Portal:Current events/2008 March 1
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Current events of
March 1
,
2008
(
2008-03-01
)
(Saturday)
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Two IDF soldiers and at least 50 Palestinians are killed during an
Israeli
military operation
in the
Gaza Strip
.
(
Jerusalem Post
)
A
wind storm
in
Europe
kills four people in
Austria
, two people in
Germany
, and two people in the
Czech Republic
.
(AFP)
The
President
of
Armenia
Robert Kocharyan
declares a state of emergency following
anti-government protests
in
Yerevan
.
(Reuters)
Raúl Reyes
, the second in command of the
FARC
guerilla organization, is
killed
in a
Colombian
military operation in northern
Ecuador
.
(
El Tiempo
)
Renewed violence erupts in the
Abyei
region of
Sudan
. Approximately 70 deaths are reported and analysts warn that further conflict could threaten the
peace process
.
(
Reuters Alertnet
)
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