Jihadist insurgents kill at least ten Nigerien soldiers in Kandadji, Tillabéri Region, Niger. Seven soldiers are later killed and five others are injured in a vehicle accident while travelling to reinforce the army unit under attack.
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September 28, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
More than 80 people are injured during riots that occurred during protests over the murder of two Meitei students in Manipur, India.
Six teenagers who were kidnapped by a group of armed men a few days ago are found dead near Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Samvel Shahramanyan, president of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, signs a decree to dissolve all state institutions of Artsakh in 2024.
The ruling military government of Burkina Faso arrests four officers suspected of attempting to stage a coup. Two additional officers are on the run.
Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and 162 others are injured in an explosion at a warehouse near the airport in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Health and environment
Nearly 1,000 people have died of dengue fever in Bangladesh in recent weeks, in the country's most severe outbreak of the disease so far.
A bluetongue disease outbreak in the Netherlands has spread to 319 sheep and cattle farming companies.
Law and crime
The historic Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, also known as the "Robin Hood"-tree, is illegally cut down. A 16-year-old boy is arrested.
Three people are killed during two shootings and an arson attack at a teaching hospital and a nearby private home in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson summons the heads of the armed forces and police in response to the gang violence.
A woman is killed in her house in Uppsala, Sweden, during a bombing attack intended to target the neighbor next door, while two men were killed and another was injured during two shootings the day before in Stockholm and Jordbro, as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalates.
Science and technology
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