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December 24, 2003
(
2003-12-24
)
(Wednesday)
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An explosion occurs at
Baghdad
's
Sheraton Ishtar
hotel, probably caused by a
rocket-propelled grenade
.
[1]
Following the detection of
BSE
in a
Mabton, Washington
cow, several countries (including
Japan
,
Russia
,
Singapore
,
Taiwan
, and
Hong Kong
) announce a ban on the importation of
U.S.
beef
.
[2]
[3]
Three
Air France
flights from
Paris
to
Los Angeles
are canceled due to security concerns expressed by the
U.S.
embassy in
France
.
[4]
Bolivian
President
Carlos Mesa
declares a state of emergency because of flooding in central Bolivia, which killed at least 19 people and collapsed a bridge crucial to Bolivian exports.
[5]
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