WHAT HAPPENED ON 18. FEBRUARY
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The IRA explodes bombs in the early morning at Paddington station and Victoria station in London. (18. February 1991)

FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. He is ultimately convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. (18. February 2001)

Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500. (18. February 2001)

Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Indonesia, that will ultimately result in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes. (18. February 2001)

Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea. (18. February 2003)

Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes. (18. February 2004)

Terrorist bombs explode on the Samjhauta Express in Panipat, Haryana, India, killing 68 people. (18. February 2007)

At least 76 people are killed and hundreds are injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators in Kiev, Ukraine. (18. February 2014)

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