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Rolf the Ca tained Nepal's acting king asserts royals killed by accident admitt KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s acting king asserted Sunday that eight members of the royal family were killed by “accidental” automat ic weapon fire, contradicting officials who had suggested the crown prince killed his relatives in a dispute over his wedding plans. In a written statement, Prince Gyanendra said the shootings that killed King Birendra, the queen and six other royals were an accident and did not name Crown Prince Dipendra, who was on life' support after the shootings, as the gunman. Dipendra was named king to succeed his father. Official sources had said Saturday that Dipen dra shot his parents and six other relatives to death late Friday before turning the gun on himself in a rampage that a senior military official said appar ently erupted after his mother, Queen Aiswarya, objected to his intended bride. “According to the information we have, the in cident happened by an accidental firing of an au tomatic weapon, seriously injuring the king, the queen, the crown prince and members of the roy al family,” Prince Gyanendra, who was named act ing king, said in the statement. Gyanendra is Dipendra’s uncle. “They were rushed to the hospital, where, de spite the efforts of the doctors, his majesty the king passed away,” said Gyanendra, who is the late king’s brother. He said that as of Friday night, when the shooting occurred, “Dipendra has been declared his majesty the king of the kingdom of Nepal.” By mentioning the gunfire, the caretaker king went further than the government newspaper, Ris ing Nepa/, which referred only to “an unanticipat- able for comment Sunday, part of a five-day na tionwide mourning period. The newspaper pictured Dipendra, now king, in royal attire on its front page Sunday, but the 29- year-old remained on life support in a hospital and Gyanendra, who is little known among Nepalis, was acting king. The dead included Birendra, 5 5; the queen, 51; their son Prince Nirajan, 22; and daughter, Princess Shruti, 24, who had two daughters. The others killed were Princess Sharada Shah and Princess Shanti Singh, both sisters of the slain king; Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah, Sharada’s hus band; and Princess Jay anti Shah, a cousin of the late king. Three other people were wounded. The deaths — and the conflicting explanations — left a stunned, saddened country wondering not only what happened and where the monar chy goes next. Many ordinary Nepalis refuse to believe that the crown prince slaughtered the royal family. On Saturday night, hundreds of thousands of people tossed flowers, wailed and prayed, bidding farewell to the slain king and his relatives. The outpouring of sadness came during a time of political instability and appeared likely to be come another thorn for the beleaguered elected government. “Long live our king! Our king and our nation is dearer to us than our lives!” shouted the sea of people that followed the funeral procession to the holiest shrine in this Himalayan kingdom where the bodies were cremated. A grim Gyanendra, dressed in military white, led the funeral procession, which started at sunset lurde m nave k genera i Kelh pt the the inv petecti # witnes: impasseft Kids Idaho give up DAL SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) fid ho — Five children who surren- krgot dered after a five-day impasse Pv car with sheriffs deputies at their P 16 hi< isolated home will stay with a pfficer family friend until a judge de- The cides what will happen next to rf 10 v the family, authorities said punda^ -Sunday. ' rial Me The children holed upin[ rs the house Tuesday after their N 60 ^ mother was arrested on a f ront: ° felony child neglect charge4 evera ^ Sheriffs deputies waited them > The out until Saturday because they were believed to be armed and suspicious of authorities. “We’re all elated that every thing turned out well,” said Bonner County Prosecutor Phil Robinson. “Everyone p used a lot of restraint, keptf xamin calm, kept cool.” P 16 d 09 The children were hospi-b^gj-g talized and reported in good l condition Saturday. The sib- [1*0171 lings, including a 15-year-old brother who had surrendered on Thursday, were expected HUN to leave the hospital Sunday P Texas afternoon and be taken to the ioins in ent's ill in amily hat th hild w An a ed incident.” Government officials were unavail- and was broadcast on state television. Autopsy planned after coaster death LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy was planned to deter mine what caused a woman to die after riding a roller coaster ride at an amusement park, au thorities said. The 28-year-old woman, who was identified Sunday as Pearl Santos, was found slumped over in her seat when the three-minute Goliath coaster ride came to an end Saturday at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. Park and county paramedics performed CPR but she died at the hospital. The woman's mother, Juani ta Santos, said her daughter did not have any history of health problems. Goliath, which opened last year, is a 255-foot metal roller coaster. Its three-minute ride of fers turns, drops and spirals and reaches speeds of 85 mph. Park officials said the death appeared to be unrelated to the ride, which was function ing normally. The ride was shut down, inspected and re opened several hours later. Attorney general nominated Virginia Republican candidate RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorney General Mark Earley News in Brief won the Republican nomina tion for governor Saturday at the party's state convention. Earley led Lt. Gov. John Hager by a 2-to-1 ratio for the right to challenge Democrat Mark Warner in the Nov. 6 election, party officials said. In his concession speech Hagar called on delegates to unite behind Earley. South Korea offers to open waterway SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a major conciliatory ges ture, South Korea said Sunday it will open a key waterway to North Korean commercial ships if they seek permission in advance to pass through it. The decision came hours af ter the Seoul government al lowed three North Korean commercial cargo vessels to sail out of the narrow channel between South Korea's main land and its southernmost is land of Jeju after violating those South Korean territorial waters for more than eight hours over the weekend. The gesture reflects reduced tension on the divided Korean Peninsula following a historic in ter-Korea summit a year ago. There was no immediate re action from North Korea about the decision. Hwang said the offer was made at a National Security Council meeting presided over by Unification Minister Lim Dong-won. The channel is now open to all foreign ships except those from North Korea. It is a short cut for vessels sailing around the southern part of the penin sula on their way t© and from Japan or the eastern and west ern regions of North Korea. The weekend violations by North Korean commercial vessels were the first of their kind. South Korea lodged a protest with North Korea through the U.S.-led United Nations Command. Plane crashes killing all five people aboard JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — A small plane crashed Sunday, killing all five people aboard. The twin-engine Piper Cheyenne was flying from Malden, Mo., to Atlanta when the pilot radioed he was hav ing engine trouble and the plane was diverted to McKel- lar-Sipes Regional Airport in Jackson, Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork said. The plane crashed just south of the airport in some woods, authorities said. None of the victims were identified. The Federal Avia tion Administration was in vestigating. The! rohibit aper rr ave see home of a family friend, [ugust Robinson said. lux of A hearing was expected on iates' [ xMonday to determine where the children will stay for the next 30 days, Robinson said. A decision on where they will live after that will come later, honey i Idaho Health and Welfare risoner spokesman Bill Walker said aving c agency caseworkers will aska sed for judge to decide if the state will lary J < retain custody of the children, DCJ's li ages 8 tO/16. The judge could 'Inma decide to return the children in ca to their mother, retain state iouth-1 custody or send them to live ig, pris with their mother under reg- i ular state scrutiny. An attorney for the moth er, JoAnn McGuckin, said she has not yet been able to see the children. “She’s very relieved that they’re safe, and she can’t wait to give them a big hug,” said attorney Bryce Powell. The children agreed to give up after negotiators promised to try to help them stay together. Bonner Coun ty Sheriff Phil Jarvis said Sat urday night the children will remain together “if I have anything to say about it.” Negotiators got a break on Thursday when the children talked briefly with two family friends through a wall in the house. McGuckin sent two messages to her children with phrases they would rec ognize — indicating she was safe and they should cooperate.