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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 2, 1993                   TAG: 9304020047
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: GENEVA                                LENGTH: Short

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700,000 KUWAITI CLAIMS FILED IN IRAQ INVASION

Victims of Iraq's seven-month occupation of Kuwait have filed more then 700,000 claims for damages, losses and suffering, U.N. officials said Thursday.

The U.N. Compensation Commission expects more than 1 million claims will be filed before the June 30 deadline, totaling an estimated $100 billion total, said the commission chairman, Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela Marzo of Spain.

He announced the appointment of a panel of nine jurists to begin reviewing individual claims and recommending awards.

Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 and was driven out by U.S.-led forces about seven months later. - Associated Press

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