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May 3, 2017 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians and injures at least 28 people. (Reuters)
Somali Public Works Minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji is shot and killed inside his vehicle by security forces near the Villa Somalia in the capital Mogadishu, after mistaking him for a militant. (BBC) (BNO News)

Arts and culture

Plans for a Chicago-based presidential library in honour of the former U.S. President Obama are revealed. (NBC)

Business and economy

Puerto Rico government-debt crisis
- Puerto Rico files for the largest "local government" bankruptcy in the United States. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

An explosion at a coal mine near Azadshahr, Iran, kills at least 35 miners and traps 39 others, according to state media. (BBC)
A car crash at an auto auction in Billerica, Massachusetts, kills at least three and injures nine, two critically. (CNN)

Politics and elections

French presidential election, 2017
- Candidates Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron face off in a debate. (The Guardian)
United Kingdom general election, 2017
- Conservative politician Theresa May accuses European Union officials of trying to influence the upcoming elections. (The Scotsman)