What Happened on October 3, 2013

Historical Events

13 people are killed after a passenger plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria
325 people are killed after a migrant ship catches fire and shipwrecks of the coast of Lampedusa, Italy

Maritime Silk Road

Chinese President Xi Jinping announces plans for a "21st Century Maritime Silk Road", linking China to Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean (Belt and Road Initiative / One Belt One Road) while in Indonesia