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*The [[Nanfang'ao Bridge]], the only steel single-arch bridge in [[Taiwan]], collapses on fishing boats in [[Su'ao]]. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-bridge/taiwan-bridge-collapse-crushes-fishing-boats-six-crew-feared-trapped-idUSKBN1WG2P3 (Reuters)] |
*The [[Nanfang'ao Bridge]], the only steel single-arch bridge in [[Taiwan]], collapses on fishing boats in [[Su'ao]]. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-bridge/taiwan-bridge-collapse-crushes-fishing-boats-six-crew-feared-trapped-idUSKBN1WG2P3 (Reuters)] |
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*[[Amber Guyger]] is convicted of [[murder]] in the slaying of [[Botham Jean]]. [https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/amber-guyger-botham-jean-verdict/index.html (CNN)] |
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Revision as of 16:35, 1 October 2019
October 1, 2019 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- One person was killed and 10 others were injured after reportedly being attacked with a sword at a vocational school inside a mall in Kuopio, Finland. Police used firearms, and a suspect was taken into custody. (Evening Standard) (CNN)
Business and economy
- Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff will not close. Its owner, Dolphin Drilling announces that it has found a buyer, infrastructure-based InfraStrata. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- The Nanfang'ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses on fishing boats in Su'ao. Ten people are injured and six are believed to have been trapped. (Reuters)
Law and Crime
- Amber Guyger is convicted of murder in the slaying of Botham Jean. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Violent clashes erupt between pro-democracy protesters and police in Hong Kong on National Day of the People's Republic of China. (The Charlotte Observer)