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      October 20, 2008 (Monday)
        
        
    Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan military reports that they have breached a key defensive line near the Tamil Tiger headquarters in northern Sri Lanka. (BBC)
 
Arts and culture
- Former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae is awarded the $5m Mo Ibrahim Foundation Prize for Achievement in African Leadership for 2008. (PA)
 
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