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| *], convicted of the bombing of ] over ] in 1988, is released on compassionate grounds due to terminal cancer, and boards a flight to ]. | *], convicted of the bombing of ] over ] in 1988, is released on compassionate grounds due to terminal cancer, and boards a flight to ]. | ||
| * A ] explodes near a restaurant in ], killing two people. | * A ] explodes near a restaurant in ], killing two people. | ||
| *18 prospectors are killed overnight in a diamond mine in ] in central ]. | |||
| *]'s president, ], apologizes to the ] for last year's arrest of a son of Libyan leader ]. | *]'s president, ], apologizes to the ] for last year's arrest of a son of Libyan leader ]. | ||
| *Elizabeth Ramos and Louis Williams admit to bribing an employee of the ]'s ] in exchange for defense contracts. | *Elizabeth Ramos and Louis Williams admit to bribing an employee of the ]'s ] in exchange for defense contracts. | ||
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- The U.S. federal government announces plans to end the Cash for Clunkers program. (New York Times)
- Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, is released on compassionate grounds due to terminal cancer, and boards a flight to Libya. (BBC)
- A bicycle bomb explodes near a restaurant in Baghdad, killing two people. (Yahoo! news)
- 18 prospectors are killed overnight in a diamond mine in Kasai province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. (IOL)
- Switzerland's president, Hans-Rudolf Merz, apologizes to the Libyan government for last year's arrest of a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (MSNBC)
- Elizabeth Ramos and Louis Williams admit to bribing an employee of the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in exchange for defense contracts. (UPI)
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