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Slovenia Cyprus Turkey Source: Compiled from AP wire reports AP Power cut to goldfish blenders COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ten goldfish were swimming safely in their blender aquariums Tuesday after power to the controversial art exhibit was disconnected, Dan ish police said. The display at the Trapholt Art Museum in western Den mark had let visitors decide whether to turn on 10 blenders, each containing a live goldfish and water. Police ordered the power cut after two fish were killed at Friday’s opening and animal rights activists filed a complaint. Authorities launched an investigation after five more fish were killed when the power was apparently left on over the weekend. The museum replaced the fish. Deputy chief constable Birgit Nielsen said Tuesday that the blenders were disconnected from a power source Monday af ternoon and it seemed the museum was following police or ders. Museum director Peter Meyer still faced an undetermined fine for failing to do so immediately, she said. Meyer welcomed the publicity Monday as the case made national headlines, saying the exhibit didn’t encourage peo ple to blend the fish but addressed ethical questions about death. He was not at the museum Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. The museum in Kolding, 125 miles west of Copenhagen, is one of many smaller art exhibitors in the Nordic country. It usually draws about 80,000 people each year, but had 1,000 curious visitors over the weekend — a very high off season number, Meyer said. Authorities also will investigate whether Meyer can be held responsible for breaking animal protection laws, in which case he and artist Marco Evaristti would face other fines, Nielsen said. Police also could charge the visitors who turned on the blenders if their identities could be established, she said. The display by Evaristti, a Danish artist, includes the blenders on a table, a nude picture of the artist with blackened eyes and a bazooka missile surrounded by tubes of lipstick. 2000 Please join the Department of Residence Life in thanking these fine student staff members for the very unique, special work that they do pj Resident Advisors sM * pi mm 11 pi p 11 •1 II Ruth Abney Amy Achgill Justin Allison Nicole Antalffy Brent Baldwin Laura Beach Stephanie Bell Barbi Bernard LaToya Bigelow Kyie H. Black Jennifer Born Kanika Bowen Suzanne Brabeck Chris Bradshaw Conor Braman Justin Britsch Alan Burdette Brett Burger Nicole Carlson @utumn Caviness Kimberley Chandler Tearie Clark Tavia Clark Meredith Clinton Shannon Creekmur Elijah Culpepper Matt Dangel Natashia Davis Cynthia Dean Bobbie Eftekhar Rebecca Ellis Monica Ellisor Alison Ewing Jenni Faimon Eric Ferguson Curtis Fletcher Michael Foss Miguel Franco Katie Franks Paul David Fulham Matt Fuller Rebecca Gardner Cesar Garza Jenna Gates Jonathan Gibson Marianne Greaves Michael Gresham Sam Guirguis Brian Harkiess Jim Heath Randal Hees David Hill Heather Hoffman Kharia Holmes Jason Homann Carin Hoskins Becky Howard Lynda Howell Michelle Hughes Thad Hutcheson Christina James Ben Johnson Tuiiy Jordan Bindu Joseph Jamie Kautz Sam Keen Bryce Kotzebue Justin Kushera Ryan Locker Gina Loza Miriam Macias Neysha Marek Kevin Martin Matt McDevitt Katie McMahon Jessica Milburn Dylan Misslin Kaycee Moreland Larry Morris Darren Morrison Elizabeth Mudd Anna Naylor AJ Nguyen David Nickerson Adam Nordost Tricia Norris Kelley Norton Lauren Nowowiejski Raphael Ogbongbemiga Clint Otto Russell Pendelton Trey Perryman Laura Pluskota Kathryn Potter Nima Pourrajabi Emily Puder Joshua Racca Dallas Ramsey Liz Rangel Ryan Remlinger David Ricks Candice Robinson Eric Robinson Brian Rohe Ryan Sanders Michael Sawilowsky Allison Schneider Michael Sconzo Garrett Seymour Halimah Shaheed Ryan Shams Metra Simpson Heather Sizemore Brad Smith Stephen Smith Cecilia Solis Aliie Steves