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Monday, April 21. 1997, 12:00:00 AM UTC


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Monday, April 21, 1997

France supports the new transitional government in Zaire, withdrawing its support of Mobutu Sese Seko.
Haouch Khemisti massacre: 93 villagers are killed in Algeria.
A Pegasus rocket carries the remains of 24 people into earth orbit, in the first space burial.
A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru, ends after government commandos storm and capture the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage dies of a heart attack, 2 soldiers are killed by rebel fire, and all 14 Tupac Amaru rebels are slain.
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