January 8, 2005

January 8, 2005

January 8 2005

* A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine, USS "San Francisco", runs aground south of the Pacific island of Guam. [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-01-08-sub_x.htm (USA Today|AP)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4157517.stm (BBC)]
* 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake:
** The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals a detailed minute-to-minute Indian Ocean tsunami timeline. [http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/world/0412/timeline.tsunami/content.1.html (CNN)] [http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2358.htm (NOAA Press Release)]
** An Islamist group with alleged al Qaeda links has set up a relief camp on Indonesia's Sumatra island, raising concerns in the U.S. and Australia that it could stir up sentiment against their troops who are also assisting the aid effort. The Laskar Mujahidin group has posted a sign at its camp that reads (in English) "Islamic Law Enforcement". [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/aceh.radicals.ap/index.html (CNN)]
* Conflict in Iraq:
**U.S. Army sergeant Tracy Perkins is acquitted of manslaughter but found guilty of aggravated assault for forcing two Iraqi civilians to leap from a bridge into the River Tigris on 3 January 2004. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4156971.stm (BBC)]
**The U.S. Army promises an investigation into an incident in Mosul in which an F-16 jet dropped a 500 pound "precision-guided" bomb on the wrong target. The army claims five civilians were killed; 14 died, say locals. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4158463.stm (BBC)]
* September 11, 2001, attacks: About 8,000 photographs recovered from the ruins of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks have been restored and will be posted on a restricted-access website for people to identify and claim by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on January 18. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/07/911.photos.reut/index.html (CNN)]


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