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October 22, 2014
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2014-10-22
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Swedish submarine incidents
NATO
intercepts
Russian
jets over the
Baltic Sea
while
Sweden
's six-day search for a possibly damaged
Russian Navy
submarine
continues.
(AP via
Daily Telegraph
)
(Europe Online Magazine)
Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad
, while pointing out that
Sweden
's military operation is focused on gathering intelligence on a suspected foreign submarine in its waters, stated that military force could be used to make it surface.
(BBC)
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
A gunman
shoots
a
Canadian Forces
soldier outside the
Canadian National War Memorial
, with the gunman later reported dead inside the
Canadian Parliament buildings
. The incident came hours after Canada raised its terror threat level from low to medium following Monday's fatal hit-and-run attack on two soldiers in
Quebec
.
(CBC)
(BBC)
,
(CNN)
(AFP via Yahoo News)
(Guardian)
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The
Syrian Air Force
claims to have shot down two of the three fighter jets operated by ISIL in northern
Syria
.
(Reuters via
Times of India
)
Health
Ebola virus disease in the United States
The
United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
announces that there will be a 21-day monitoring period for all travelers from
Liberia
,
Sierra Leone
and
Guinea
.
(Fox News)
Law and crime
Blackwater Baghdad shootings
A court convicts four former employees of
Blackwater Worldwide
on charges related to the 2007 killing of 14 unarmed
Iraqis
by firing
machine guns
in a
Baghdad
traffic circle.
(
Washington Post
)
In
Washington, D. C.
,
Secret Service
agents apprehend a
White House
north fence jumper.
(ABC News America)
Sports
In
Major League Baseball
, the
Kansas City Royals
defeat the
San Francisco Giants
7–2 at KC's
Kauffman Stadium
in Game 2 of the
2014 World Series
, evening the series at 1–1.
(AP)
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