Portal:Current events/2017 October 28
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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)