Three soldiers are killed in an attack at a military base in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two of the attackers are killed in the ensuing shootout.
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August 11, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Cleric Rahimullah Haqqani is killed by a suicide bomber at a seminary in Kabul, Afghanistan. IS-KP claims responsibility for the killing.
Five people are killed and 100 others injured as security forces clashes with protesters demanding presidential election be held in November in Somaliland.
At least ten shells hit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the attack, which damaged an office building and the plant's fire station.
Disasters and accidents
Thirty-four people are injured after two rollercoaster trains collided at the Legoland Deutschland amusement park in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany.
Health and environment
International relations
Estonia and Latvia formally withdraw from the Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European Countries group amid tensions with China over its human rights record and its support of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Law and crime
Sierra Leone declares a nationwide curfew amid anti-government protests that have killed two policemen and one civilian. The West African country is currently experiencing record inflation.
A man takes several employees hostage at a bank in Beirut, Lebanon, demanding his bank savings and threatening to set himself on fire. Police officers, soldiers, and intelligence agents surround the building.
A gunman wearing body armor attempts to storm the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Following a subsequent police pursuit, he is killed in a standoff with police.
Politics and elections
The Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast begins preparations for a referendum on the region's accession to Russia, which will be held on September 11.
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