Portal:Current events/2017 October 28

October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) (Saturday)

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 a similar attack killed hundreds. Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

• A "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. (USA Today)

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 kh/h). (The Weather Channel) (National Hurricane Center)

Politics and elections

• Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017
  • Voters in Iceland go to the polls to elect 63 members of the Althing. (BBC News)

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