Portal:Current events/2002 June 14

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June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14) (Friday)
  • A new terrorist organisation, Al Qanoon, claimed responsibility for an earlier suicide bomb attack aimed at the US consulate in Karachi in Pakistan. 11 people were killed in the bomb attack, and approximately 45 injured. The US has subsequently closed all diplomatic missions in Pakistan.
  • Astrophysics – An asteroid (2002 MN), the size of a soccer field, passed the Earth at a distance of about 120,000 km. It was the second closest asteroid approach to Earth in recorded history. The asteroid was first observed three days after its close approach, on June 17, 2002.[1]
  1. ^ "Asteroid 2002 MN: Second Closest Asteroid Approach to Earth". Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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