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**Three people are injured after a man attacked people with a [[machete]] in [[Streatham High Road]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The attacker is shot dead by police. The incident is declared as [[terrorism in the United Kingdom|terrorism]]-related. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-51349664 (BBC)] |
**Three people are injured after a man attacked people with a [[machete]] in [[Streatham High Road]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The attacker is shot dead by police. The incident is declared as [[terrorism in the United Kingdom|terrorism]]-related. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-51349664 (BBC)] |
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*[[2020 Ghent stabbing]] |
*[[2020 Ghent stabbing]] |
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**A female attacker stabs three people in [[Ghent]], [[East Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. The suspect is shot and wounded by [[Belgian police]]. [https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/02/police-shoot-knifeman-belgium-just-minutes-london-terror-attack-12169611/ (Metro)] |
**A female attacker stabs three people in [[Ghent]], [[East Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. The suspect is shot and wounded by [[Belgian police]]. The incident is declared as terrorism related. [https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/02/police-shoot-knifeman-belgium-just-minutes-london-terror-attack-12169611/ (Metro)] |
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*[[Syrian civil war]], [[Northwestern Syria offensive (November 2019–present)]], [[Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War]] |
*[[Syrian civil war]], [[Northwestern Syria offensive (November 2019–present)]], [[Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War]] |
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**More than 200 [[Turkish Armed Forces]] vehicles cross the [[Syria–Turkey border]] into rebel-held [[Idlib Governorate]] in an effort to halt the [[Syrian Army]] advance on the city of [[Saraqib]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/turkish-military-convoy-crosses-into-rebel-held-nw-syria/2020/02/02/17651c30-45d8-11ea-91ab-ce439aa5c7c1_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-military-attempts-to-block-syrian-armys-path-to-saraqib/ (Al Masdar News)] |
**More than 200 [[Turkish Armed Forces]] vehicles cross the [[Syria–Turkey border]] into rebel-held [[Idlib Governorate]] in an effort to halt the [[Syrian Army]] advance on the city of [[Saraqib]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/turkish-military-convoy-crosses-into-rebel-held-nw-syria/2020/02/02/17651c30-45d8-11ea-91ab-ce439aa5c7c1_story.html (''The Washington Post'')] [https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/turkish-military-attempts-to-block-syrian-armys-path-to-saraqib/ (Al Masdar News)] |
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Revision as of 02:20, 3 February 2020
February 2, 2020 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2020 Streatham stabbing
- Three people are injured after a man attacked people with a machete in Streatham High Road, London, United Kingdom. The attacker is shot dead by police. The incident is declared as terrorism-related. (BBC)
- 2020 Ghent stabbing
- A female attacker stabs three people in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. The suspect is shot and wounded by Belgian police. The incident is declared as terrorism related. (Metro)
- Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria offensive (November 2019–present), Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War
- More than 200 Turkish Armed Forces vehicles cross the Syria–Turkey border into rebel-held Idlib Governorate in an effort to halt the Syrian Army advance on the city of Saraqib. (The Washington Post) (Al Masdar News)
- Sinai insurgency
- Islamist militants bomb a gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel in the northern Sinai Peninsula. (Ynet news)
Health and environment
- 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
- The first coronavirus death outside China is reported in the Philippines. The victim was a Chinese tourist, also infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae and influenza B, who recently arrived in the country. (CNN Philippines)
International relations
- Iran–Saudi Arabia relations
- According to Iranian Foreign Ministry, Saudi Arabia has blocked Iran from an Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting in Jeddah after Saudi authorities refuse to issue visas to Iranian officials. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2019–20 Persian Gulf crisis
- Japan sends a destroyer to the Gulf of Oman amid heightening tensions in the region. The Shinzō Abe government says it is prepared to authorize the use of force to protect Japanese interests if needed. (Reuters)