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April 8, 2005
The funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place. (BBC)
Eric Rudolph agrees to plead guilty to
four bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing
in exchange for four life sentences. (AP/Yahoo! News)
Islamic insurgents kill 14 people in an
attack outside Algiers, trapping the victims at a fake roadblock,
then killing them and burning their vehicles. (AP\Ynet News)
A suicide bomber kills two foreign tourists
in a Cairo market and injures a further score of bystanders.
A group called "Islamic Pride Brigades" claims responsibility.
(Haaretz), (BBC)
Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz announces
that private homes in the Gaza strip settlements will not be
demolished after the disengagement plan. Religious structures
such as synagogues, Mikveh baths and cemeteries will be dismantled
and transferred inside the "Green line". (Haaretz),
Ynet News
Scientists at Manchester's Christie Hospital
claim a cure for cancer could be available in 5 years. (BBC)
In an interview with the Financial Times,
a Hezbollah leader announces that the group would be willing
to discuss potential disarmament after Israel withdraws from
the Shebaa Farms. Lebanon and Syria maintain that the Shebaa
Farms are Lebanese territory, while the rest of the world community
insists that the farms are part of the Golan Heights, thus part
of Syrian territory occupied by Israel. (Financial Times) (Haaretz)
Presidential elections begin in Djibouti.
Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh is the only candidate.
(BBC)
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