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January 1
,
2005
The world rings in
2005
. Some nations observe a moment of silence with candles and white roses for the at least 150,000 dead and 5,000,000 left homeless after the
26 December
Tsunamis
. In many countries
Flag
s are flown at half staff.
(Reuters)
A group of
Peru
vian army reservists from the
Movimiento Etnocacerista
seize a police station in
Andahuaylas
,
ApurÃmac Region
, demanding the resignation of
President
Alejandro Toledo
. Four police officers die in a shootout, another dozen police are taken as hostages, and a state of emergency is declared in the region.
(BBC)
The
Turkish
Currency
is revalued at a rate of 1,000,000 "old" lira for 1
New Turkish Lira
.
(BBC)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
:
---
Israel
i troops allegedly misfire a tank shell and kill a 9-year-old
Palestinian
girl; her 11-year-old sister was also injured.
(Al Bawaba)
---
Palestinian
Militants
allegedly misfire a
Qassam Rocket
and kill a Palestinian girl in
Jabalia
.
(Haaretz)
---
IDF
soldiers kill 11 Palestinians, 9 of whom are alleged to have been militants and 2 said to have been civilians in
Khan Yunis
.
(Haaretz)
--- IDF soldiers kill 3 suspected Palestinian militants who were allegedly planting explosives near the border with
Egypt
in
Rafah
.
(Haaretz)
-- Palestinian sources say the 3 men killed by the IDF near the border with
Egypt
in
Rafah
were unarmed.
(Haaretz)
--- Palestinian militants fire four Qassam rockets at the
Negev
and 3 at
Sderot
,
Israel
causing damage but no casualties.
(Haaretz)
Luxembourg
takes over the
Presidency Of The Council Of The European Union
.
(AP)