Portal:Current events/2009 January 12
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January 12, 2009 (Monday)
- Flooding caused by Tropical Depression 04F kills eight people and displaces more than 6,000 in Fiji. (AP)
- Urban warfare begins between Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants as the former push further into Gaza City. (Sky News)
- The Indonesian ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 230 people. (MSNBC)
- Iraqi Security Forces announce that they have captured Tha'ir Kadhim Sraiwi, the alleged leader of Salafi terrorist group Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna. (BBC)
- Bitcoins first transaction initiated by Satoshi Nakamoto [1]