree his ex-pendability as a reserve forteam reception leader WesWelker, allowed him to makethe switch as a fill-in defender.

"We got into some injurystretches and his skill set as aslot receiver allowed him to beput there as a cornerback," Be-lichick said. "He developed alittle bit as a defensive playerthis year. He's got a lot goingfor him."

Edelman has some insightinto how to defend rival re-ceivers having been on the of-fensive side as well, but it'stricky.

"It's ultimately a foreignthing for me," Edelman said."You are doing everythingbackwards, from covering aguy to terminology on the de-fensive side of the ball. It's likea different language and seeingthings backwards.

"It's definitely a learningprocess and I’m still trying tolearn. Any way I can help theteam is awesome."

Edelman knows the task athand is a true challenge.

New York receiver MarioManningham hopes Edelmanis on him as well.

"We're confident," he said."I hope he is out there."

"They have a good wide re-ceiving core," Edelman said."This team is playing verywell and we definitely have achallenge ahead of us.

INDIANAPOLIS (AFP) - Ju-lian Edelman, a receiver andkick returner converted into adefensive back as well due toinjuries, gives the New Eng-land Patriots an unlikely triplethreat for Sunday's SuperBowl.

Edelman was a quarterbackwhen he played Americanfootball in college but wasconverted into a receiver whenhe joined the NFL and willnow face the challenge of con-fronting New York Giants re-ceivers in the championshipgame.

"Julian will be working to

Tom Brady #12 of the New England Pa-triots celebrates with teammate KevinFaulk #33 after defeating the BaltimoreRavens


NFL: Patriots offertriple threat in versatile Edelman

Giants pass rushers ready ........continued from page 16

They’re going to be ready toplay.

"We're going to have to dis-rupt (Brady). That’s prettymuch it. If we’re able to get tothe quarterback, we’re goingto have a good chance of win-ning."

Belichick likes Light'schances of blocking for Bradyas he has for longer than anycurrent tackle-quarterbackcombination in the NFL.

"I'm sure Tom has a lot ofconfidence working behindMatt as he always has," Be-lichick said. "He's tough. He'ssmart. He has real good tech-nique with his hands and foot-work."

The Patriots also figure torun some early screen playsand run off fake pass plays totry to keep Giants defendersfrom charging full speed atBrady.

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Bowl if they weren't talkingabout coming after me andknocking me down and knock-ing me out," Brady said. "Ouroffensive line gets paid tooand they do a great job of pro-tecting me."

Patriots coach Bill Be-lichick has milked the most ofuncertainty about key blockerswith injuries, including tacklesMatt Light and SebastianVollmer and tight end RobGronkowski, a major receiv-ing threat as well as a toughlineman.

All said they were well onWednesday, althoughGronkowski missed practiceagain and has not worked outsince his injury 10 days ago.All are waiting to hear theirstatus for Sunday.

"I don’t really pay much at-tention to that," said Giants de-fensive end Osi Umenyiora."Everybody is going to bethemselves on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AFP) -New York Giants defendersknow they must overpowerNew England blockers anddisrupt Patriots quarterbackTom Brady with pressure tohave the best chance of win-ning Sunday's Super Bowl 46.

"Up front, somebody has todo something against some-body if we're going to get toTom," Giants defensive endJustin Tuck said ."You have tohit these guys. You can't allowtime to stand and look upfieldthe whole game.

Brady, capping the greatestpassing season of his career, istrying to lead the Patriots totheir fourth NFL title in 11seasons. He would match therecord for quarterback SuperBowl wins shared by JoeMontana and Terry Bradshaw.

But first, he must stay up-right long enough to connectwith his receivers.

"It wouldn't be the Super


CAIRO (AFP) - Clasheserupted in the Egyptian capitalon Thursday between protest-ers and police, as the govern-ment scrambled to containmounting anger over post-football match violence thatkilled 74 people.

Black-clad riot police firedtear gas at protesters trying toreach the interior ministry, fu-rious at the lack of police in-tervention in Wednesday'sviolence in the northern city ofPort Said.

Injured protesters were fer-ried away by motorbike, withmedics saying around 20 peo-ple were suffering from teargas inhalation.

Ambulances whizzedthrough the nearby TahrirSquare, epicentre of last year'suprising that toppled HosniMubarak, towards the site ofthe clashes.

Wednesday's deadly vio-lence between fans of hometeam Al-Masry and Cairo's Al-Ahly marked one of the dead-liest incidents in footballhistory and sent shares on theCairo stock exchange plungingin Thursday trade.

Hundreds of Al-Ahly fans,wearing their team T-shirts andwaving flags, were joined byother team supporters, activists

and ordinary Egyptians on themarch from their club head-quarters towards the interiorministry via Tahrir Square.

"This was not a sports acci-dent, this was a military mas-sacre!" the crowds chanted,blaming the ruling militarycouncil for the violence.

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzuri told an emergencysession of parliament on thetragedy that the Egyptian foot-ball association's director andboard had been sacked, as hadPort Said's security chief.

Ganzuri added that the PortSaid governor had also re-signed, and this had been ac-cepted.

However, furious MPs de-manded the sacking of InteriorMinister Mohammed Ibrahimwho sat solemnly in the as-sembly, listening to accusa-tions of negligence.

Wednesday's clasheserupted at the final whistle ofa match which saw home teamAl-Masri beat Al-Ahly 3-1.

Al-Masri fans invaded thepitch, throwing rocks, bottlesand fireworks at Al-Ahly sup-porters, causing chaos andpanic as players and fans fledin all directions, witnessessaid.

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Clashes in Egyptafter deadlyfootball disaster

Thousands of Egyptians march in a protest from Al-Ahlyclub to the headquarters of the ministry of interior in Cairoon February 2, 2012 against the previous day's deadlyriots after a football match. Egypt began three days ofmourning after 74 people were killed in an eruption of vi-olence at a football match.

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