Portal:Current events/2017 December 29
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December 29, 2017 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Saint Menas church attack
- Nine people are killed in two coordinated attacks targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt. Two of the victims are killed by a gunman in a Coptic-owned appliance store in the Helwan area of Cairo. The gunman then moves to a church where he kills a further six civilians and a policeman before being arrested. (BBC)
Business and economy
- Venezuelan communications director Jorge Rodríguez announces that the country's Petro cryptocurrency, backed by 5.3 billion barrels of oil worth $267 billion, will launch shortly. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
Politics and Elections
- 2017 Iranian protests
- Anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of Iran for a second day, with protests being held in a number of cities. (BBC)
- Politics of Mali
- In a surprising event, Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maïga and his government resign without providing a reason. (The Guardian)