Portal:Current events/2006 April 22
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April 22, 2006 (Saturday)
- Colombian Armed Conflict: Seventeen Colombian soldiers and a secret policeman were killed by rebels in an ambush in the mountains near the Venezuelan border. (BBC)
- Conflict in Afghanistan: Four Canadian soldiers were killed 75 kilometers north of Kandahar by a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants. (Canada.com)
- April 2006 Nepalese general strike: Opposition leaders in Nepal reject King Gyanendra's proposals for restoring democracy. Thousands of protesters approaching the Narayanhity Royal Palace in Kathmandu are fired upon by security forces with tear gas. (VOA), (Reuters), (CBC)
- The first city-wide election in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina takes place. (Reuters)
- The Iraqi Parliament meet to vote on choosing a Prime Minister, only the second time since the December elections. The nominee Jawad al-Maliki has been put forward by the dominant Shia block. (BBC) (CNN International)
- Kharkiv supermarket bombings: Two homemade bombs exploded at supermarkets in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring 14. (Seattle Post Intelligencer) (Interfax Russia) (ABC)
- In India, BJP leader Pramod Mahajan is shot at his home, and reported to be in critical condition. (Hindustan Times) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (BBC)