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Crowds evacuated as four die on Dreamworld Australia park ride

Crowds evacuated as four die on Dreamworld Australia park ride

Four people have died in an accident on a Dreamworld amusement park ride on the Gold Coast, Australia, on 25 October. The park in Coomera was closed and hundreds evacuated. It is believed the people were on the Thunder River Rapids family ride, considered one of the more gentle attractions that allows children as young as two on it. Park officials said that the ride malfunctioned which caused two people to be ejected from the ride, with another two people caught inside. Oct 25, 2016
Pakistan: Gunmen kill dozens in attack at police academy in Quetta

Pakistan: Gunmen kill dozens in attack at police academy in Quetta

59 people have been killed and around 120 people critically injured after an attack took place at a police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan, late on 24 October night. Three militants with suicide bomb vests attacked the college when cadets were sleeping. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but an official from Pakistan’s paramilitary forces blamed a faction of the Lashker-e-Jhangvi militant group for the attack. Oct 25, 2016
British banker Rurik Jutting pleads not guilt in Hong Kong double murder case

British banker Rurik Jutting pleads not guilt in Hong Kong double murder case

British former banker Rurik Jutting is accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, pleading not guilty to a charge of murder. The 31-year-old did plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, but the attempt was rejected by prosecutors. If convicted Jutting will face life imprisonment. Oct 24, 2016
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