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May 19, 2012 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing 9 people. (Al Jazeera)
A bomb explodes in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing a 16-year-old female student. (BBC) (La Repubblica)
A suicide bombing at a police checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost kills 10 people, including a number of police officers. (BBC)

International relations

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his wife and children board a flight to leave Beijing for New York. (CNN)

Sports

Al-Sadd's head coach Jorge Fossati who guided the club to the 2011 AFC Champions League trophy, leaves the club after his contract expired. (Goal)

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