Portal:Current events/2006 February 23: Difference between revisions

< Portal:Current events Browse history interactively ← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisual WikitextInline

Revision as of 02:32, 14 March 2015 editWaldirBot (talk \| contribs)Bots5,296 editsm update day pages format using AWB ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 02:08, 12 March 2022 edit undo203.128.83.115 (talk)No edit summary
(3 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
	<!-- All news items below this line -->{{Current events ~~header~~\|2006\|02\|23}}		<!-- All news items below this line -->{{Current events\|year=2006\|month=02\|day=23\|content=

	* ] holds a ], the first ] in 25 years.		* ] holds a ], the first ] in 25 years.
Line 9:		Line 9:
	** One person is killed in a Sunni mosque in ], where a bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol also kills 12 people.		** One person is killed in a Sunni mosque in ], where a bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol also kills 12 people.
	* A roof at a marketplace in Moscow collapses under heavy snow at approximately {{Nowrap\|4:50 am}} local time (0150 UTC), killing at least forty-nine people. The 1970s-built building had the same architect as the ], whose roof collapsed in 2004 killing 28 people.		* A roof at a marketplace in Moscow collapses under heavy snow at approximately {{Nowrap\|4:50 am}} local time (0150 UTC), killing at least forty-nine people. The 1970s-built building had the same architect as the ], whose roof collapsed in 2004 killing 28 people.
	* A ] 7.5 earthquake occurred at {{Nowrap\|12:19 am}} local time (Feb.22, 2219 UTC) in southern ], {{convert\|140\|mi\|km}} southwest of the coastal city of ], centered near ], a small farming town in a remote and sparsely populated area near the border with ]. ,		* A ] 7.5 earthquake occurred at {{Nowrap\|12:19 am}} local time (Feb.22, 2219 UTC) in southern ], {{convert\|140\|mi\|km}} southwest of the coastal city of ], centered near ], a small farming town in a remote and sparsely populated area near the border with ]. ,
	* An ancient Egyptian sun temple has been discovered beneath a flea market in the ] suburb of ], which is built on top of the ~~ancient city of~~ ].		* An ancient Egyptian sun temple has been discovered beneath a flea market in the ] suburb of ], which is built on top of the ].

	<!-- All news items above this line -->~~{{Current events footer~~}}		<!-- All news items above this line -->}}

Latest revision as of 02:08, 12 March 2022

February 23, 2006 (2006-02-23) (Thursday)

Uganda holds a general election, the first multiparty election in 25 years. (Times Online) (BBC)
Al Askari Mosque bombing: In Iraq over 100 people are killed in violence following yesterday's bombing of the Al Askari Mosque:
- 47 factory workers are forced off buses and shot at Nahrawan, near Baghdad.
- About 50 bullet-riddled bodies are found in Baghdad overnight.
- Al-Arabiya TV reporter Atwar Bahjat and her two crew are killed in Samarra.
- At least 11 people are abducted from jail in Basra by gunmen dressed as police, and shot.
- One person is killed in a Sunni mosque in Baquba, where a bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol also kills 12 people. (BBC)
A roof at a marketplace in Moscow collapses under heavy snow at approximately 4:50 am local time (0150 UTC), killing at least forty-nine people. The 1970s-built building had the same architect as the Transvaal Water Park, whose roof collapsed in 2004 killing 28 people. (BBC) (CNN)
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred at 12:19 am local time (Feb.22, 2219 UTC) in southern Mozambique, 140 miles (230 km) southwest of the coastal city of Beira, centered near Espungabera, a small farming town in a remote and sparsely populated area near the border with Zimbabwe. (USGS), (AP)
An ancient Egyptian sun temple has been discovered beneath a flea market in the Ein Shams suburb of Cairo, which is built on top of the ancient city of Heliopolis. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (MSNBC)

MonthFebruary 2006 Previous dayFebruary 22 Next dayFebruary 24 Category:

2006 by day