Nation/World Briefs: Cause of crash investigated
Published: November 3, 2009
Cause of crash investigated
SAN DIEGO —Investigators met Monday to look into the cause of a crash involving a Coast Guard plane and a Marine helicopter that killed nine people, as the search for bodies and wreckage continued off the Southern California coast.
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Assassin moved, attorney says
LOS ANGELES — The attorney for Sirhan Sirhan, the man who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy, says his client has been transferred to a new prison where his life could be in danger. William F. Pepper, says his client is now in Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, Calif.
Explosions injure worker
MARYSVILLE, Mich. — Multiple explosions rocked a Michigan welding supply plant after an acetylene tank burst into flames on Monday, sending an employee to the hospital and prompting many homes and businesses to evacuate, authorities said.
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Clarity sought On Iranian plan
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Iran on Monday to clarify its response to a U.S.-backed proposal that would have Tehran ship most of its nuclear material abroad for processing. Iranian officials sent mixed signals on the plan that would have Tehran export 70 percent of its enriched uranium — enough to build a bomb — and having it returned as fuel for its research reactor, with the foreign minister saying Monday that option still exists and a senior diplomat suggesting the opposite.
Soldier hits pedestrians
BERLIN — At least six people were injured on a German army base Monday after a soldier drove his car into a crowd of people. The reason behind the soldier’s actions was unclear, authorities said. German army officials did not immediately comment on the incident.
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