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January 2, 2016
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2016-01-02
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Terrorism in India
2016 Pathankot attack
Heavily armed terrorists, reportedly members of
Jaish-e-Mohammed
, attack an
Indian Air Force
base in
Pathankot
,
Punjab
; three security force personnel and four of the terrorists are reported to have been killed.
(DNA)
Mexican Drug War
,
List of politicians killed in the Mexican Drug War
Gisela Mota Ocampo
, mayor of
Temixco
in
Mexico
's
Morelos state
is assassinated by gunmen at her home, less than a day after taking office.
Morelos Governor
,
Graco Ramírez
, attributed Mota's killing to
organized crime
, without citing a particular drug cartel or gang.
(AP via
Daily Mail
)
Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Armed militiamen
, including members of the
Bundy family
of
Nevada
, take over and occupy the headquarters of the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
near
Burns, Oregon
following a peaceful rally in support of Dwight and Steve Hammond, who were convicted of arson in 2012 for setting fires on public land adjacent to their property.
(Oregon Live)
Law and crime
Sheikh Nimr
,
2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests
The
Saudi Arabian
government executes 47 people, including
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
, a prominent Shia Muslim cleric and leader of the anti-government Shia opposition group. His execution generated
negative worldwide reactions
from politicians, Muslim religious figures, and Shia people.
(BBC)
(
The Nation
)
(
Indian Express
)
(Reuters)
Iranian
protesters ransack and set fire to the
Saudi Arabian
embassy in
Tehran
, in response to the Saudi execution of
Nimr al-Nimr
.
(
The New York Times
)
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