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Friday, 2 August, 2002, 09:33 GMT 10:33 UK
The week in pictures: Jul 28 - Aug 3
Terror at air show
The Defence Ministry has begun an inquiry and said it suspected that engine failure was to blame.
Many spectators died when a Su-27 crashed at an air show in western Ukraine

Underground rescue

The families of the men, who had gathered in a nearby Red Cross Shelter, wept with relief at the news.
Nine coal miners trapped underground for three days were rescued to the delight of families and colleagues

Beached whales

This type of whale often ends up stranded on New England beaches, and is known to frequent coastal areas looking for crustaceans and squid to eat.
Marine experts and volunteers have saved a number of pilot whales which became stranded on a beach at low tide

Red caps

The £400,000 scheme is being paid for by the New West End Company, which was set up in 2000 by Debenhams, House of Fraser, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Selfridges, and a group of local property compan
Crime wardens have taken to the streets of London's West End

On top of the world

A time of 3min 59.583sec beat the previous best by 0.127sec and pushed England into second place in Manchester
Australia smashed the world record to claim the 4000m team pursuit gold medal at the Commonwealth Games

Carnage at university

Israeli police have been braced for bombings - reports say they have intelligence that as many as 60 attacks are being planned.
At least seven people were killed and 70 injured in a bomb blast in Jerusalem's Hebrew University

Saintly tour

Pope John Paul II celebrates the canonization of Juan Diego, the Roman Catholic Church's first Indian saint in Mexico City
Pope John Paul II completed his 11-day papal tour of the Americas

You dirty rat

The Keep Britain Tidy group said the rat population has grown by 24% in the last two years alone.
Actress Hannah Elman sleeps with rats at an event in London organised by The Keep Britain Tidy Campaign

Disbelief in Jenin

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said mass killings of civilians had
A boy plays with a toy rifle in Jenin as UN officials declare they can find no evidence of a massacre by Israeli troops

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