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October 28, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
- Two car bombs kill at least 25 people, mostly police officers, near the national theater area in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks after a similar attack killed hundreds. Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (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. (AFP via MSN.com)
2017 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical storm warnings are issued for western Cuba and the northwestern Bahamas, and tropical storm warnings are announced for coastal South Florida in the U.S., as a strengthening Tropical Storm Philippe treks north-northeast with maximum sustained winds at 35 mph (55 km/h). (The Weather Channel) (National Hurricane Center)

Politics and elections

Black Lives Matter
- A "White Lives Matter" gathering takes place in Shelbyville, Tennessee, with 200+ WLM protestors met by 700+ counter-protesters. (USA Today)
Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017
- Voters in Iceland go to the polls to elect 63 members of the Althing. (BBC News)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
 *[[28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings]]
-**Two car bombs kill at least 17 people, mostly policemen, 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)]
+**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)]
-;Arts and culture
-*A [[Black Lives Matter#"White Lives Matter"|"White Lives Matter"]] gathering takes place in [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]], with 200+ WLM activists met by 700+ protesters. A later rally, planned to take place in [[Murfreesboro]], [[Tennessee]], is cancelled. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/28/2-tennessee-towns-brace-white-nationalist-rallies-counter-protests/809645001/ (''USA Today'')]
 ;Disasters and accidents
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 *[[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
+*[[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]]
-**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)]
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