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Current events of April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- Syrian Rebels capture three military airbases in the north. (Washington Post)
Men in pickup trucks with anti-aircraft guns block off and surround the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli demanding a jobs ban on Gaddafi-era officials working in the government (BBC), (Al Jazeera)

Disasters

At least three people die and fourteen are injured when an apartment building in the French city of Reims collapses after a suspected gas explosion, leaving people trapped under debris. (AFP via News24)
Four people are killed when a small bridge collapsed near Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya. (ABC News)

Law and crime

In Italy a man shot and wounded two policemen outside Palazzo Chigi, during the swearing ceremony of the new Prime Minister Enrico Letta. (BBC)
In Valley Springs, California (a town of about 3,500 people) authorities are searching for an intruder who fatally stabbed a 9-year-old girl at her home. After her 12-year-old brother discovered him, the intruder fled. (NBC News)

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