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August 8, 2009 (Saturday)

One of Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspects, Noordin Mohammed Top, is allegedly killed after a 16 hour siege at a house in Java, Indonesia. (Jakarta Post) (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
The second hearing in the trial of Iranian election protesters resumes. (Al Jazeera) (Xinhua) (Press TV)
Local government elections take place in northern Sri Lanka, the first elections since the end of the civil war. (Daily News) (Reuters) (Press TV)
A small plane and a tour helicopter collide over the Hudson River in the United States. (CNN)
A suicide bomber detonates a bomb outside the French embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania, wounding two. The attack is the first suicide bombing in Mauritania's history.(France 24)(RFI)

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+* One of [[Southeast Asia]]'s most wanted [[Terrorism|terror]] suspects, [[Noordin Mohammed Top]], is allegedly killed after a 16 hour siege at a house in [[Java]], [[Indonesia]]. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/08/noordin-m-top-reportedly-killed-a-bathroom-after-16-hour-seige.html (''Jakarta Post'')] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8190071.stm (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/08/200987213621943955.html (Al Jazeera)]
-*[[2009 Lithuania–Russia crisis]]: Russia is still blocking all Lithuanian trucks on its borders and letting only few in [http://www.lrytas.lt/-12497389921248231361-latvijos-ir-rusijos-pasienyje-%C4%AFstrig%C4%99-lietuvos-vairuotojai-tikisi-pajud%C4%97ti-tik-pirmadien%C4%AF.htm (Lietuvos Rytas)].
+* The second hearing in the trial of [[Iran]]ian [[2009 Iranian election protests|election protesters]] resumes. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/08/20098843439590151.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/08/content_11847420.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=102827&sectionid=351020101 (Press TV)]
-*One of [[Southeast Asia]]'s most wanted [[Terrorism|terror]] suspects, [[Noordin Mohammed Top]], is allegedly killed after a 16 hour siege at a house in [[Java]], [[Indonesia]]. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/08/08/noordin-m-top-reportedly-killed-a-bathroom-after-16-hour-seige.html (''Jakarta Post'')] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8190071.stm (BBC)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2009/08/200987213621943955.html (Al Jazeera)]
-*The second hearing in the trial of [[Iran]]ian [[2009 Iranian election protests|election protesters]] resumes. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/08/20098843439590151.html (Al Jazeera)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/08/content_11847420.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=102827&sectionid=351020101 (Press TV)]
+* [[Sri Lankan local government elections, 2009|Local government elections]] take place in northern [[Sri Lanka]], the first elections since the end of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|civil war]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090811133117/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/08/pol01.asp (''Daily News'')] [https://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSCOL461692 (Reuters)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=102844&sectionid=351020406 (Press TV)]
+* A small plane and a tour helicopter [[2009 Hudson River mid-air collision|collide]] over the [[Hudson River]] in the [[United States]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/08/hudson.helicopter.crash/index.html (CNN)]
-*[[Sri Lankan local government elections, 2009|Local government elections]] are taking place in northern [[Sri Lanka]], the first elections since the end of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|civil war]]. [http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/08/pol01.asp (''Daily News'')] [http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSCOL461692 (Reuters)] [http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=102844&sectionid=351020406 (Press TV)]
+* A [[suicide bomber]] [[2009 Nouakchott suicide bombing|detonates a bomb]] outside the [[France|French]] embassy in [[Nouakchott]], [[Mauritania]], wounding two. The attack is the first suicide bombing in Mauritania's history.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090825152039/http://www.france24.com/en/20090809-two-wounded-suicide-bombing-outside-french-embassy- (France 24)][http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/116/article_4690.asp (RFI)]
-*A small plane and a tour helicopter [[2009 Hudson River mid-air collision|collide]] over the [[Hudson River]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/08/hudson.helicopter.crash/index.html (CNN)]
-*A [[suicide bomber]] detonates a bomb outside the [[France|French]] embassy in [[Nouakchott]], [[Mauritania]], wounding two. It is the first suicide attack in Mauritania's history.[http://www.france24.com/en/20090809-two-wounded-suicide-bombing-outside-french-embassy- (France 24)] [http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/116/article_4690.asp (RFI)]
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