Current events of February 1, 2008 (2008-02-01) (Friday) edit history watch

A small plane crashes at Mount Airy, North Carolina resulting in the death of six passengers. (WSLS) Iraq War: At least 43 people are killed and 85 injured as a result of two bombings in markets in central Baghdad. (News Limited) RORO ferry MS Riverdance runs aground in Blackpool, England after its cargo shifts in heavy seas. All passengers and crew are airlifted to safety. (Blackpool Gazette) A third fiber-optic submarine communications cable, FALCON, is cut two days after SEA-ME-WE 4 and FLAG were damaged. (BBC News)