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Current events of
April 25, 2013
(
2013-04-25
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflict and attacks
Boston Marathon bombings
:
Michael Bloomberg
, the
Mayor of New York City
, claims that the US
Federal Bureau of Investigation
briefed him that suspect
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
said that the bombers intended to attack
New York City
next.
(CBC)
The
Israeli Air Force
shoots down a
Hezbollah
drone from
Lebanon
off the coast of
Haifa
.
(
Jerusalem Post
)
A gunman kills three people with a
Kalashnikov
rifle in a shooting attack in
Istres
,
France
.
(The Local)
Business and economy
French
unemployment reaches a record level of 3.22 million.
(Reuters)
International relations
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)
:
The
United Nations Security Council
votes to send a peacekeeping force to
Mali
to replace
French
and
African
forces battling
Islamist guerrillas
.
(AAP via News Limited)
Syrian Civil War
:
The
United States Secretary of Defence
Chuck Hagel
claims that US intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence" that the
Government of Syria
has used
sarin gas
during the past two years in the
civil war
. The
Israeli
and
British
governments made similar statements.
(CBS News)
The
United Kingdom
reopens its embassy in
Somalia
22 years after it closed as a result of the chaos after the fall of
Mohamed Siad Barre
's government and subsequent
Somali Civil War
.
(Voice of America)
Law and crime
Mexican
photojournalist Daniel Alejandro Martínez Bazaldúa is found dead in
Saltillo, Coahuila
, an area where
Los Zetas
drug cartel operates. With his death,
Mexico
consolidates itself as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, where
more than 80 have been killed
since 2000.
(The Huffington Post)
After being missing for over a week, the body of
Sunil Tripathi
is found in the
Providence River
.
(
Boston
)
Politics and elections
The
George W. Bush Presidential Center
in
Dallas
,
Texas
, is dedicated in the presence of
President of the United States
Barack Obama
, former president
George W. Bush
and all living former presidents. The complex will be opened to the public on May 1.
(CBS News)
Sport
In
American football
, the
2013 NFL Draft
begins with
Kansas City Chiefs
selecting
Eric Fisher
in
New York City
's
Radio City Music Hall
.
(
The Guardian
)
In
horse racing
, the
British Horseracing Authority
bans
Godolphin Racing
trainer
Mahmood Al Zarooni
for eight years after 11 racehorses in his care test positive for
anabolic steroids
.
(AP via
Washington Post
)
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