Wikinews Shorts: May 19, 2007
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{{Wikinews Shorts header|May 19, 2007}}

===Mosque bombing kills thirteen in India ===
[[Image:MeccaMasjid.jpg|right|200px|Mecca Masjid]]
A bomb explosion in [[w:Hyderabad|Hyderabad]], the capital city of the [[India]]n state of [[w:Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] has killed thirteen people and injured 50 others. The blast at [[w:Mecca Masjid|Mecca Masjid]] was caused by a crude bomb in the entrance to the mosque and occurred near the end of [[W:Friday prayers|Friday prayers]].

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Police also found three more bombs in the surrounding area, which were then defused.  

'''Sources'''
{{wikipediapar|18 May 2007 Mecca Masjid bombing}}
*{{source|url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=371922&sid=REG&ssid=
|title=Terror attack at Hyderabad`s Mecca Mosque kills twelve
|author=
|pub=Zee News
|date=May 18, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6668695.stm
|title=Bomb hits historic India mosque
|author=
|pub=BBC News
|date=May 18, 2007}}
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===Snowbirds pilot killed in crash at Malmstrom===

[[Image:Ct114 tutor snowbirds stcatharines 1.jpg|right|200px|One of the [[w:CT-114 Tutor|CT-114 Tutor]] jets used by the Snowbirds]]
A [[Canada|Canadian]] [[w:Snowbirds|Snowbirds]] jet crashed east of [[w:Malmstrom Air Force base|Malmstrom Air Force base]] yesterday at around 4 p.m. (Mountain Time), killing the pilot, Capt. Shawn McCaughey.  

The demonstration flying team were practicing for an airshow that had been planned to take place on Saturday, May 19th, at Malmstrom Air Force base

Witnesses report plumes of smoke coming from the crash-site in a field to the east of Great Falls, in the direction of the town of Belt.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-6644924,00.html
|title=1 Dead in Canadian Snowbird Jet Crash
|author=Matt Gouras, Associated Press
|pub=Guardian Unlimited
|date=May 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=83e05552-3395-405f-b4dc-6a831527cd5d&k=22819
|title=Canadian Snowbird pilot dies in jet crash at Malmstrom base in Montana
|author=Canadian Press
|pub=canada.com
|date=May 19, 2007}}
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No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Police also found three more bombs in the surrounding area, which were then defused.  

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CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds
A Canadian Snowbirds jet crashed east of Malmstrom Air Force base yesterday at around 4 p.m. (Mountain Time), killing the pilot, Capt. Shawn McCaughey.  

The demonstration flying team were practicing for an airshow that had been planned to take place on Saturday, May 19th, at Malmstrom Air Force base

Witnesses report plumes of smoke coming from the crash-site in a field to the east of Great Falls, in the direction of the town of Belt.

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