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*[[2015–19 Iraqi protests]], [[2018–19 Arab protests|New Arab Spring]] |
*[[2015–19 Iraqi protests]], [[2018–19 Arab protests|New Arab Spring]] |
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**At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in [[Iraq]]. Protestors also try to enter the fortified [[Green Zone]] in [[Baghdad]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-police-open-fire-use-tear-gas-and-water-cannon-to-disperse-baghdad-protests-idUSKBN1WG44U (Reuters)] |
**At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in [[Iraq]]. Protestors also try to enter the fortified [[Green Zone]] in [[Baghdad]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-police-open-fire-use-tear-gas-and-water-cannon-to-disperse-baghdad-protests-idUSKBN1WG44U (Reuters)] |
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*[[Northern Mali conflict]] |
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*[[Mali]]'s government says jihadist militant attacks on [[Malian Armed Forces|military]] (FAMA) posts in [[Mondoro]] and [[Boulkessi]], in the central [[Mopti Region]], have killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also inflicting heavy equipment losses. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/mali-says-25-soldiers-killed-in-attacks-by-suspected-jihadists-idUSKBN1WG4U4 (Reuters)] [https://www.dw.com/en/mali-dozens-killed-and-missing-in-attack-on-army-camps/a-50670119 (Deutsche Welle)] |
**[[Mali]]'s government says jihadist militant attacks on [[Malian Armed Forces|military]] (FAMA) posts in [[Mondoro]] and [[Boulkessi]], in the central [[Mopti Region]], have killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also inflicting heavy equipment losses. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mali-security/mali-says-25-soldiers-killed-in-attacks-by-suspected-jihadists-idUSKBN1WG4U4 (Reuters)] [https://www.dw.com/en/mali-dozens-killed-and-missing-in-attack-on-army-camps/a-50670119 (Deutsche Welle)] |
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| ⚫ | **Violent clashes erupt between pro-democracy protesters and police in [[Hong Kong]] on [[National Day of the People's Republic of China]]. An 18-year-old protestor is shot in the chest by police and taken to hospital for surgery. While people have been shot with rubber bullets during these protests, this is the first reported injury from a live round. Video footage shows that the police officer pulls out his gun trying to stop an attack on another officer and his arm is hit by the protestor with a metal pipe immediately before the police officer fires. [https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article235656232.html (''The Charlotte Observer'')] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891403 (BBC)][https://www.bastillepost.com/hongkong/article/5176292-%e6%9c%89%e7%89%87%ef%bc%9a%e8%8d%83%e7%81%a3%e8%ad%a6%e5%af%9f%e9%96%8b%e6%a7%8d%e5%89%8d%e7%89%87%e6%ae%b5 (''Bastille Post'')] |
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*[[Crime in Finland]] |
*[[Crime in Finland]] |
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**A woman is killed and ten other people injured when a student attacks a teacher and students with a sword at a [[vocational school]] inside a [[shopping mall]] in [[Kuopio]], [[Northern Savonia]], [[Finland]]. Firearms are employed as the police disarm and arrest the suspect, who is one of the injured. [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/finland-shooting-one-dead-and-nine-injured-at-school-in-kuopio-shopping-centre-a4251016.html (''Evening Standard'')] [https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/europe/violent-incident-finland-dead-intl/index.html (CNN)] [https://newsnowfinland.fi/crime/developing-1-dead-10-injured-in-kuopio-college-sword-attack (NewsNow)] |
**A woman is killed and ten other people injured when a student attacks a teacher and students with a sword at a [[vocational school]] inside a [[shopping mall]] in [[Kuopio]], [[Northern Savonia]], [[Finland]]. Firearms are employed as the police disarm and arrest the suspect, who is one of the injured. [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/finland-shooting-one-dead-and-nine-injured-at-school-in-kuopio-shopping-centre-a4251016.html (''Evening Standard'')] [https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/europe/violent-incident-finland-dead-intl/index.html (CNN)] [https://newsnowfinland.fi/crime/developing-1-dead-10-injured-in-kuopio-college-sword-attack (NewsNow)] |
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| ⚫ | **Violent clashes erupt between pro-democracy protesters and police in [[Hong Kong]] on [[National Day of the People's Republic of China]]. An 18-year-old protestor is shot in the chest by police and taken to hospital for surgery. While people have been shot with rubber bullets during these protests, this is the first reported injury from a live round. Video footage shows that the police officer pulls out his gun trying to stop an attack on another officer and his arm is hit by the protestor with a metal pipe immediately before the police officer fires. [https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article235656232.html (''The Charlotte Observer'')] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49891403 (BBC)][https://www.bastillepost.com/hongkong/article/5176292-%e6%9c%89%e7%89%87%ef%bc%9a%e8%8d%83%e7%81%a3%e8%ad%a6%e5%af%9f%e9%96%8b%e6%a7%8d%e5%89%8d%e7%89%87%e6%ae%b5 (''Bastille Post'')] |
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Revision as of 02:58, 2 October 2019
October 1, 2019 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Donbass, Minsk Protocol
- Ukraine agrees to the "Steinmeier formula", aimed at granting a special self-governing status to the Donbass and organising OSCE-validated elections according to Ukrainian law. (Kyiv Post) (TASS)
- 2015–19 Iraqi protests, New Arab Spring
- At least two people are killed and 200 are injured at protests against unemployment and government corruption in Iraq. Protestors also try to enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad. (Reuters)
- Northern Mali conflict
- Mali's government says jihadist militant attacks on military (FAMA) posts in Mondoro and Boulkessi, in the central Mopti Region, have killed 25 troops and left 60 others missing, possibly captured, while also inflicting heavy equipment losses. (Reuters) (Deutsche Welle)
- 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. An 18-year-old protestor is shot in the chest by police and taken to hospital for surgery. While people have been shot with rubber bullets during these protests, this is the first reported injury from a live round. Video footage shows that the police officer pulls out his gun trying to stop an attack on another officer and his arm is hit by the protestor with a metal pipe immediately before the police officer fires. (The Charlotte Observer) (BBC)(Bastille Post)
Arts and culture
- 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China
- China celebrates its National Day with parades across the country, including a large military parade in the capital Beijing. (CNN)
Business and economy
- Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff owner Dolphin Drilling announces it has found a buyer for the shipyard, infrastructure-based InfraStrata, saving it from closure. (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)
- Severe flooding affects Laxey, Isle of Man, with some residents evacuated from their homes. (Isle of Man Government)
Health and enironment
- Dutch farmers stage a protest in the Amsterdam area against proposals to halve livestock numbers in a bid to cut nitrogen emissions. Motoring group ANWB claims tractors on highways caused a total of 1,136km (700 miles) of traffic jams during morning rush hour, with tractors on one highway swerving back and forth to prevent traffic passing. (BBC)
International relations
- North Korean missile tests, Japan–North Korea relations
- North Korea fires a missile which lands in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Crime in Finland
- A woman is killed and ten other people injured when a student attacks a teacher and students with a sword at a vocational school inside a shopping mall in Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland. Firearms are employed as the police disarm and arrest the suspect, who is one of the injured. (Evening Standard) (CNN) (NewsNow)