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NUEVO LAREDO — After a respite of nearly two weeks in the violence that has plagued the Sister City, the head of the local emergency headquarters disappeared under ominous circumstances and a man was found dead in an apparently unrelated incident. C-4 chief José Luis Jácome Moreno, 60, was heading to work Tuesday morning when he was picked up by unknown men at the bus stop near his home in the Infonavit neighborhood, officials said. The panic button on his police radio was punched at about 6:20 a.m., alerting C-4 as well as other law enforcement agencies of an officer...

A WORLD AT WAR Meanwhile, The Turmoil Spreads San Antonio, with a population of over 1.2 million, has become the seventh largest city in the US. As a result it has become a much bigger target for enemy missiles and terrorist attacks. With its concentration of military bases it becomes an even more lucrative target. North Korea's test firing of missiles capable of hitting the US mainland has been overshadowed by recent events in the Middle East. Israel, already conducting military operations against Hamas terrorists in Gaza for the June 25 seizure of an Israeli soldier, find themselves at war...

Last Update: Tuesday, March 16, 2004. 8:36pm (AEDT) Alexander Downer .. Iraq withdrawal would be a win for Al Qaeda. (ABC TV) Aust challenges Spain on Iraq pull-out The Australian Government has urged Spain's newly elected Socialist Government not to pull its troops out of Iraq, saying such a move could be interpreted as a victory for terrorism. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer visited the Spanish Embassy in Canberra this afternoon to pay his respects and sign a condolence book after last week's terrorist attack in Madrid, which killed 200 people. Mr Downer says he spoke to the Spanish charge...