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Engine failed The crash of a Spanish Air Force transport plane in Equatorial Guinea last week, which killed 22 people, was caused by failure of its right engine, Spanish experts say. An Air Force spokesman said first results of an investigation team showed that the right engine cut out two minutes after take-off from the coastal town of Bata. — Madrid. U.N. soldier shot An Irish soldier with the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon has been shot dead. Officials said Corporal Dermont McGloughlin was killed on Saturday when his observation post came under fire from a position occupied by the Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army militia. — Dublin. Policeman killed The LRA. has claimed responsibility for killing a policeman on Saturday,' the first sectarian casualty of 1987 in Northern Ireland. Two more policeman were injured by a remotecontrol bomb. — Enniskillen. Train derails A passenger train derailed near the Nicaraguan city of Masaya on Saturday when the brakes failed as it was going down a steep slope. The Transport Minister, William Ramirez, said five people were killed and 86 injured. — Managua.

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Press, 12 January 1987, Page 8

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Cable briefs Press, 12 January 1987, Page 8

Cable briefs Press, 12 January 1987, Page 8