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March 18, 2023
(
2023-03-18
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces
shell
Kramatorsk
,
Donetsk Oblast
, with
cluster munitions
, killing at least two
civilians
and injuring five others.
(Ukrinform)
Disasters and accidents
2023 Guayas earthquake
A 6.8
earthquake
strikes the
Ecuadorian province
of
Guayas
, damaging buildings, killing at least 18 people, including two in neighboring
Peru
, and injuring over 400.
(
The Guardian
)
Law and crime
Shah Cheragh attack
A court in
Iran
sentences
two men
to death
over the October 2022
mass shooting
at the
Shah Cheragh mosque
in
Shiraz
, which killed 15 people.
(Al Arabiya)
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