Portal:Current events/2014 June 10
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June 10, 2014 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in North-West Pakistan
- The Pakistan Air Force conducts bombing raids against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan positions in the Tirah region killing at least 15 militants in response to the Jinnah International Airport attack in Karachi. (BBC News)
- Gunmen attack a training facility near the Jinnah International Airport. (AP)
- Gunmen in Kenya's port city of Mombasa kill Mohamed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, who opposed the radical preachings of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab insurgents. (Yahoo! News)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
- Militants stage an overnight attack in Mosul, Iraq, taking control of the city while police and military flee. (Washington Post)
- Five American soldiers, an Afghan soldier, and an interpreter in the Zabul province of Afghanistan are killed when a NATO air strike accidentally targeted them. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Violent storms in western Germany with high winds and flooding kill six people. (Daily Mail)
- US Olympic swimming gold medal winner Amy Van Dyken severs her spine in a severe ATV accident. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Israeli lawmakers choose Reuven Rivlin to be the next President of Israel. (AP via Chronicle)
- United States House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is defeated by newcomer Tea Party-backed candidate Dave Brat in a Virginia congressional primary election. (Washington Post)