April Three men are charged at Banbridge Court following crown forces raids in South Armagh the previous weekend. The men were severely beaten by British soldiers during their arrest. Friday 18 April IRA bombs and bomb scares disrupt the rail and road network in the north of England. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, is under increasing pressure to resign and call elections if indicted in a case of corruption. Zairean rebel leader, Laurent Desire Kabila, has agreed to meet Zairean President Mobutu as soon as possible to discuss the transfer of power.
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Jacques Chirac calls a general election in France on the question of the single European currency. Tuesday 22 April Peruvian troops storm the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, releasing 71 hostages. The Peruvian president said one hostage, two soldiers and 14 rebels were killed in the assault.