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Armed conflicts and attacks. A roadside bomb and mortar attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu kill at least 14 people and injure several others.; 8 people are killed in a petrol bomb attack at a bar in Cancún, Mexico.
Business and economy Philippine Airlines tells 25 airline pilots to return to work after quitting without notice forcing the airline to cancel flights. (Bloomberg via Business Week) Manufacturing output in China grows at its slowest rate in 17 months in July, with the Purchasing Managers Index falling 0.9% to 51.2%. (BBC) (Xinhua) The United Arab Emirates will suspend some BlackBerry mobile ...
31 March 1931: Notre Dame: American football: Transcontinental & Western Air: Fokker F-10: Bazaar, Kansas, United States: 8: 1: Famed football coach Knute Rockne killed. 31 March 1933: Winnipeg Toilers: Basketball: Private plane Ford Tri-Motor: Neodesha, Kansas, United States 7 c. 5: Crashed into a field attempting a forced landing on a flight ...
A man involved in a collision on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge fled the scene by jumping into the water, the California Highway Patrol said.
August 8 – With five minutes remaining in extra time in an Olympic football match between Peru and Austria, a group of Peruvian fans, one brandishing a revolver, invaded the pitch and assaulted Austrian players, officials and stadium security; during the ensuing chaos, Peru scored two goals and won the match 4–2.
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In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968.
On June 20, Godwin clinched his first Olympics appearance days before his 22nd birthday when he finished sixth in the 400 meters finals at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.