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Current events of May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Somalia (2009–present)
- A suicide car bomb targeting Mogadishu's traffic police headquarters kills at least four. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (NY Times) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

At least seven people are killed and 30 injured in a bus accident in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkand. (NDTV)
The death toll from yesterday's landslide in Taining County in China's Fujian province rises to 14 with 25 still missing, (AP via Daily Mail)

International relations

North Korea–United Kingdom relations
- Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, the BBC's Tokyo correspondent, is detained in North Korea and is expected to be expelled. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Philippine general election, 2016
- Filipino voters head to the polls for a presidential election with Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte leading in presidential polls. (CNN)
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann resigns after seven and a half years in office; says he lost the backing of his Social Democrats party. (USA Today)

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