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ECUADOR
Survivor says boat split in two
QUITO -- One of the nine survivors of an Ecuadorean motorboat packed with more than 100 illegal migrants that sank in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia has said the overloaded vessel broke in two, according to a report yesterday.
A 25-year-old male survivor identified as Julio Sisalema said stricken migrants tried to grab parts of the boat and even other people in a effort to stay afloat as the vessel sank, according to the El Mercurio newspaper.
"Suddenly, it broke in two," Mr. Sisalema said of the boat sinking, which occurred on Friday.
INDONESIA
Bali bombers get reduced jail terms
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government yesterday reduced prison sentences for 19 persons, including the spiritual head of an al Qaeda-linked group, convicted in the Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 persons. One other person was freed.
The reductions prompted dismay in Australia, home to most of the victims of the 2002 attacks.
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