Portal:Current events/2003 August 21
August 21, 2003 (Thursday)
- Occupation of Iraq: General Ali Hassan al-Majid (Chemical Ali) is reportedly captured in Iraq. He had previously been reported dead.[1] August 21082003133538.asp[permanent dead link][2]
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israel kills senior Hamas official, Ismail Abu Shanab, by a missile strike in the Gaza Strip and sent tanks into the West Bank towns of Nablus, Jenin and Tulkarem in response to a deadly suicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem. In Hebron, troops destroy the terrorist bomber's home.[3][4] Hamas and Islamic Jihad end their participation in the cease fire (in response to Israel's action from the two groups' bombing), declaring themselves as enemies to the peace plan, and vow further terrorist acts.[5][6][7][8][9] The militants demand that Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, leave their area of control.
- Canadian transport minister David Collenette announces that Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport will be renamed in September for former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.[10]
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- ^ "Middle East | Palestinian fury after Gaza strike". BBC News. 2003-08-21. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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