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| *The ] attacks the city of ] according to opposition activists. | **The ] attacks the city of ] according to opposition activists. | ||
| **The ] calls on Syrian authorities to end the violence against civilians. | |||
| **] withdraws its ambassador to Syria in protest at the violence. | |||
| *]: ]i ] ] leaves hospital in ] after injuries sustained during the ongoing uprising. | |||
| *]: Rebels report more gains south of the capital ]. | |||
| *]: Two opposition MPs are released from prison. | |||
| *Fighting erupts in the ] capital ] a day after ] rebels had reportedly left the city. | |||
| *] ] leader ] dies in ] at the age of 98. | |||
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| *One person is killed and six are missing after a landslide in eastern ]. | |||
| ;Law and crime | ;Law and crime | ||
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**The ] restores order in ], north London, after a riot on Saturday night in which twenty-six police officers were injured. | ||
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| **Outbreaks of looting and civil disorder are reported in a number of areas including ], ] and ]. | |||
| *] bans ] in public places. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110808012552/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_699698.html (''Straits Times'') | |||
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| *The ], the longest ]way in the world, opens after years of delays. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 11 October 2022
August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) (Sunday) Armed conflict and attacks- 2011 Syrian uprising:
- The Syrian army attacks the city of Deir ez-Zor according to opposition activists. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- The Arab League calls on Syrian authorities to end the violence against civilians. (Kuwait News Agency) (Emirates 24/7)
- Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassador to Syria in protest at the violence. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh leaves hospital in Saudi Arabia after injuries sustained during the ongoing uprising. (CNN)
- 2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels report more gains south of the capital Tripoli. (Reuters)
- 2011 Bahraini uprising: Two opposition MPs are released from prison. (Al-Masry Al-Youm)
- Fighting erupts in the Somali capital Mogadishu a day after al Shabaab rebels had reportedly left the city. (Reuters)
- Australian French Resistance leader Nancy Wake dies in London at the age of 98. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- 2011 London riots
- The Metropolitan Police Service restores order in Tottenham, north London, after a riot on Saturday night in which twenty-six police officers were injured. (AFP via Hindustan Times) (BBC)
- Outbreaks of looting and civil disorder are reported in a number of areas including Hackney, Brixton and Walthamstow. (The Guardian) (The Telegraph)
- Nepal bans smoking in public places. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110808012552/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_699698.html (Straits Times)
- The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, the longest guided busway in the world, opens after years of delays. (BBC)