Washington, 22 September 2001 (RFE/RL) -- European Union leaders have ਍਀搀攀挀氀愀爀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 琀漀琀愀氀 猀漀氀椀搀愀爀椀琀礀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 愀猀 圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀猀 ഀ for possible military action to retaliate for the terror attacks on New York and ਍਀圀愀猀栀椀渀最琀漀渀⸀ഀ

At an emergency anti-terrorism summit, the 15 EU leaders endorsed "targeted" ਍਀爀攀琀愀氀椀愀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഀ

The EU leaders also decided to send a ministerial mission to Middle Eastern ਍਀挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 渀攀砀琀 眀攀攀欀 椀渀 愀 戀椀搀 琀漀 瀀爀漀洀漀琀攀 瀀攀愀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 椀猀 ഀ expected to visit Iran, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 䔀唀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀爀漀愀搀攀猀琀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 挀漀愀氀椀琀椀漀渀 ഀ under United Nations auspices to combat terrorism.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 䔀唀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀 攀洀瀀栀愀猀椀稀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀 戀愀琀琀氀攀 眀愀猀 渀漀琀 眀椀琀栀 䤀猀氀愀洀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 ഀ with extremists.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 䔀唀 氀攀愀搀攀爀猀 愀氀猀漀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 愀搀漀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 搀攀昀椀渀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 ഀ terrorism and ordered measures including an EU-wide search and arrest warrant ਍਀愀渀搀 挀爀攀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ഀ

Afghanistan's Taliban has rejected an ultimatum by President George W. Bush ਍਀琀漀 椀洀洀攀搀椀愀琀攀氀礀 栀愀渀搀 漀瘀攀爀 伀猀愀洀愀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀甀猀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 ഀ Taliban has demanded to see definite proof of bin Laden's guilt. The U.S. has ਍਀爀攀樀攀挀琀攀搀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 猀愀礀椀渀最 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀漀洀瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀 椀渀琀攀氀氀椀最攀渀挀攀⸀ഀ

U.S. forces are continuing to move toward the Middle East and South Asia, in ਍਀瀀爀攀瀀愀爀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 愀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䴀漀爀攀 瀀氀愀渀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 漀爀搀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 爀攀最椀漀渀 ഀ yesterday.਍਀㰀倀㸀䴀攀愀渀眀栀椀氀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 倀愀欀椀猀琀愀渀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 䄀昀最栀愀渀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 倀爀攀猀猀 焀甀漀琀攀猀 吀愀氀椀戀愀渀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀猀 ഀ this morning as saying its forces shot down a pilotless aircraft over the ਍਀渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 瀀爀漀瘀椀渀挀攀 漀昀 匀愀洀愀渀最愀渀⸀ഀ

International aid agencies said there is a worsening humanitarian situation ਍਀椀渀 愀渀搀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 琀攀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 爀攀昀甀最攀攀猀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀漀眀愀爀搀 琀栀攀 ഀ Pakistani border and Iran and Tajikistan.਍਀㰀倀㸀䤀渀 䈀爀椀琀愀椀渀Ⰰ 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀搀 琀栀攀 愀爀爀攀猀琀 漀昀 昀漀甀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 椀渀 ഀ connection with the September 11 terror attacks. Investigations into the attacks ਍਀愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀椀渀最 椀渀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀礀 愀渀搀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀⸀ഀ

U.S. stocks fell for a fifth consecutive day on Friday, with traders worried ਍਀愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 最氀漀戀愀氀 攀挀漀渀漀洀礀 愀渀搀 栀漀眀 琀栀攀 唀⸀匀⸀ 眀椀氀氀 爀攀琀愀氀椀愀琀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀爀漀爀 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀Ⰰ ഀ which are believed to have killed more than 6,000 people. The key Dow Jones ਍਀䤀渀搀甀猀琀爀椀愀氀 䄀瘀攀爀愀最攀 攀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀攀攀欀 搀漀眀渀 戀礀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 ㄀㐀 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 ⴀ 琀栀攀 眀漀爀猀琀 ഀ weekly drop since the Great Depression.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 䄀爀愀戀 䔀洀椀爀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 唀䄀䔀Ⰰ 琀漀搀愀礀 挀甀琀 漀昀昀 搀椀瀀氀漀洀愀琀椀挀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 ഀ Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 唀䄀䔀 渀攀眀猀 愀最攀渀挀礀 ⠀圀䄀䴀⤀ 焀甀漀琀攀猀 愀渀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 愀琀 琀栀攀 唀䄀䔀 䘀漀爀攀椀最渀 ഀ Ministry as saying the move came after unsuccessfully trying to persuade the ਍਀吀愀氀椀戀愀渀 琀漀 栀愀渀搀 漀瘀攀爀 匀愀甀搀椀ⴀ戀漀爀渀 攀砀琀爀攀洀椀猀琀 伀猀愀洀愀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 匀琀愀琀攀猀⸀ഀ

