2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 6, 2000 NATION/WORLD Opposition takes control of parliament BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - Mobs seeking to topple Slobodan Milosevic turned their fury on his centers of power yesterday, leaving parliament and other key Belgrade sites in shambles and flames. The 13-year rule of the Yugoslav president appeared to have collapsed. "As of today, Serbia is again a democratic nation," declared an opposition leader, Nebojsa Covic, referring to Yugoslavia's main republic. "It belongs to all of us, to Europe and to the world." Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands of people swarmed through the capital to demand that Milosevic accept his apparent electoral defeat by Vojislav Kostunica in the Sept. 24 election. The uprising developed with stunning speed, swelling as security forces showed little willingness to battle the largest anti-Milosevic protest ever. Some police who did fire on demonstrators were beaten. The government's Tanjug news agency, which defected to the opposition, said two people were killed and 65 injured in the riot- ing. All but 12 of the injured were treated and released from hospitals, Tanjug said. Many police put down their clubs and joined flag-waving crowds as they surged across central Belgrade through clouds of tear gas. As demonstrators charged and riot police cowered behind helmets and shields, the fed- eral parliament building, the state broadcast- ing center and police station fell in quick succession. Protesters tossed documents and portraits of Milosevic through the broken windows of the parliament complex. Smoke billowed from the building and from the state televi- sion headquarters nearby. AcROSS THE NATION" Committee passes auto safety bill WASHINGTON - Legislation aimed at preventing future automotive tragedies like the Firestone tire deaths was passed unanimously by the House Commerce Committee yesterday, raising hopes among supporters that it -May reach the president this year. The bill would expand the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's authority and budget to investigate possible automotive defects. It also prop s prison sentences of up to 15 years for auto industry executives who withh d information on defective products that kill or injure consumers. Few days are left before legislators adjourn, and many bills are competing for lawmakers' attention. Supporters said the auto safety bill's 42-0 committee approval was a major victory. "The American public is expecting Congress not to leave here without passing this important safety legislation," said Sally Greenberg, senior product safety counsel with Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. "There's a tremendous amount of pressure to get some- thing done." The bill, sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), is the result of several hearings on the recall of 6.5 million Firestone ATX, ATX II and Wilderness tires. NHTSA is investigating Firestone tires in connection with 101 U.S. tra c deaths and more than 400 injuries. Opposition supporters wave the Serbian flag as they climb up to a window outside of the federal parliament building in Belgrade. CORRECTION The Ben & Jerry's ad in the October 5th edition of The Michigan Daily contained an error. The ad should have read "Save 75# with this ad on any regular sundae". We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused Ben & Jerry's or their customers. 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The landslide killed 40 people Suicide bomber and injured 17 others Tuesday night a7 I m e in the remote district of Sin Ho in kills 12, wounds 4$ Lai Chat province, Vietnam Televi- sion reported. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A* - About 90 percent of the homes in cide bomber blew himself up near an the commune of 397 people were election rally of the governing Peo- completely buried by mud and pes Alliance in a northeastern town rocks, the report said. yesterday, killing himself and 12 oth- Officials have so far recovered ers, and wounding another 45, the only 10 bodies from the landslide military and police said. and are continuing their search. The "Reports are sketchy. What we have 40 people who were killed were all is that there has been an explosion aid members of five families. 12 people are dead," military The area, which borders Laos, is spokesman Brig. Sanath Karun4ratne about 370 miles northwest of told The Associated Press. Hanoi. 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