Portal:Current events/2006 May 23

May 23, 2006 (Tuesday)

A voice purporting to be that of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden says on an audiotape that Zacarias Moussaoui had no link to the September 11, 2001 attacks. (BBC) (FOX) (Reuters)(Washington Post)
Mobs of angry garment workers set fire to seven fabric factories in Bangladesh in response to the announced death of Rana, a workers' rights leader. 100 people were injured amidst clashes between police and firefighters and protesters. Workers are forced to work overtime and seven days a week.(San Diego)
Greek and Turkish military F-16 jets collide above Karpathos whilst intercepting each other in the disputed airspace above the southern Aegean Sea. (BBC), (CNN), (Reuters)
Israel captures Hamas leader Ibrahim Hamed in a Ramallah raid. (BBC)
President of Mexico Vicente Fox begins a tour of the United States in Salt Lake City.

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