On this day — August 20

Turkey.

Caracas, kills at least 20 people.

killing 12 of the 15 aboard.

Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.

Japan.

Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.

Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.

The United States launches cruise missile attacks against alleged al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical weapons plant in Sudan in retaliation for the August 7 bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.

India.

More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.