large-scale counter-terrorism operation in the West Bank. April April 1 The South West State of Somalia is established as an autonomous territory in Somalia by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud. Battle of Jenin: Israeli forces attack a refugee camp from which Palestinian terrorist attacks were carried out. April 2 – Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem: Israeli forces besiege the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem when militants take shelter there. The siege will last for 38 days. April 3–8 – Battle of Nablus: Israeli forces occupy Nablus, Palestine. April 4 – A peace agreement is made to end the Angolan Civil War. April 11 Llaguno Overpass events: a shootout takes place between the and pro-government Bolivarian Circles in central Caracas, Venezuela, near the presidential Miraflores Palace, causing 19 deaths and injuring 127 people. The military high command refuse President Hugo Chávez's order to implement the Plan Ávila as a response to the protests and demands his resignation. President Chávez is subsequently arrested by the military. Chávez's request for asylum in Cuba is denied, and he is ordered to be tried in a Venezuelan court. Ghriba synagogue bombing: 21 people are killed in a synagogue bombing in Djerba, Tunisia. April 14 – President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela is restored to power following an attempted coup. April 15 – Air China Flight 129 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Busan, South Korea, killing 129 people. April 25 – South African Mark Shuttleworth blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the Soyuz TM-34, becoming the first African space tourist. May May 2 – Bojayá massacre: A church is struck with a cylinder bomb during a conflict between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, killing an estimated 119 people. May 9 – 2002 Kaspiysk bombing: Over 40 people are killed when insurgents bomb a military parade in Kaspiysk, Russia. May 12 – Buran, the Russian equivalent to the Space Shuttle, is destroyed in a storm at Baikonur. May 14 – Militants attack a bus and an Indian army camp in Kaluchak, Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 33 people. May 20 – East Timor regains its independence after years of United Nations administration and 26 years of occupation by Indonesia since 1975. May 24 – In Moscow, United States President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign the