Armed conflicts and attacks
Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria
At least thirty travellers are killed and more than twenty vehicles are set ablaze in an arson and mass shooting attack by gunmen suspected to be from the Eastern Security Network along the Okigwe-Owerri highway in Southeastern Nigeria, Nigeria. (CTV News)
Disasters and accidents
Six people are reportedly killed when a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne air ambulance crashes between Tiltil and Curacaví in Chile. (El Morrocotudo)
Five tourists and a pilot are killed, and one other person is injured, when a Bell 407 helicopter crashes and falls into a deep gorge near Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand, India. (The Hindu) (NDTV)
One hundred and twenty-three vultures are killed, more than 80 others are rescued, and an elephant is also poisoned in a mass poisoning at Kruger National Park in South Africa. South African National Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust says it was one of the largest vulture poisoning events in the country. (CTV News)