June 13, 2003

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[edit] June 13, 2003

• The wooden ship of the Irish reality show Cabin Fever (TV Show), packed with 10 contestants plus crew, founders off the Irish coast, with no injuries.
• The Iraqi oil pipeline near Baiji catches fire, following two explosions
• The US occupation forces north of Baghdad kill 27 Iraqis in a pitched battle.
• Israel announces intention to kill high-ranking Hamas members, including Sheikh Ahmed Yassin despite an opinion poll showing that more than two-thirds of Israelis want the campaign of assassinations to stop. [1]
• Abud Sarhan, a shepherd, sues US Army General Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld following the deaths of 17 family members during the invasion of Iraq
• Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly formally accuses college student Luke Thompson of creating a fake airline, Mainline Airways, and selling bogus tickets. [2]
• US Baseball: Pitching against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankee Roger Clemens notches his 4,000th strikeout and his 300th win.