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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
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1. Saudi authorities find al-Qaida weapon stockpile
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities have discovered large quantities of weapons in the capital Riyadh belonging to al-Qaida terror network, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
The official Saudi Press Agency quoted Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki as saying the discovery included 281 assault rifles and 51 ammunition boxes.
Al-Turki said police learned about the cache after investigating a group of al-Qaida suspects arrested in August.
He said the weapons were found buried in a vacant house in the capital.
He said police are searching for the owners of the house whom they suspect of having links with al-Qaida.
The al-Qaida terror group, whose leader Osama bin Laden is a Saudi, has called for attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities as a means of crippling both the kingdom's economy and hurting the West.
2. Suicide bombing leaves five dead in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people in southern Iraq on Sunday, and at least five others were killed in violence across the country, police said.
The bloodshed comes as Iraqi lawmakers intensify negotiations over a new election law that many hope will hasten the end of political gridlock over control of oil-rich Kirkuk — an old dispute between Arabs and Kurds that has threatened Iraq's fragile stability as U.S. troops prepare to leave the country.
3. Man in Cyprus flees airplane about to take off
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.
Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport, then jumped the Larnaca airport fence and disappeared.
Katsounotos did not release the man's name before a formal arrest warrant is issued later Sunday on charges of breaking civil aviation safety regulations and entering a prohibited airport space without permission.
He said investigators don't know what spurred the man to exit the Cyprus Airways jet Saturday night moments after the captain ordered the crew to lock the aircraft doors.
The Airbus with 158 passengers aboard was on a scheduled flight to Athens.
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4. Shooting in Seattle leaves one officer dead
SEATTLE — Seattle police searched for clues Sunday in a shooting that killed a police officer and injured a trainee, marking the city's first officer killed in the line of duty since 2006.
Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said a male officer was training a female student officer in a marked patrol car Saturday night when their vehicle was suddenly struck several times by gunfire, shortly after 10 p.m.
Pugel said a light-colored car pulled alongside the parked police cruiser and began shooting in the mostly residential Central District, east of downtown Seattle.
5. No reopening date yet for San Francisco Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — There's still no word yet when the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be open to traffic again.
California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney said Sunday morning that crews were still conducting stress tests and modification work.
He did not have a projected time for when the bridge would open, but suggested commuters should again on Monday morning consider other alternatives to get across the bay.
6. Man accused in killing faces charges in Arizona
PEORIA, Ariz. — An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" was returned to Arizona Saturday to face aggravated assault charges.
Faleh Almaleki was arrested Thursday when he arrived at Atlanta's airport, sent from the United Kingdom after authorities denied him entrance. He was returned to the Phoenix-area city of Peoria, booked and taken to a county jail.
Noor Almaleki remains hospitalized in serious condition after undergoing spinal surgery. The other woman, Amal Khalaf, is in serious but stable condition, according to family members.
He is accused of striking and then running over his 20-year-old daughter and her boyfriend's mother with his Jeep on Oct. 20 as the women were walking across a Peoria parking lot.
Police said the Almalekis moved to Peoria from Iraq in the mid-1990s.
Family members said Noor Almaleki had been living with her boyfriend and Khalaf, and Faleh Almaleki was upset that his daughter had become too "Westernized" had failed to live by traditional Muslim values and had disrespected the family.
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What do you think?
BY LAURA DREES
KATY DARR
OLATHE FRESHMAN
"It's chilly. I ride a Vespa, so it gets kind of cold riding that to class. But homecoming week is fun, and football in the fall is amazing."
ANDREW KRIEGH LAWRENCE SOMPORHE "Campus is always beautiful — it's relaxing to walk around and watch the leaves and take a break from studying."
What do you like about autumn in Lawrence?
MICHAEL ROBBINS
ST. LOUIS GRADUATE
STUDENT
"I'm going to go with the easy option — changing leaves, brisk weather. There's a reason I'm sitting outside. It's just wonderful."
KELSEY SPARKS
EAGAN, MINN,
SOPHOMORE
SOTHERNIC
"It's a lot warmer
than my hometown,
and it's pretty. like
the colors of the
trees."
REBECCA JOHNSON
CHICAGO
FRESHMAN
"I'd have to say the clear skies. And it's warmer than Chicago."
"From Slavery to the Presidency; African American History from 1619 to the Present* will begin at 2 p.m. in the Continuing Education building.
"The Cycle of Social Exclusion for Urban, Young Men of Color in the U.S.: What is the role of incarceration?" will begin at noon in 706 Fraser.
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"The Popular Fable of Sex Change": Medical Analysis of Sex and Gender in Early Modern Spain" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room in Hall Center.
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall,
"Poles and Russians: A Love Story from World War I will begin at 7 p.m. in the Malott Room in the Kansas Union.
Grocery Bingo will begin at 8 p.m. in the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
About 11:30 p.m. Thursday near 11th and Louisiana streets, a University student reported criminal damage to her vehicle, at a loss of $100.
ON THE RECORD
About midnight Wednesday near Ninth and Massachusetts streets, a University student was the victim of a disorderly conduct.
About 7 p.m. Tuesday, a University student reported harassment by telephone.
About 9 p.m. Thursday near 23rd St. and Inverness Dr., a university student reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of miscellaneous personal items, at a loss of $245.
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