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Dec.25   Northern China   233 died in gas disaster
  Thousands flee the disaster. A gas well burst in the Chuan Dongbei gas field, releasing natural gas and sulfurated hydrogen


  Pakistan     Musharraf survives two-pronged attack
  Would-be assassins launched a 2-pronged suicide attack against a convoy, the second attempt to kill the President in the last 12 days


  Tel Aviv     Suicide bomber kills 4
  A bombing at a major intersection also wounded 13. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility


  Gaza     6 killed in Israeli helicopter strike  Among those killed was Maklad Hamid, a leader of the Al Quds Brigade, the military wing of Islamic Jihad

  Iran   28,000 dead after earthquake Map of Bam Iran
  The earthquake is destroying most of the ancient city of Bam. More than 30,000 were injured
 Aid workers caring for 100,000 survivors are calling for more help. Iran's president welcomed the US. 80% of Bam's mud-brick buildings were flattened. President Khatami pledged to rebuild Bam's 2,000-year-old citadel '"whatever the cost'
San Francisco Bay Area , December 25, 2003 Timeline