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September 17, 2011 (Saturday)

2011 Libyan civil war: forces loyal to deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi launch a counter-attack against opposition fighters in the towns of Bani Walid and Sirte. (Al-Jazeera)

At least three people are killed and 25 injured in a train crash near the Alawwa railway station, 60 kilometres north of Colombo in Sri Lanka. (AFP via News Limited)
The US National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into Friday's Reno air crash, which killed at least three people and injured dozens. (BBC)
A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks occur off the coast of Honshu in Japan. (AFP via Hindustan Times)

Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra visits Cambodia for high-level talks with the Government of Cambodia over a variety of issues, including the disputed Preah Vihear temple. (Voice of America)
Two people in Finland are held for investigation into alleged involvement in international terrorist activities. (CNN)

Tanzanian authorities charge four people with negligence in relation to the Zanzibar ferry sinking that cost at least 240 lives on September 10. (AP via New York Times)

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-*At least three people are dead and 25 injured following a [[Alawwa rail accident|train crash]] near the [[Alawwa]] railway station, 60 kilometres north of [[Colombo]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. [http://www.news.com.au/world/dead-after-trains-collide/story-fn6sb9br-1226140051491 (AFP via News Limited)]
+*At least three people are killed and 25 injured in a [[Alawwa rail accident|train crash]] near the [[Alawwa]] railway station, 60 kilometres north of [[Colombo]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. [http://www.news.com.au/world/dead-after-trains-collide/story-fn6sb9br-1226140051491 (AFP via News Limited)]
 *The US [[National Transportation Safety Board]] begins its investigation into [[2011 Reno Air Races crash|Friday's Reno air crash]], which killed at least three people and injured dozens. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14960728 (BBC)]
 *A strong 6.6 magnitude [[earthquake]] and a series of [[aftershock]]s occur off the coast of [[Honshu]] in [[Japan]]. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/Series-of-quakes-hit-off-Japan-disaster-zone/Article1-746987.aspx (AFP via ''Hindustan Times'')]