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Current events of
November 20, 2011
(
2011-11-20
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 13 people are killed and as many as 900 injured as violent protests continue in
Cairo
's
Tahrir Square
against
Egypt
's ruling military government. Security forces attempt to disperse the crowds with
tear gas
and
baton
charges.
(BBC)
2011 Syrian uprising
: Two
rocket-propelled grenades
hit the headquarters of
Syria
's ruling
Ba'ath Party
in
Damascus
amid ongoing anti-government protests.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Jose Pimentel
, a 27-year-old
Dominican-American
, is arrested in
New York City
after planning to detonate
pipe bombs
, according to New York mayor
Michael Bloomberg
. The suspect is believed to have
Al-Qaeda
sympathies, although no wider conspiracy is suspected.
(CNN)
International relations
The
President of Turkey
,
Abdullah Gül
, commences a three-day
state visit
to the
United Kingdom
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
A man is charged with
attempted murder
following Saturday's stabbing of four
Metropolitan Police
officers in
Kingsbury
, north
London
.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
Voters in
Spain
go to the polls for a
general election
, with the
centre-right
Popular Party
winning a
parliamentary majority
.
(AP via MSNBC)
(BBC)
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