Portal:Current events/2002 October 11

October 11, 2002 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. plan to invade Iraq
- The United States Senate voted to give war powers to President George W. Bush as part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iraq.
Myyrmanni bombing
- A suicide bomber explodes at the Myyrmanni Shopping Mall in Vantaa, Finland, killing seven including the bomber.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- United States embassy guards in Tel Aviv, Israel, stopped a suicide bomber from setting off a bomb in a crowded beachfront cafe.
More than 10,000 supporters of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat rallied in Gaza City to show strength against Hamas.

Arts and culture

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