Portal:Current events/2021 September 8
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September 8, 2021
(Wednesday)
Disasters and accidents
- A fire at a prison in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, kills 41 inmates and injures at least 80 others. (AFP via RTL)
- At least 17 people are killed at a hospital during heavy floods in Tula, Mexico. (BBC)
- Two people die and at least 13 are injured after a gas explosion occurred in an apartment in Noginsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (Ruptly) (RT)
Law and crime
- Hong Kong national security law
- Police in Hong Kong arrest four members of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the pro-democracy organization in charge of the Tiananmen Square protests anniversaries vigils as police say that the group refused to submit information on national security grounds. Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemns the group and welcomes the arrests. (CNN)
- A court in Milan, Italy, orders a medical examination of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi as his trial on alleged bribery keeps being delayed due to hospital visits since it started in 2017. The 84-year-old pled not guilty as his lawyers welcome the decision of the court. (Reuters)