United States
Green Berets and
Kurdish fighters enter the city of
Kirkuk in
Iraq with little resistance. Turkey and U.S., in separate statements, say they will not allow the Kurds to occupy the city.,[1][2]
British Airways and
Air France simultaneously announce that they will retire the supersonic
Concorde aircraft. Passenger numbers had never recovered following a crash that killed 113 in 2000.[3] In response, Sir
Richard Branson offers to buy British Airways' Concordes for £1 for the use of his
Virgin Atlantic Airlines. BA dismisses the offer as a stunt and indicates that the planes will go to air museums.[4]
A fire destroys a
boarding school for the deaf in
Makhachkala, Russia, killing 28 children, aged eight to 14. About 100 other children suffer burns and smoke inhalation, 39 of which are in serious condition.[5]