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April 20, 2015 (Monday)

War in Somalia (2009–present)
- Nine people have been killed in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying food supplies to a United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland. (Reuters)
Sinai insurgency
- A roadside bomb hits an armoured vehicle near the border town of Rafah in the northern Sinai Peninsula killing three people. (AP via ABC News America)
Yemeni Civil War (2015)
- An airstrike on a Scud missile base in Sanaa causes a huge explosion. (Reuters via Daily Star)

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the east coast of Taiwan. (Reuters via Daily Mail)
At least three people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants runs aground on the Greek island of Rhodes. (The Independent)

2015 Boston Marathon
- Runners in the American city of Boston take part in the 119th annual Boston Marathon. (New York Times)

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 *A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurs off the east coast of [[Taiwan]]. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3046454/Magnitude-6-8-quake-hits-Taiwan-buildings-sway-Taipei.html (Reuters via ''Daily Mail'')]
 *At least three people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants runs aground on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Rhodes]]. [http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/at-least-three-dead-as-boat-runs-aground-off-greek-island-31156187.html (''The Independent'')]
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+*[[2015 Boston Marathon]]
+**Runners in the American city of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] take part in the 119th annual Boston Marathon. [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/sports/meb-keflezighi-is-back-in-boston-this-time-as-a-superstar.html?_r=0 (New York Times)]
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