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Boko Haram suicide bombing

Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria was hit by a bombing attack. Official reports say there were a series of 5 blasts, carried out in different areas of the city. Multiple sources stated that 58 people were killed and over 143 others were injured. No one claimed the responsibility, however, terror group Boko Haram might be responsible for it.

Tugboat Thomas Herbert sinks

Thomas Hebert had left Virginia for Maine, towing a barge carrying 8,500 tons of coal. She sank in 140 feet of water off the New Jersey coast with the loss of five lives. The sunken vessel was found intact, still attached by a steel cable to the floating barge that she had been towing.

Philadelphia subway accident

Four people were killed and another 162 injured when the rear three cars of six-car train #61 derailed. It is believed that one of the traction motors dropped out of the rear truck on the third car somewhere between 15th and 30th street stations, and it became entangled in a switch immediately upon leaving 30th street station.