"American jeeps and flags spotted in Wenceslas Square today in honor of the American liberation of Plzen in 1945" (Posted by @acensky)
April 30, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Prague commemorates 1945 liberation
"American jeeps and flags spotted in Wenceslas Square today in honor of the American liberation of Plzen in 1945" (Posted by @acensky)
Great Britain Ends Military Operations in Iraq
The ceremony was held in Basra to commemorate the fallen British soldiers.
From London, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said a new chapter in relations between the two countries had begun, as reported by BBC News.
Twitter users across the UK lament and rejoice for their soldiers' return:
M1TZY (London, England) RT @bbcbreaking: British troops to formally end combat operations in Iraq marking the end of a 6yr military campaign <<< Finally!
nick_reeve ( London, England) Hoorah! About bloody time, some would say... RT @bbcbreaking British troops to end combat operations in Iraq http://bit.ly/pXq0H
doberama (England, Midlands) yeah... Heard on the news they are bringing back our troops. Can't happen quick enough
jw_smith (London, England) Rejoice! British troops have officially ended combat operations in Iraq. Shouldn't have been there anyway, but at least we're out.
ICAWarwick (University of Warwick, UK) The end of British troops in Iraq. Hope the US can cope alone and it's not too soon.
NickJSmith (Burnley, England) Watching news at 1. The transfer of control in Basra to the US, about time we brought our troops home. 179 is too many in this day an age.
iaingriffin (Eastbourne, East Sussex) So, we're finally done with Iraq. What other country can we go and exploit now? All deaths are sad; troops, civilians. Shame it was needless
Apparent attack on Dutch Royal Family fails at parade on Queen's Day
Radio Netherlands reported earlier Thursday that joyous festivities were set for Apeldoorn to celebrate Queen's Day. The remainder of the celebration has been canceled, according to NOS.nl.
Local tweets in Dutch were all over this event, utilizing Twitter to share information in the breaking news situation:
brillie_nl (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) Auto rijdt door menigte heen in Apeldoorn. Aaanslag??? (Drive by going crowd in Apeldoorn. Attack?)
Marinus (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) WTF !!!! auto breekt door en ramt bijna bus met koningin. (WTF! Car breaks through and almost rams bus with the queen.)
edwinkuipers (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) ernstig ongeval tijdens optocht apeldoorn, mogelijk doden (serious accident during parade apeldoorn, possibly dead)
Emmaspek (Zutphen, Netherlands) er is volgens mij net een aanslag geweest op de koninklijke familie.. (I think there's just been an attack on the royal family ..)
Ennodewitt (Deventer, Netherlands) pffffff.... auto-ongelukje. Gewoon doorlopen mensen. (pheeww .... car accident. Just through people.)
Some Twitterers were adamant that it was not an accident.
mennodijk (Netherlands) #apeldoorn ik stond er naast zag de auto gas geven vol in de menigte, mensen in de lucht, het was een AANSLAG geen ongeluk HIJ GAF GAS (#apeldoorn I stood next saw the car full of gas in the crowd, people in the air, it was not an accident he did ATTACK GAS) 30 Apr 2009 from web
JasperSuijten (Voorschoten, Netherlands) People on the scene are 100% sure this was no accident. #apeldoorn
Were you at this event? Please leave a comment with information on what you saw, plus links to any pictures or videos you may have taken.
17 killed in school shooting in Azerbaijan
Twitterers in the region have been exchanging information.
onewmphoto (Armenia) Friend in Baku informs via IM that Azerbaijan incident has ended. However, no official announcement
gridpulse (Bucharest, Romania) back in Romania, glad to escape from Baku (I was on my way home when I heard about the university shooting - http://bit.ly/Ht2l9)
suavekhmer (Moscow, Russia) Azerbaijan's ANS TV reports 17 dead in oil school shooting, 13 wounded. Lonely gunman, 25, reportedly kills himself.
A Twitterer in Baku posted these updates on the news:
Explosions injure more than 100 in Tanzania
Twitterers in Tanzania provided unique accounts of the news, with @kitindamimba providing the "breaking tweet" about three hours before it was picked up by most wire services and international media outlets.
a24media (Africa) Ammunition dump explodes in Tanzania.. watch out for the dramatic images & Video on A24 Media
mhmariner (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) There were 3 large explosions, later heard it was from military arsenal. We're advised not to stay in high raised building!
gillsaint (Tanzania) Therethe bomb have explode in my city Dar es salaam its scary.. http://jijr.com/hyEo
iAlen (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Army ammo and bomb armoury explodes in Dar Tanzania causing panic in the city. Scanty details! Many injured! City evacuated.
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