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			Tuesday, December 7, 1999
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Nujoma re-elected
WINDHOEK, Dec 6 (DPA) — Namibia’s President Sam Nujoma has been re-elected with a record 77 per cent of the vote, the election commission said in Windhoek today. The ruling party, Swapo, won 76 per cent in the parliamentary ballot. The country was holding free and democratic elections for only the second time in its history.

Demonstrations by bank staff
NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (UNI) — Lakhs of nationalised bank employees demonstrated throughout the country today to demand immediate wage settlement. National Confederation of Bank Employees general secretary V.K. Gupta said employees of various banks in the Capital gathered before the local head office of the State Bank of India to protest against the “delaying tactics’’ of the Indian Banks’ Association. Similar demonstrations will be held outside several banks on December 9.

4 killed in blast
CALCUTTA, Dec 6 (PTI) — Four persons were killed and three critically injured in a powerful bomb blast at a CPM leader’s house at Ramnagar village in West Bengal’s Midnapore district early today, the police said. The cause of the blast was not known, they said, adding that the incident occurred when the inmates of local CPM leader Lalmohan Singh’s house were asleep.

10 killed in Nigeria
LAGOS, Dec 6 (Reuters) — At least 10 persons were killed when security forces searching for arms raided the homes of militant ethnic Ijaw youths in the oil industry hub of Warri, local newspapers said today. “Four of the 10 persons that were killed were women, among whom was a pregnant woman,” said the state-owned Daily Times.

S.D. Sharma
NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (PTI) — Former President Shankar Dayal Sharma underwent angioplasty and his condition was “stable”, hospital sources said today. Mr Sharma underwent an angioplasty in the morning and is okay now,” the sources said.

Keshubhai Patel
AHMEDABAD, Dec 6 (PTI) — Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel underwent angiography at a hospital here today. His condition was stable, according to the heart specialist attending on him. He has been advised rest for two days.

2 soldiers freed
COLOMBO, (Sri Lanka) (AP) — The LTTE freed two more soldiers today, the second release of prisoners since a rebel offensive began early last month, a Red Cross spokesman said. It came 10 days after the rebels had released seven soldiers on what called as “Heroes’ Day”, an annual commemoration of rebel casualties.

9 die in plane crash
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6 (AFP) — At least nine persons were killed when a Piper light aircraft en route to Namibia crashed southeast of Johannesburg shortly after take off today, the police said. The aircraft, which is believed to have had 10 persons on board, lost altitude shortly after taking off from the Rand Airport outside Johannesburg.