Portal:Current events/2013 December 30

December 30, 2013 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Volgograd bombings:
- A bomb blast rips a trolleybus apart in Volgograd, Russia, killing at least 15 people in the second deadly attack in the southern city in less than 24 hours. (BBC)
An attack on an army base in south Yemen by gunmen with rifles and antitank rockets killed at least five government soldiers and three militants. Four soldiers also went missing. Globalpost
Syrian Civil War:
- The Lebanese army fires on Syrian warplanes after they violate its airspace for the first time in the conflict. (Lebanon Daily Star)
The Congolese army regains control after multiple attacks by around 40 gunmen across the capital at the airport and state television headquarters. (Al Jazeera) (VOA)
Eight people are killed by police in Xinjiang, western China, after an apparent terrorist attack. (Al Jazeera)
Shots are fired at the German ambassador's residence in Athens, Greece; no casualties are reported. (Deutsche Welle)
10 people are killed in violence as Iraqi security forces dismantle an anti-government protest camp in the western city of Ramadi. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

Cyclone Christine makes landfall in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, causing evacuations in Port Hedland and winds over 170 km/h in Roebourne (ABC)
A BNSF train carrying crude oil derails and catches fire near Casselton, North Dakota, USA, forcing the evacuation of the town. (CBC)

Law and crime