Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range.
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April 13, 2024 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday.
Iran seizes the MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime which is chaired by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in the West Bank after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found dead.
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the village of Pervomaiske near Donetsk has been captured by Russian troops.
Disasters and accidents
Eighteen people are killed, two are injured and some are missing after landslides hit South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Law and crime
Six people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.
Politics and elections
Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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