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April 15, 2003 (Tuesday)
- Abu Abbas captured by United States forces in Iraq.[1]
- Parliament of Finland elects Anneli Jäätteenmäki as the nation's first woman Prime Minister.[2]
- In New York, Omar Portee, founder and leader of the United Blood Nation, receives a sentence of 50 years in jail. He had been convicted in August of racketeering, murder conspiracy, credit card fraud and drug selling.[3]
- 10 Iraqis are reported killed and 16 injured in the city of Mosul. Marines insist they were fired at, survivors say demonstrators only threw stones.[4]
- ↑ "U.S. captures mastermind of Achille Lauro hijacking - Apr. 16, 2003". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ↑ "Europe | Finnish female duo in top jobs". BBC News. 2003-04-15. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
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