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December 23, 2004
December 23, 2004
- An earthquake of moment magnitude 8.1 occurs at 14:59 UTC, 305 miles north of Macquarie Island. (USGS)
- An intercity bus is intercepted and sprayed with automatic gunfire in Chamelecón, Cortés department, Honduras, killing some 28 passengers. A note left at the crime scene claims the attack for a defunct guerrilla group, but suspicion immediately falls on the Mara Salvatrucha gang, and have since been convicted for the crime. (BBC)
- A French United Nations worker in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is arrested for creating pornographic videos of young girls. (Washington Times) (The Times)
- United Nations troops from South Africa deploy in Democratic Republic of Congo to create a buffer zone between fighting factions. (Reuters)
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