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Current events of December 28, 2014 (2014-12-28) (Sunday)

Boko Haram
- The terrorist organisation Boko Haram attacks a village in Northern Cameroon leaving an estimated 30 dead. (News24)

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
- Traveling though thunderstorms over the Java Sea, Flight 8501 loses contact with air traffic control after the plane departed from the Indonesian city of Surabaya en route to Singapore with 162 people on board. (BBC)
The Italian-owned MS Norman Atlantic catches fire on a ferry run from Greece to Italy 44 nautical miles northwest of Corfu, Greece with on board 222 vehicles, 411 passengers and 5 crew. Greek and Italian officials report at least one person is dead. (The Independent),(BBC)