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;Armed attacks and conflicts
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
**A motorcycle rigged with explosives is detonated at an election rally in northeastern [[Afghanistan]], killing at least 14 people, including civilians and security forces. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-blast-kills-wedding-party-eastern-afghanistan-58473809 (ABC News)]
*[[Somali Civil War]]
**Two blasts in the town of [[Baidoa]] in [[Somalia]] kill at least 15 people and injure more than 30 others. [https://www.voanews.com/a/two-blasts-in-somali-town-kill-at-least-15-/4612372.html (VOA)]
;Disasters and accidents
*Five South Korean climbers and four Nepali guides die after a snowstorm destroys their camp on a [[Himalaya]]n peak in [[Nepal]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45848535 (BBC)]
*At least 27 people die and many others disappear after heavy floods and landslides in [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]]. [https://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/asia/dozens-dead-in-floods-landslides-on-indonesia-s-sumatra-island-20181014-p509ip.html (The Canberra Times)]
*At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured when a pipeline catches fire and explodes in southeast [[Nigeria]]. [https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/50-people-burnt-to-death-in-aba-pipeline-explosion-30-hospitalized/amp/ (Ripples Nigeria)]
*Eleven people are killed after their vehicle and a lorry collide head-on in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45851377 (BBC)]
;Law and crime
*[[Venezuela]] releases political activist [[Lorent Saleh]] due to his poor mental health, after a prolonged campaign by and talks with the Spanish Office for Latin America. Saleh had been detained for over four years by secret services in Venezuela without trial, and is being transferred to [[Spain]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-latin-america-45847895 (BBC)]
*Acting on an anonymous tip, [[Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs|Michigan state inspectors]] discover the bodies of 11 badly-decomposed infants inside the ceiling of a former funeral home in [[Detroit]]. [https://www.upi.com/11-infant-bodies-found-in-former-funeral-homes-ceiling/8281539451509/ (UPI)]
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;Armed attacks and conflicts
*[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]
**A motorcycle rigged with explosives is detonated at an election rally in northeastern [[Afghanistan]], killing at least 14 people, including civilians and security forces. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-blast-kills-wedding-party-eastern-afghanistan-58473809 (ABC News)]
*[[Somali Civil War]]
**Two blasts in the town of [[Baidoa]] in [[Somalia]] kill at least 15 people and injure more than 30 others. [https://www.voanews.com/a/two-blasts-in-somali-town-kill-at-least-15-/4612372.html (VOA)]
;Disasters and accidents
*Five South Korean climbers and four Nepali guides die after a snowstorm destroys their camp on a [[Himalaya]]n peak in [[Nepal]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45848535 (BBC)]
*At least 27 people die and many others disappear after heavy floods and landslides in [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]]. [https://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/asia/dozens-dead-in-floods-landslides-on-indonesia-s-sumatra-island-20181014-p509ip.html (The Canberra Times)]
*At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured when a pipeline catches fire and explodes in southeast [[Nigeria]]. [https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/50-people-burnt-to-death-in-aba-pipeline-explosion-30-hospitalized/amp/ (Ripples Nigeria)]
*Eleven people are killed after their vehicle and a lorry collide head-on in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45851377 (BBC)]
;Law and crime
*[[Venezuela]] releases political activist [[Lorent Saleh]] due to his poor mental health, after a prolonged campaign by and talks with the Spanish Office for Latin America. Saleh had been detained for over four years by secret services in Venezuela without trial, and is being transferred to [[Spain]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-latin-america-45847895 (BBC)]
*Acting on an anonymous tip, [[Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs|Michigan state inspectors]] discover the bodies of 11 badly-decomposed infants inside the ceiling of a former funeral home in [[Detroit]]. [https://www.upi.com/11-infant-bodies-found-in-former-funeral-homes-ceiling/8281539451509/ (UPI)]
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