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September 30, 2017 (Saturday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

2017 Edmonton attack
- In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, near Commonwealth Stadium, a man drives into a police officer and then stabs the officer. The suspect fled the scene and was later arrested that night following a police pursuit, where four pedestrians were hit by the suspect in a rental truck. Police are investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. (Edmonton Journal) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 disasters in Romania
- A fire at a retirement home in Bucharest, Romania, leaves one person dead and 19 others injured. (The New York Times)
2017 disasters in DR Congo
- A military transport plane crashes after take-off from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 12 Russian crew members. (Deutsche Welle via MSN)^{[permanent dead link]}
Human stampede
- A crowd surge collapses a barrier during a soccer match at Stade de la Licorne in Amiens, France, injuring twenty-nine people, five of them seriously. (AFP via Yahoo! Sports)

International relations

Politics and elections

Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
- Tens of thousands of protesters march through Dublin to demand Ireland to change its abortion laws, and anti-abortion activists stage counter-demonstrations. A pro-choice rally is held outside the Irish embassy in London. (BBC)
Nazism in Sweden
- About 600 members of the Swedish neo-Nazi group Nordic Resistance Movement march through Gothenburg, and 10,000 people hold a counter-demonstration. More than 50 people are arrested and several people are injured during the protests. (The Washington Post)

Sports

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