Bomb injures three in Moscow subway
A purse concealing a timing device exploded at Tretyakovskaya station injuring three subway workers. Police treat it as a terrorist act with no immediate claims of responsibility amid ongoing Chechnya conflict context. The blast occurred before 10 a m on New Year’s holiday observances.
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Los Angeles Times
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Tretyakovskaya
Russia
Tretyakov Gallery
Chechnya
Metro
Interior Ministry
Chinese Embassy Opens in Pretoria as Taiwan ties are severed
The Chinese flag rose over the new embassy in Pretoria signaling formal diplomatic relations with South Africa. The Taiwan Embassy nearby shut down its doors as Beijing presses to isolate Taipei, ending South Africa’s long recognition of Taiwan.
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Pretoria
South Africa
China
Taiwan
Taipei
Beijing
Qian Qichen
Central America
Africa
Loyalist Volunteer Force Claims Belfast Pub Shooting
The Loyalist Volunteer Force says it carried out the New Year’s Eve attack in Belfast’s Clifton Tavern, killing Eddie Trainor and wounding five Catholics. The group cites retaliation for Billy Wright’s death in Maze Prison and vows further attacks in the sectarian conflict.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Wioe'ad
Eddie Trainor
Clifton Tavern
Billy Wright
Wright
Maze
King Rat
Irish National Liberation Army
IRA
Seamus Dillon
Portadown
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