Portal:Current events/2013 August 25

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August 25, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- The
  attack outside the outskirt of Damascus. (BBC)

Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
:
A wave of bomb attacks kill 41 people in Iraq. (BBC)
A bomb explodes in a bus carrying
Sana'a, killing at least one officer and injuring others. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) begins an investigation into a 6:30 AM EST crash of a small plane that caught fire in Taunton, Massachusetts, that is believed to have killed two people. (NBC)
Four people die and 35 are injured when the notorious
Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico. (Russia Today) (El Universal)

The
Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park is now estimated to have grown to the size of Chicago. (CBS News)

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