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 * A church fire in Giza, Egypt, kills 41 people, including several children.
 * Salman Rushdie (pictured), author of The Satanic Verses, is critically injured after a stabbing at a speech in the United States.
 * A mass mortality event involving fish, beavers and other wildlife occurs in the Polish part of the river Oder, causing a health and environmental crisis.
 * A mass shooting after a family conflict in Cetinje, Montenegro, leaves 11 people dead and 6 others injured.