shooting in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York, sparking racial tensions between African Americans and Italian Americans. August 24 Colombia's cocaine traffickers declare "total and absolute war" against the government and begin a series of bombings and arson attacks. Indonesia's first commercial television network, RCTI (stands for Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia), is established, and went on air for the first time. Tadeusz Mazowiecki of Solidarity is elected Prime Minister of Poland. August 25 – Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its largest moon Triton. August 31 – In the aftermath of the Chadian–Libyan conflict of 1978–87, representatives of Libya and Chad agree to let the International Court of Justice determine ownership of the Aouzou Strip, which has been occupied by Libya since 1973. September September 6 1989 South African general election, the last held under the apartheid system, returns the National Party to power with a much-reduced majority. In the 1989 Dutch general election, the Christian Democratic Appeal, led by Ruud Lubbers wins 54 seats, and is ultimately able to form a government on November 7 after entering into coalition with the Labour Party. September 7 – Representatives of the government of Ethiopia and Eritrean separatists meet in Atlanta, with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter attempting to broker a peace settlement. September 8 – Partnair Flight 394 flies past an F-16 Fighting Falcon on its way home, then the Convair 580 rolls upside down and falls in the North Sea. September 10 – The Hungarian government opens the country's western border (with Austria) to refugees from East Germany. September 10–11 – Norway's ruling Labour Party loses eight seats in the parliamentary elections, its worst showing since 1945. September 14 An agreement of co-operation between Leningrad Oblast (Russia) and Nordland County (Norway) is signed in Leningrad, by Chairmen Lev Kojkolainen and Sigbjørn Eriksen. Standard Gravure shooting: Joseph T. Wesbecker, a pressman on disability for mental illness, enters his former workplace in Louisville, Kentucky, kills eight people and injures twelve before committing suicide after a history of suicidal ideation. September 17–22 – Hurricane Hugo devastates the Caribbean and the southeastern United States, causing at least 71 deaths and $8,000,000,000 in damages. September 18 – Alleged coup attempt in Burkina Faso by military officials foiled. September 19 The Catholic Church calls for removal of the Carmelite convent located near the former Auschwitz concentration camp, whose presence has offended some