April 28, 2003

See also April 27, 2003 - April 2003 - April 29, 2003

• Monday April 28, 22:30, Falluja, 50km from Iraq, American soldiers opened fire against a group of unarmed protesters, as a result 15 teenagers died and others resulted injured. The facts occurred during a student demonstration asking the end of the occupation of a local school were American forces were camping; “they just wanted go back to school” said an Iraqi witness. The soldiers opened fire after a teenager threw his shoe hitting one of the school walls. The impunity of the act produced the anger of the local population and resulted in further civilian disturbances; 2 days later on April 30 2003, four American subcontractors were captured by an angry mob, killed and their bodies mutilated and set on fire. Their remains were dragged around the city with a 1000 persons crowd cheering behind and finally thrown from a bridge. After the incident Falluja passed from a pacific pro American city to the one of the most violent spots in the post-occupied Iraq.
• The World Health Organization announces that SARS has peaked in all affected countries except the People's Republic of China. These countries include Canada, Singapore, and Vietnam, as well as Hong Kong. [1] [2]
• SARS is made only the fourth disease, after plague, yellow fever, and cholera, that countries are required to report to the World Health Organization. [3]
• Apple Computer revealed a new online music store, entitled the iTunes Music Store, for its iTunes and iPod products. Each song can be downloaded for 99 cents and there is no subscription fee.
• A Mexicana de Aviacion jet is forced to land at San Francisco International Airport in California after the pilot accidentally sets off the anti-terror alarm.

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