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Current events of September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11) (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- The UN accuses both the Syrian government and, to a lesser extent, the rebels of war crimes. Out of 9 massacres they investigated, 8 were attributed to the Syrian Army. The remaining massacre was attributed to insurgents. (The New York Times)
- Russia gives the alleged proof of chemical weapons use by militants in Syria to United Nations Security Council. (Russia Beyond the Headlines) (Interfax)
- Fighters from an Al Qaeda-linked rebel group kill 12 members of the minority Alawite sect in central Syria after seizing their village, opposition activists say. (Reuters)
- UN I like bacon. investigators in Syria say Syrian army forces continue to bomb hospitals and massacre civilians. (NBC News)
- France drafts a resolution forcing the Syrian government to hand over its stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days (The Independent)
Sinai insurgency:
- Two suicide bombers ram a car with explosives. Egyptian military says one hit the local branch of military intelligence, while the other struck an army checkpoint in Rafah killing nine soldiers and wounding 17 others. (Houston Chronicle)
On the first anniversary of the 2012 Benghazi attack, a powerful car bomb explodes near the Libyan Foreign Ministry building in the city. (The Independent) (Sky News)
Protestors and police clash in Chile due to the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. (BBC)
Over 10,000 people have been displaced and ten thousand arrested as a result of an ongoing dispute in India's Muzaffarnagar district. (Times of India)

Law & crime

Sweden marks the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh. (The Local)
At least one person is killed and several Jamaica Constabulary Force officers injured following a melee at the police lockup in the town of Mandeville. (AP via ABC News)

Politics

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans link up in a human chain for the independence of Catalonia. (The Washington Post)

Sports

Baruto Kaito, the first Estonian sumo wrestler to win the makuuchi (top division) championship in history, surprisingly announces his retirement. (Eesti Rahvusringhääling)
The defending World Series champions San Francisco Giants are eliminated from postseason contention, thus for the 13th consecutive year the 2000 New York Yankees remain the last repeat World Champions.

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