Today in News History
On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1575, Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai passed away. In 1921, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (died 2004) was born. In 1938, S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (died 2006) was born. In 1950, Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. In 1950, Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. In 1976, The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. In 1981, A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. In 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Terrorists kill Imam, 3 others, abduct 12 in Sokoto
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed an imam and three other persons and abducted 12 residents during an attack on Illela Dawagware village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The post Terrorists kill Imam, 3 others, abduct 12 in Sokoto appeared first on Vanguard News.
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