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100 killed in pipeline fire Map of Lagos Nigeria Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a village, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others
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| Apr. 25 |
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Oil firms cut output Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
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Militants claim pipeline attack
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Dec.26 |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire
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| Oct.10 |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria
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63 died from forest fires
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| Yesterday |
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100 killed in pipeline fire Map of Lagos Nigeria| Flames from a ruptured fuel pipeline swept through homes and a school in a village, killing about 100 people and injuring 20 others | |
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| Apr. 25 |
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Oil firms cut output| Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production | |
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Militants claim pipeline attack A main group behind a string of recent attacks in southern oil region has sabotaged another pipeline. ExxonMobil reported workers on strike
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| Feb.23 |
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Legal blow for senator
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Jan.12 |
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At least 30 die in fuel tanker blast
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| Dec.26 |
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At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in flames, near city of Lagos as they tried to scoop fuel from the gushing leak
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| Nov.12 |
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Police smash 'al Qaeda'
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| Oct.10 |
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Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria Nigeria is fighting a rare outbreak of a form of polio. 69 children in the north have caught the disease from others who had already been im...
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63 died from forest fires
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| Aug.8 |
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Violence in Delta expands into gang war |
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| Jul.20 |
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Pfizer faces new Nigerian lawsuit |
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| Jul.13 |
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3-year-old freed by kidnappers |
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| Jul.9 |
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Girl recovers after kidnap |
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| Jul.8 |
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Kidnappers free UK girl Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days
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| Jul.5 |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl |
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Three-year-old seized Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
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Bulk buy ban amid frenzy
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| Jun.23 |
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Unions end fuel strike |
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| Jun.21 |
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Troops kill 12 in strike on oil facility |
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| Jun.11 |
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Hostages released in Niger Delta |
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| Jun.4 |
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Nigeria sues drugs giant Pfizer |
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| Jun.2 |
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Rebels: We'll suspend oil attacks |
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Fighting kills at least 14
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| May.29 |
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President Obasanjo hails successor |
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| May.8 |
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4 Americans seized |
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| Apr.24 |
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President says elections not fatally flawed
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| Apr.23 |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote| President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election. The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muh... | |
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| Apr.22 |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call The biggest local election observer group: presidential election was so badly flawed that it should be cancelled and held again
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| Apr.21 |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ
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| Apr.20 |
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Ballots 'not in country' Election commission: Ballot papers have not yet arrived in Nigeria on the eve of the presidential elections
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| Apr.16 |
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Court puts poll in doubt
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| Apr.13 |
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Security tight for polls
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship
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| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border
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| Jan.17 |
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Militants free Italian |
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| Dec.26 |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260  A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue
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| Nov.2 |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit Beijing: More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment
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| Oct.29 |
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Sultan among crash dead  | Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames. The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i... | |
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Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul
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| Sep.30 |
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Dam collapse floods town
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| May.12 |
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Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| May.5 |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
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Possible deal brings new hope |
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| May.4 |
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Darfur peace pact remains elusive |
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| Apr.30 |
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Darfur peace talks extended |
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| Apr.20 |
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Nigeria settles Paris Club debt
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| Apr.18 |
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President offers Delta boost
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| Mar.29 |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad
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| Mar.28 |
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War crimes suspect Taylor missing |
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| Mar.17 |
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Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison
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| Feb.18 |
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16 die in cartoon protests
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| Feb.12 |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans
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| Feb.10 |
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UN urges Nigeria bird flu action |
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| Feb.9 |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull
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| Feb.8 |
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Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Dec.13 |
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2 airlines grounded
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Parents mourn 50 crash children
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| Dec.11 |
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Families seek crash dead
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| Dec.10 |
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Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed
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Palestinians take over key border
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| Oct.23 |
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No survivors in crash All 117 people aboard a passenger jet are dead, including several high-level Nigerian officials
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Confusion surrounds crash
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| Oct.22 |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos
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| Dec.23 |
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'20 die' in fuel blaze |
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| Oct.10 |
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Fuel price strike starts A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts
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| Oct.1 |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels |
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| Jul.31 |
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Polio campaign restarted |
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| May.22 |
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Obasanjo declared state of emergency |
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| Dec.4 |
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Commonwealth summit starts |
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| Oct.12 |
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150 feared missing as ferry sinks |
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Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa
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| Jul.6 |
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Taylor agrees to leave |
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| Jun.21 |
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105 killed in oil blast
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| Apr.22 |
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Obasanjo won re-election by landslide Obasanjo leading with 60% of the vote. The vote was marred by charges of massive fraud
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| Apr.20 |
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Obasanjo leads in vote |
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| Apr.19 |
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Landmark poll closes |
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| Apr.12 |
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Vote in key test for civilian rule |
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| Feb.2 |
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'Many dead' in Lagos blast
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Suicide bombings kill 23
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| Nov.26 |
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Miss World reporter faces fatwa
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| Nov.22 |
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Miss World leaves Nigeria for London
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| Aug.19 |
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Woman loses stoning death appeal |
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| Jul.19 |
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Women oil protesters take hostages |
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| May.4 |
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Aircraft with 75 people crashed
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Bethlehem church under siege
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| Jan.28 |
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Anger over Lagos blasts |
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Lagos blasts leave 500 dead killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump
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| Jan.27 |
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Army dump blast rocks Lagos |
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| Jan.16 |
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General strike
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| Dec.24 |
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Minister shot dead; Troops deployed |
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| Oct.14 |
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Riots engulf city
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| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165
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| Aug.26 |
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50 dead in bus crash |
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| Nov.24 |
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60 killed in bus accident |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
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Israel retreat complete
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