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Current events of
September 17, 2011
(
2011-09-17
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2011 Libyan civil war
: forces loyal to deposed
Libyan
dictator
Muammar Gaddafi
launch a counter-attack against opposition fighters in the towns of
Bani Walid
and
Sirte
.
(Al-Jazeera)
Disasters
At least three people are killed and 25 injured in a
train crash
near the
Alawwa
railway station, 60 kilometres north of
Colombo
in
Sri Lanka
.
(AFP via News Limited)
The US
National Transportation Safety Board
begins its investigation into
Friday's Reno air crash
, which killed at least three people and injured dozens.
(BBC)
A
North American T-28 Trojan
crashes at an air show at the
Eastern WV Regional Airport
near
Martinsburg, West Virginia
, killing the pilot.
(
The Journal of Martinsburg
)
Aviation Safety Network
A strong 6.6 magnitude
earthquake
and a series of
aftershocks
occur off the coast of
Honshu
in
Japan
.
(AFP via
Hindustan Times
)
International relations
Former
Prime Minister of Thailand
Thaksin Shinawatra
visits
Cambodia
for high-level talks with the
government of Cambodia
over a variety of issues, including the ownership of the disputed
Preah Vihear Temple
.
(Voice of America)
Two people in
Finland
are held for investigation into alleged involvement in international terrorist activities.
(CNN)
Law and crime
Tanzanian
authorities charge four people with
negligence
in relation to the
Zanzibar ferry sinking
that cost at least 240 lives on September 10.
(AP via
New York Times
)
Politics and elections
Hundreds of
United States
citizens rally to
peacefully occupy
Wall Street
, demonstrating against
corporate dominance
and perceived tax evasion by the
super-rich
. The movement is reportedly inspired by the periodic protests tactic of the
Arab Spring
.
(Al-Jazeera)
Voters in
Latvia
go to the polls for a
parliamentary election
.
(NPR)
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