2 May

Libya: Bombing at Election Site

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Libya
Bombing at Election Site
On Wednesday, 11 people were killed in a suicide bombing which occurred at the main electoral headquarters in Tripoli, Libya. Other militants stormed the building and set it on fire while multiple attackers detonated bombs. Voters present at the site were registering for elections, which are expected to take place at the end of the year. No group has currently claimed responsibility for the attack however it was clear to be aimed at dismantling joint Libya and UN  efforts to organize an election. While the city often experiences clashes between localized militant groups, the Islamic State has managed to hold on to sleeper cells in coastal areas on Libya’s coast. This map depicts the area the bombing occurred in Libya. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: CBC
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Nigeria
Mubi Bomb Blast
On Tuesday, at least 27 people were killed in suicide bomb blasts in the Nigerian town of Mubi in Adamawa State. Other reports suggest the death toll could be as high as 42, with dozens more injured. The bombers were positioned in different areas of a mosque as locals gathered for afternoon prayers. There was another bomber near a market where the people fled. The bombings are the latest in a series of attacks in the area by Islamic militant group Boko Haram; they come as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visits Washington to discuss purchasing fighter aircrafts.This map depicts the town of Mubi where the blasts occurred. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: CNN
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Brazil
Building Collapse
Early Tuesday, a high-rise building in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s historic downtown caught fire and collapsed an hour and a half later. The building, which was home to “squatters” at the time of the fire, had previously functioned as the headquarters for the Federal Police. However, low-income families who belonged to the Front for Fighting for Housing, a social organization dedicated to fair housing, had occupied the building. The city registered 400 people living in the building and had been trying to negotiate the building’s vacancy with the residents since February. The fire is believed to have been caused by a gas explosion. One person is reported dead and the number of missing people has not been declared. This map depicts the location of the fire in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source:  CNN

Yesterday’s Answer

Q: What European country is surrounded by four different seas?

A: Italy
The peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea is surrounded from three sides:  From the east – The Adriatic Sea, from the south – the Ionian Sea, and from the west – the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. 

Source 

Today’s Question

 

Q: What country has 790 offshore islands?

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