The UAE had been one of only three countries to recognize the legitimacy of ਍਀琀栀攀 吀愀氀椀戀愀渀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 倀愀欀椀猀琀愀渀 愀渀搀 匀愀甀搀椀 䄀爀愀戀椀愀⸀ഀ

The U.S. Congress has approved a $15 billion rescue package for the U.S. ਍਀愀椀爀氀椀渀攀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀⸀ഀ

The package, approved by the House of Representatives and Senate, provides $5 ਍਀戀椀氀氀椀漀渀 椀渀 搀椀爀攀挀琀 挀愀猀栀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 愀渀搀 ␀㄀　 戀椀氀氀椀漀渀 椀渀 氀漀愀渀 最甀愀爀愀渀琀攀攀猀⸀ഀ

The legislation now goes to President George W. Bush for his signature.਍਀㰀倀㸀䄀椀爀氀椀渀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 猀甀昀昀攀爀攀搀 洀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 攀挀漀渀漀洀椀挀 氀漀猀猀攀猀 猀椀渀挀攀 猀甀椀挀椀搀攀 栀椀樀愀挀欀攀爀猀 ഀ crashed four passenger planes in last week's terror attacks on the U.S.਍਀㰀倀㸀唀⸀匀⸀ 愀椀爀氀椀渀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䈀漀攀椀渀最 愀椀爀挀爀愀昀琀ⴀ洀愀欀攀爀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀搀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 ㄀　　Ⰰ　　　 ഀ job cuts since the attacks.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 愀渀搀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀 爀攀愀挀栀攀搀 搀攀愀氀猀 漀瘀攀爀 爀椀猀椀渀最 ഀ insurance costs to keep British and German airlines flying in the wake of the ਍਀唀⸀匀⸀ 愀琀琀愀挀欀猀⸀ഀ

NATO member Turkey said today it will grant a U.S. request to use Turkish ਍਀愀椀爀猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 愀椀爀 戀愀猀攀猀 昀漀爀 唀⸀匀⸀ 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 愀椀爀挀爀愀昀琀 椀渀 愀渀礀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 琀漀 氀愀猀琀 ഀ week's terrorist attacks. A statement issued by Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit's ਍਀漀昀昀椀挀攀 愀氀猀漀 猀愀礀猀 吀甀爀欀攀礀 眀椀氀氀 椀渀挀爀攀愀猀攀 椀琀猀 愀猀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ吀愀氀椀戀愀渀 ഀ Northern Alliance in Afghanistan.਍਀㰀倀㸀吀栀攀 挀漀挀欀瀀椀琀 瘀漀椀挀攀 爀攀挀漀爀搀攀爀 昀漀爀 栀椀樀愀挀欀攀搀 唀渀椀琀攀搀 䄀椀爀氀椀渀攀猀 䘀氀椀最栀琀 㤀㌀ 爀攀瘀攀愀氀猀 ഀ that a struggle took place before it crashed in a rural part of Pennsylvania. ਍਀吀漀搀愀礀✀猀 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀 吀椀洀攀猀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 瀀椀挀欀攀搀 甀瀀 猀挀甀昀昀氀椀渀最 猀漀甀渀搀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 ഀ well as shouts in English and Arabic, but that it is not possible to distinguish ਍਀眀栀漀 眀愀猀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 漀爀 眀栀愀琀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀攀搀⸀ 䤀琀 椀猀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀猀攀渀最攀爀猀 ഀ prevented hijackers from striking an unknown target.਍਀㰀倀㸀䈀攀氀愀爀甀猀 椀猀 瀀氀攀搀最椀渀最 椀琀猀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀眀椀搀攀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀洀 挀愀洀瀀愀椀最渀 ഀ launched after what it called the "inhumane" terrorist attacks on the U.S. It ਍਀瘀漀眀攀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀 琀漀 最椀瘀攀 愀椀搀 漀爀 猀栀攀氀琀攀爀 琀漀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 椀渀 愀 䘀漀爀攀椀最渀 䴀椀渀椀猀琀爀礀 ഀ statement released last night, Belarus urges the international community to use ਍਀昀漀爀挀攀 樀甀搀椀挀椀漀甀猀氀礀 琀漀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀攀 猀甀昀昀攀爀椀渀最 漀昀 椀渀渀漀挀攀渀琀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀⸀ഀ

A mosque in the Australian city of Brisbane was badly damaged today in what ਍਀愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀椀攀猀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 眀愀猀 愀 挀愀猀攀 漀昀 愀爀猀漀渀⸀ 䴀甀猀氀椀洀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 渀漀爀琀栀攀愀猀琀攀爀渀 猀琀愀琀攀 漀昀 ഀ Queensland are appealing for increased police protection. Australian Prime ਍਀䴀椀渀椀猀琀攀爀 䨀漀栀渀 䠀漀眀愀爀搀 猀愀椀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 洀甀猀琀 渀漀琀 愀氀氀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 栀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 ∀渀愀琀甀爀愀氀 ഀ anger at the extremes of Islam" to spill over to Islamic people generally.਍਀㰀倀㸀ഀ