Portal:Current events/2006 January 13
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January 13, 2006 (Friday)
- The U.S. CIA attempts to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri by bombing Damadola, Pakistan, a village near the Afghanistan border. The attack kills at least 18 people: eight men, five women and five children. Anonymous U.S. government sources claim he was invited to a feast in the village, but did not attend. (CNN)
- Augustine Volcano in Alaska has erupted five times in the past three days, the first eruptions in nearly two decades. The island is uninhabited. (National Geographic)
- Tyco International announces that it will split itself into three companies, spinning off Tyco Healthcare and Tyco Electronics. (Tyco)