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Current events of
November 5, 2011
(
2011-11-05
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
The
Islamist
terrorist
group
Boko Haram
claims responsibility for a
series of bomb and gun attacks
in the north-eastern
Nigerian
town of
Damaturu
that have killed at least 63 people.
(BBC)
Canadian
Freedom Waves to Gaza
organizers say activists on the Canadian ship
Tahrir
that, along with the
Irish
MV
Saoirse
, who were headed to the
Gaza Strip
, were intercepted by
Israeli
troops. The activists refused to voluntarily leave the ship; Israel says no one was hurt.
(
The Globe and Mail
)
(CBC)
(Salem-News.com)
(
Jerusalem Post
)
(Ynetnews.com)
Disasters
Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped
coal miners
to the surface in
Sanmenxia
in the
People's Republic of China
, with eight miners reportedly having died.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
(CNN)
(BBC)
Residents of
El Hierro
in
Spain
's
Canary Islands
are evacuated following continuing volcanic activity.
(AP via Fox News)
Law and crime
A
Pakistan
anti-terror court
indicts
two police officers and five alleged members of the
Taliban
for the murder of former
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
.
(
Dawn
)
Politics and elections
South Belfast MP
Alasdair McDonnell
is elected leader of Northern Ireland's
Social Democratic and Labour Party
, replacing
Margaret Ritchie
who stepped down in September.
(BBC)
Sports
Al-Sadd
wins the
2011
AFC Champions League
beating
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2-2 (4-2 in penalties) in the
2011 AFC Champions League Final
.
(AFC)
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