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The devastation wrought by the terrorist attacks in Istanbul, the
fourteenth anniversary of the student protests which led to the fall of
communism in the former Czechoslovakia and possible changes in the Czech
government - those are the lead stories on today's front pages.
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The front pages of all the daily newspapers feature two faces: the world's
most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden sitting on a rock on a picture from
the latest videotape he sent the media, and ecstatic Czech football
striker Jan Koller, who scored one goal in a EURO 2004 qualifying match
with the Netherlands, helping his team win the game. According to HOSPODARSKE NOVINY, people were willing to pay many times the face value
of tickets for what is described as the match of the year.
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Current AffairsSeptember 11 - two years after
Just two weeks before the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist
attacks on the United States, a new video was released to the public
reminding it of the shocking developments in New York City when two
hijacked passenger planes were piloted into the World Trade Centre,
leaving it crumbling with over three thousand dead. The video was shot by
a Czech construction worker currently living in Queens, who unknowingly
recorded the event while trying out his new video camera. It was an event
that shook the whole world - psychologically but mainly economically. The
past two years have seen security measures tightened all around the globe.
The Czech Republic has spent billions of Czech crowns on its contribution
to the fight against terrorism, especially in Middle Eastern countries
such as Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. At home, security was increased
around military bases, airports, nuclear power plants, and key buildings
and institutions. Public and government calls to have the US-funded Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) headquarters moved from Prague's city
centre to a more remote location have also resulted in much debate. But
now, two years after the 9/11 attacks, the fear of terror appears to have
died down. RFE/RL will not be re-located for the time being due to a lack
of funds from the US Congress and even in the Big Apple, everything seems
to be back to "business as usual". Our correspondent Dean
Vuletic is in New York City:
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As the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks against
US targets draws near, the papers are devoting an increasing amount of
space to the fight against terrorism. Lidove Noviny has a front page
report on US president George Bush's speech to the nation and his plans to
ask Congress for more billions for the war against terrorism.
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All papers today speculate on the future of the Middle East peace plan,
which came under great pressure with the resignation of Palestinian Prime
Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Other stories featured on the front pages include
the arrival of nine Iraqi children who have come to Prague to undergo
heart surgery as part of a humanitarian aid programme, and the disclosure
of a new video shot by a Czech construction worker during the terrorist
attack on the Twin Towers two years ago.
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Current AffairsAnother blackmailer arrested in fast police action
Czech police have arrested a man accused of sabotaging railway tracks in
North Moravia. The man threatened to carry out more acts of sabotage
unless he received 15 million crowns. This is the latest in a series of
similar attempts by anonymous assailants to blackmail the authorities by
threatening to do public damage.
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A mixed bag in the papers today: most mention news that the "Sumperk
railway blackmailer" is in police custody after being arrested in a
phone booth - he was calling the daily with a fresh ransom
demand when he was nabbed by police. Also making headlines today:
Education Minister Petra Buzkova's failed attempt to avert strike action
by teachers on Monday - the first day of the school year.
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The carnage caused by Wednesday's bombing of the United Nations
headquarters in Baghdad is splashed across all the front pages. The papers
carry eyewitness accounts of the massacre including a report from the
senior Czech envoy to Iraq, who says she lost a close friend in the blast.
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