President of the United StatesBarack Obama condemns the bombing calling it "a barbaric terrorist attack and
Israel has tragically once more been a target of terrorism." "The United States reaffirms our unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security, and our deep friendship and solidarity with the Israeli people."
(Washington Post)
The US city of
San Bernardino,
California, declares that it has an "immediate and severe" fiscal emergency allowing it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors.
(Bloomberg)
78 people are killed and 66 are reported missing after the
MV Skagit, a ferry carrying 280 people sinks off the coast of
Zanzibar on its way from
Tanzania.
(Al Jazeera)