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;Armed conflicts and attacks
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*[[28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings]]
*An explosion occurs near the national theater area in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-violence-blast/huge-blast-in-somalias-capital-mogadishu-reuters-witness-idUSKBN1CX0GQ (Reuters)]
**Two car bombs kill at least 25 people, mostly police officers, near the national theater area in [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]], two weeks after [[14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings|a similar attack]] killed hundreds. Islamist group [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabaab]] claims responsibility. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-violence-blast/huge-blast-in-somalias-capital-mogadishu-reuters-witness-idUSKBN1CX0GQ (Reuters)]

;Disasters and accidents
*At least 19 people are killed and 16 others are injured when a bus skids off the road in the [[Dhading District]] and falls into the [[Trishuli River]] in central [[Nepal]]. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-19-dead-in-central-nepal-bus-accident-police/ar-AAu9qD1?ocid=spartandhp (AFP via MSN.com)]
*[[2017 Atlantic hurricane season]]
**Tropical storm warnings are issued for western [[Cuba]] and the [[The Bahamas|northwestern Bahamas]], and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal [[South Florida]] in the U.S., as a strengthening [[2017 Atlantic hurricane season#Tropical Storm Philippe|Tropical Storm Philippe]] treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km/h). [https://weather.com/en-CA/canada/news/news/2017-10-28-tropical-depression-eighteen-tropical-storm-philippe (The Weather Channel)] [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/281750.shtml? (National Hurricane Center)]


;Politics and elections
;Politics and elections
*[[Black Lives Matter]]
**A [[Black Lives Matter#"White Lives Matter"|"White Lives Matter"]] gathering takes place in [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]], with 200+ WLM protestors met by 700+ counter-protesters. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/28/2-tennessee-towns-brace-white-nationalist-rallies-counter-protests/809645001/ (''USA Today'')]
*[[Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017]]
*[[Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017]]
**Voters in [[Iceland]] go to the polls to elect 63 members of the [[Althing]]. [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41787919 (BBC News)]
**Voters in [[Iceland]] go to the polls to elect 63 members of the [[Althing]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41787919 (BBC News)]
*[[Politics of California]]
**[[California]] Governor [[Jerry Brown]] warns California conservatives to not vote for tax reform. [http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/10/28/jerry-brown-warns-california-republicans-not-vote-tax-reform/ (Breitbart)]
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 21 July 2018

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks

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