Portal:Current events/2015 July 29

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
• The Afghan government claims that Taliban leader Mohammad Omar died in April 2013 in Pakistan of natural causes. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33703097 (BBC)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/29/us-afghanistan-taliban-idUSKCN0Q312X20150729 (Reuters)]
• War in North-West Pakistan
• Malik Ishaq, leader of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, is killed during a shootout in which supporters of the group ambushed a prisoner convoy. The shootout killed 13 of the attackers, injured six police officers, and also killed two of Ishaq's sons. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/world/asia/malik-ishaq-leader-of-lashkar-e-jhangvi-militant-group-in-pakistan-is-said-to-die-in-attack-on-police-convoy.html (New York Times)]

;Disasters and accidents

• The Wragg Fire in Northern California continues to burn at 80% containment with over 6,991 acres being destroyed and mandatory evacuations. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150723180916/http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/07/23/wragg-fire-lake-berryessa (KQED)]
• Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
• Debris found near the Indian Ocean island of Réunion is consistent with material from a Boeing 777 and is being examined to confirm whether it is from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/29/africa/mh370-debris-investigation/ (CNN)]
• At least 27 people are killed and 149 injured after a out of control truck runs into a religious procession in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-death-toll-27-after-truck-hits-religious-procession/2015/07/30/bf7cf2d6-371d-11e5-ab7b-6416d97c73c2_story.html (AP via Washington Post)]

;Health

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announces that 8-year old Zion Harvey became the first pediatric patient to receive a double hand transplant earlier this month. [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/maryland-boy-makes-history-1st-dual-hand-transplant/story?id=32747248 (ABC)]

;International relations

• Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visits neighboring Cameroon to bolster support for a multinational army to fight Boko Haram. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/nigeria-president-visits-cameroon-to-discuss-militant-threat/2015/07/29/d4ce5474-35f4-11e5-ab7b-6416d97c73c2_story.html (AP via Washington Post)]

;Law and crime

• University of Cincinnati Police officer Ray Tensing is charged with murder for the July 19, 2015 shooting death of Samuel DuBose. [https://news.yahoo.com/news-conference-scheduled-over-fatal-traffic-stop-shooting-145927142.html (Yahoo News)]
• Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosell announces that Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, a 15-year-old will be tried as an adult in the murder of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. [http://abc7news.com/news/teen-charged-as-an-adult-in-murder-of-madyson-middleton/891025/ (ABC News)]

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