Portal:Current events/2004 October 17

October 17, 2004 (Sunday)

A two meter long section of a Chinese scientific satellite strikes a house in Penglai, Sichuan, China. No one is hurt. (CNN)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel Defense Forces troops enter the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah with ten tanks and three bulldozers. (BBC)

The UK ambassador to Uzbekistan is recalled and suspended after criticizing the use of intelligence allegedly obtained under torture by the Uzbekistan government. (BBC)
Conflict in Iraq
:
- Heavy fighting in Fallujah continues as U.S. tanks blockade the city and insurgent targets are hit by air and artillery. Hospital officials say four civilians, including a child, were killed. (Reuters) (ABC)
- A
  Latifiyah (25 miles south of Baghdad), gunmen ambush and kill nine Iraqi policemen who were returning from training in Jordan. (Reuters) (ABC)

About 20,000 protesters march in London, United Kingdom, to demand an end to the "illegal occupation" of Iraq. (Reuters) (The Scotsman)
Approximately 10,000 people gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., for the Million Worker March, a pro-labor and anti-war demonstration.