The World - News from Jan. 26, 1989

Argentine guerrillas who seized a military base and fought off troops for nearly 30 hours had hoped to ignite a popular uprising and forestall a military coup, the government said. Officials released a rebel statement calling on Argentines to unite against a military coup supposedly being planned by followers of Col. Mohamed Ali Seineldin and former Lt. Col. Aldo Rico, both imprisoned for leading military rebellions against the government of President Raul Alfonsin. The government said that among the 36 people killed in the battle at the La Tablada army base was Jorge Banos, a well-known human rights lawyer and leader of a leftist group called the All for the Fatherland Movement.