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Current events of May 4, 2013 (2013-05-04) (Saturday)

War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
- Five US soldiers are killed when a bomb detonates in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Additionally, three more are killed in separate incidents. (New York Times)
Syrian civil war:
- Israeli forces, in a second attack in as many days, bomb a weapons shipment of sophisticated missiles suspected as being transported from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (The Washington Post)
- Activists claim that 77 people are massacred in the Syrian city of Baniyas by government forces; the government claims it was fighting against "terrorist groups." (BBC)
39 people are killed during religiously motivated clashes at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria. (Bloomberg)

Filin pioneer César Portillo de la Luz dies at the age of 90. (The Miami Herald)
To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee files a lawsuit claiming that a literary agent tricked her into relinquishing the copyright on her book. (The Guardian)

Hundreds of protestors gather in Chinese cities to rally against planned large-scale industrial projects. (Wall Street Journal)

A train carrying toxic flammable chemicals derails and causes a major fire near the Belgian city of Ghent, killing two and wounding fourteen. (BBC)

The National Health Service in England says it is investigating seven "potentially serious" incidents involving its recently-established non-emergency medical helpline, NHS 111. (BBC)
Alaska's Cleveland Volcano experiences a low-level eruption. (Fox News)