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Portal:Current events/2013 August 25
August 25, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A bomb explodes in a bus carrying Yemeni Air Force personnel to a base near the capital Sana'a, killing at least one officer and injuring others. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) begins an investigation into a 6:30 AM EST crash of a small plane that caught fire in Taunton, Massachusetts, that is believed to have killed two people. (NBC)
- Four people die and 35 are injured when the notorious tren de la muerte train derails in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. (Russia Today) (El Universal)
- The Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is now estimated to have grown to the size of Chicago. (CBS News)
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