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Three black-robed judges in high-backed wooden chairs presided over the trial in the mili tary branch of Russia's Supreme Court. The families of three young Moscow men who were killed in a clash with Soviet armored vehi cles during the coup huddled to gether on one side of the court room. “We are sitting here in the in visible presence of our children," Raisa Krichevskaya told reporters. The 12 die-hard Communists are accused of taking Mikhail Gorbachev prisoner and seizing power from Aug. 18-21, 1991, in the failed putsch that accelerated the Soviet Union's collapse. If they are found guilty, they could get the death penalty. Some of defendants left the heavily-guarded courthouse dur ing a break and addressed about 200 supporters outside. Police barricades held back the demonstrators, who waved signs calling the defendants “patriots" and denouncing the judges as “traitors and werewolves." More than 120 witnesses are scheduled to testify at the trial, in cluding Gorbachev. Russian President Boris Yeltsin has not been summoned. The trial began with the formal reading of treason charges and a roll call of the defendants. Each stood in turn to give his name and former position. They called each other “com rade" and immediately sought to derail the trial. “These men were the leaders of the Soviet Union but. . . the union no longer exists," said Genrikh Pavda, attorney for former Soviet parliament leader Anatoly Lukyanov. “It seems to me that we have today to decide who can judge an alleged crime against a state that may no longer exist," he said. The defendants also contended that the three judges should be re placed by a civilian jury because their commander is expected to be a prosecution witness. A military court is hearing the trial because several defendants are former generals. All the defendants were re leased from jail over the past year to prepare for the trial. Most have used their freedom to re-enter politics: Marching in pro-Communist rallies, denounc ing Yeltsin's economic reforms and calling for the resurrection of the Soviet Union. The defendants lost the first round Wednesday when the judges ruled that the court has ju risdiction over crimes committed on Russian territory before the So viet collapse. Car bomb rips apart Bogota mall, kills seven THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA, Colombia - A car bomb exploded Thursday at a crowded shopping mail, killing at least seven people, injuring more than 100 people and heavily damaging about 30 businesses. There was no claim of re sponsibility for the blast, the latest in a wave of car bomb ings that have rocked Bogota and other Colombian cities this year. Police have blamed the fugitive head of the Medellin cocaine cartel, Pablo Escobar, for 10 previous car bombings this year. Fifty people died and more than 600 were wounded in the previous ex plosions. Police said at least seven people were killed in Thurs day's blast at the Centro 93 shopping center, five miles north of downtown Bogota. But some officers at the scene said as many as eight died. Hospitals were treating at least 113 people. A woman, crying and her face smeared with ashes, dug through the debris on her hands and knees, searching for her 5-year-old daughter who disappeared in the blast. Two hours later, parts of the girl's body were found scat tered over a 20-foot area. About 30 businesses in the mall, including shops, restau rants and banks, were heavily damaged. Pools of blood lay in stores and on sidewalks. About two dozen vehicles were set afire or ripped apart by the explosion. The blast blew out all the windows in the three-story shopping center and in a 10- story building next door. South Africa urges end to nationwide violence THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRETORIA, South Africa— The government threatened a security crackdown and urged swifter progress toward ending apartheid Thursday after nationwide violence during memorials for slain black leader Chris Hani. Senior government ministers said multiparty talks on sharing power with the black majority must pro ceed as quickly as possible. But they said further unrest would not be tolerat ed. "The current wave of violence . . . should immedi ately come to a stop," said Constitutional Affairs Minister Roelf Meyer. "Violence can make no contri bution to the achievement of solutions." Government officials said extra troops would be deployed and police would be given expandeef pow ers of detention in areas hit by violent protests Wednesday. At least seven people died and hun dreds were wounded, many by police gunfire. Further violence is feared during weekend protests and at Hani's funeral in Johannesburg on Monday. The African National Congress condemned the looting and violence, blaming it on "unruly ele ments. "No region had actually anticipated the massive turnout and in many instances our preparations were inadequate," said ANC spokesman Pallo Jor dan. Black and white leaders are struggling to prevent anger over Hani's killing from derailing the talks to end apartheid. The talks have been suspended for a week while the ANC copes with the killing of Hani, one of its top leaders and head of the Communist Party. But the government and the ANC have said they will press ahead with the power-sharing negotiations. Meyer urged all political parties to tackle the talks with renewed zeal. - "It is the government'^ serioiiS' intention that a successful outcome to the negotiations should be made as soon as possible," he said. A white right-wing extremist has been charged with killing Hani last Saturday in the driveway of his suburban home. RHA Cannival Saturday, April 17 1:00-5:00 Academic Plaza Food, fun, and good family entertainment. Spend the day with RHA! Sponsored by the Texas A&M Residence Hall Association. The Battalion The following positions for Summer and Fall 1993 are open: Managing Editor City Editor Sports Editor Lifestyles Editor Opinion Editor Photo Editor News Editor Copy Editor Application forms available at the front desk in room 013 Reed McDonald Building. All majors encouraged to apply. Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, April 19 Applicants must be Texas A&M students in good standing at the time of employment and remain in good standing while employed. For more information, contact Jason Loughman or Chris Whitley at 845-3315. c\ stipend to study (Chinese ot tke yV^ndomn TT^oining ^Center* in TToiwon. For* info: ~Uuesdciy ^Ap^il 20 dOiOO 25 d 13 i 2 zed I 'Ll evil West Study .Abroad FVogrcims, '16'! Bizzell EGII West, 845-0544. Ring Orders CLAYTON W. WILLIAMS, JR. 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