Justin Strickland Derek Sugimura Greg Taylor Jennifer Taylor Ethel Taylor Nick Teague Josh Terkelson Lindsey Terry Matt Thomas Sarah Trampota Carol Treece Annee Tucker Andy Turcotte Duane Turner Tyra Vann Amber Verrett Mandi Vest . Christy Vincent Kellee Walker Jeremy Walther Mandy Welch Anna Whitfill Keith Wickliffe Jennifer Wilborn Che Wilcox Heather Wilde Veronica Williams Daryl Williams Paul Wilson Sarah Wohlgemuth Eugene Wu Jake Wurz wyTlwV¥W . i;Fi . f .. t , yiw auma s « aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a a a* KABUL, Afghanistan While most passengers ontk jacked Afghan plane cowered®; dozens of others laughed, it? aside their veils and receive; choicest food and drink from | captors. They were the relatives oftk jackers, according to someo freed hostages who relume; Afghanistan. Seventy-three ps gers returned home; 74 hostages stayed in Britain seeking asylum or considering Mohammed Shamsullahsaii hijackers’ goal was to seekai for themselves and their famil I le said more than 30 of the pie on the plane were relative: hijackers. Some passengers: many as 40 were related. The Ariana Airlines Boeing was hijacked Feb. 6, shortly^ arriv al at the northern city ofils e-Sharif after a flight fromfc: Nine men jumped out of theirs brandishing guns and knifes. The hijacking ended Feb.' Britain after a standoff with Bi police at an airport outside Lon The hijackers — 13 menb been charged in a British coin beat one man with a stick warned others to keep their hi between their knees, the f hostages said. The hijackers appeared tor;; after the aircraft landed in “We didn't know what wash pening because we never knew hijacking. I thought maybe ii something political or therewn problem with the plane,” Sh lah said. His wife, Shahbibi, wasn her first Bight. She said she rata rilled; “I just kept cryingfflfpraj ing from the Koran." The first stop was in Uzkfe Shamsullah said the hijackers'^.' nervous, refusing to let small dren leave their scats. Then the craft made an emergency stoj Kazakstan. “The second time when well ed everyone was very afraid bee! there was something wrong wit 1 plane," he said. “When it la* everyone said ‘God is great - . After Kazakstan, the stopped in Moscow and finally 1 don, where the passengers were en food and drink. The hijackers gave prefers treatment to their families, gi' them food and water first and? handing out Pepsis to their chili Shamsullah said. “They gave all the Pepsis to children and we got what wask he said. “In our country Pepsi sweet, because it costs too* money.” Another passenger, who ids Tied himself only as Rokhai there were 35 to 40 family mei® traveling with the hijackers. Tho throughout the aircraft, he said “They divided their among us. Everyone was afraid I their women and children laughing, they threw off their bn and showed their faces. I tb® they are very bad,” Shamsullatis Afghanistan is strictly Ish 1 and men and women who arent* lated do not interact. Shamsullah said the hi talked freely with several wo* and children “and the women very relaxed and not worried at ; - At the outset of the hi there were reports that 36 m of the same family were abi plane, including a woman who 1 to be married in Mazar-e-1 Shamsullah denied that there 1 a bride aboard. Rokhai agreed. Only one of the 13 namesf to the British court was found® passenger list at the Ariana Aid- office in Kabul. An official there said the ad may have been given falsenatf 1 ' Shamsullah and Rokhai sp^ The Associated Press at the airp Kabul on Tuesday before finall) ing home to Mazar-e-Sharif. Afghanistan’s ruling W have requested that the asylum si ers be returned, and promise 1 will not be punished. Foreign Minister Wakil At* Muttawakil has warned Britain to grant asylum to people wb 1 ’ economic, not political refn? would encourage hijackings. Cliang Heall whicl acad Three hour! 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