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Current events of February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) (Wednesday)

The London Times reports that a secret NATO report claims that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to regain control over Afghanistan after international forces withdraw from the country. (Reuters)
The Xinhua news agency reports that 25 Chinese workers held captive in the Sinai region of Egypt have been released. (CNN)
Pakistan Air Force jets bomb militant positions in the Orakzai and Kurram Agency areas near the border with Afghanistan with claims that 31 alleged insurgents were killed. (AP via Washington Post)
Nigeria's State Security Service claim to have arrested Abul-Qaqa, a purported spokesman for the radical Islamist Boko Haram group. (AP)
A bomb explodes outside a police station in the Colombian city of Tumaco, killing at least five people and injuring 20. (AP via KTAR)

Egyptian soccer riots
- Scores of people are killed as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in the city of Port Said. (BBC), (AFP via News Limited)
- All Egyptian Premier League matches are cancelled following the riots. (ABC News Australia)