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Iran vows revenge for murder of scientist
by our Arab Affairs correspondent
IRAN has vowed to avenge the death of a leading nuclear scientist who was gunned down when his entourage was ambushed along a provincial highway last week. The Iranians believe the hit was carried out by Israeli agents or gunmen loyal to the People’s Mujahidin Organisation, which is based in the USA.
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Iran vows revenge for murder of scientist
Pay battles
by New Worker correspondent
ESSENTIAL supplies of Brussels sprouts, port, cranberry sauce and Stilton in and around London could be at risk as a result of a planned Christmas strike. Twelve drivers, employed by Harper & Guy Consulting Ltd at Sainsbury’s Waltham Abbey distribution centre, have voted unanimously for strike action in protest at being paid £12,000 less per year than those directly employed by Sainsbury’s. As a result, deliveries to about 100 Sainsbury’s stores in London and the south east will be severely affected during the six days of strikes before and after Christmas.
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Pay battles