April 18, 2004
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- The Iranian Vice Speaker of Parliament, Behzad Nabavi, resigns over "violation of public rights". (Payvand News) (Hi Pakistan)
- Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad says the "life of an unbeliever has no value, it has no sanctity" and states that several Islamic militant groups are planning a terrorist attack on London, making such an attack inevitable. (Reuters)
- Iraq Occupation and Insurgency:
- The new Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, orders that all Spanish troops should be brought home from Iraq "in as short a time as possible", in accordance with "the will of the Spanish people". (BBC)
- El País reports Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos, after being sworn into office, will offer to replace Spanish troops in Iraq with non-military assistance when he visits Washington this week. (Reuters)
- In Kosovo, a Jordanian UN police officer opens fire upon a convoy of UN police officers killing two female Americans and injuring eleven others. The attack reportedly stemmed from an argument between American and Jordanian UN police over Iraq policies. (BBC)
- Fighting breaks out between Pakistani and al-Qaeda fighters near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. (Reuters)
- Hamas selects a new leader but keeps his identity secret, fearing he will be killed. (AP)
- 9-11 Commission member Jamie S. Gorelick receives death threats after allegations from right-wing media that her actions to keep law-enforcement from using military intelligence may have contributed to lapses leading to the attacks. (CNN)
