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November 22, 2014
(
2014-11-22
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Al-Shabaab
militants hijack a bus travelling between the town of
Mandera
and the
Kenyan
capital
Nairobi
and execute 28 non-
Muslim
passengers.
(Agencies via Deutsche Welle)
Disasters and accidents
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs in
Nagano Prefecture
in
Japan
resulting in at least 30 people being injured as several homes collapse.
(Wires and ABC News Australia)
,
(AP)
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurs near the town of
Kangding
in
China
's
Sichuan
province resulting at least two deaths and 54 injuries.
(AP via
Wall Street Journal
)
Politics and elections
Bahraini general election, 2014
Voters in
Bahrain
go to the polls for the first parliamentary elections since the unsuccessful
Pearl Revolution
.
(BBC)
Sport
In
football
,
Argentinian
Lionel Messi
of
FC Barcelona
sets a new goal scoring record in
La Liga
of 253 goals.
(Reuters via SBS)
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