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December 18, 2022
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2022-12-18
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Islamic State insurgency in Iraq
2022 Kirkuk bombing
Nine
police officers
are killed and two others are injured when a convoy hits a
roadside bomb
in
Kirkuk
,
Iraq
.
(Al Jazeera)
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bannu counterterrorism centre siege
Around 20
Pakistani Taliban
members seize control of a counterterrorism centre in
Bannu
,
Pakistan
, killing one officer and taking six hostages. The attackers are demanding safe passage to
Afghanistan
.
(Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
2022 Salang Tunnel fire
At least 31 people are killed and 37 others are injured when a
tank truck
overturns,
explodes
and catches fire in the
Salang Tunnel
in
Afghanistan
.
(Tolo News)
Law and crime
2022 Vaughan shooting
Five people are killed and one other person is injured in a
mass shooting
at a
condominium
tower in
Vaughan
,
Ontario
, Canada. The gunman is killed by police.
(Global News)
Israel
deports
French
-
Palestinian
lawyer and activist
Salah Hamouri
saying that Hamouri continues to be active with the
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
, which has been designated as a
terrorist organization
by Israel, the
United States
,
European Union
and other countries.
(Arab News)
Sports
2022 FIFA World Cup
Argentina
defeats
the reigning champions
France
4–2 on
penalties
after a 3–3 draw to win their third
World Cup
title, and first since
1986
.
(CNN)
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