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Current events of April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- A bomb explodes in the center of the capital, Damascus, killing at least 13 people. (BBC)
- A chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian army kills at least 2 in Saraqib, Idlib.

Arts and culture

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands signs the official acts of abdication in favor of her son the Prince of Orange, who becomes King Willem-Alexander, the first male monarch in 123 years. (The Telegraph)

Science and technology

2 ½-year-old Hannah Warren, who was born without a windpipe, or trachea becomes the youngest patient to receive a bioengineered organ made of stem cells. (New York Times)

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