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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. (The 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. (Bloomberg)

A train carrying toxic flammable chemicals derails and causes a major fire near the Belgian town of Wetteren, killing two and wounding forty-nine. (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. (AP via Fox News)