World IN BRIEF : EL SALVADOR : 3 Sentenced in ‘Zona Rosa’ Killings
A Salvadoran military court sentenced three alleged leftist rebels to prison terms ranging from four to 25 years for the 1985 killings of 13 people, including six Americans. Gunmen sprayed two outdoor cafes in the Zona Rosa neighborhood of the capital with automatic gunfire. Four U.S. Marines, two American businessmen, a Chilean, a Guatemalan and five Salvadorans were killed. Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front rebels denied responsibility for the attack. But military spokesmen said the three men convicted belonged to one of the five rebel armies that make up the FMLN.
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