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August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) (Saturday)

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August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) (Saturday)

Postby admin » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:38 am

August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) (Saturday)

2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict:
Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora has accused Israel of a "naked violation" of the five-day-old ceasefire, after a raid by Israeli commandos deep inside Lebanon. (BBC) (CTV) (Reuters) (Aljazeera)
Reuters reports that Israeli aircraft have fired at targets in Eastern Lebanon reported to be a Hezbollah stronghold. An Israeli army spokesman said the army was checking the report. (Reuters)
Israel confirms that a commando unit was operating in Lebanon early this morning. One soldier is reported killed and two wounded, one of them seriously. (ABC America)
Israeli forces detain Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser al-Shaer in a raid on his home in the West Bank town of Ramallah. (BBC)
A Turkish-Iranian natural gas pipeline explodes in Turkey's northeastern Ağrı Province. Turkish authorities suspect separatist Kurds were behind the incident. (Internet Archive) (AP Story, no longer on original CNN site)
The Chinese death toll from Typhoon Saomai rises to 436 with 100 new deaths reported in the east of the country. (ABC America)
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