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October 21, 2013 (Monday)

A female suicide bomber detonates an explosive vest on a bus in the Russian city of Volgograd, killing at least 6 and injuring 33 others, eight of them critically. (BBC) (Reuters)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- An explosion on the Jaffar Express, travelling between the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi and Quetta, kills five people and injures another six. (The Express)
Sinai insurgency:
- 4 people are killed in a drive-by-shooting on a church in Cairo, Egypt. (AP via The Washington Post)

2013 New South Wales bushfires:
- Authorities warn that three fires burning out of control in Australia's Blue Mountains region near the towns of Lithgow, Springwood and Mount Victoria. could merge and form a "megafire". (ABC)
Heavy smog envelops the Chinese city of Harbin leading to the closure of schools and highways. (Xinhua)

Laurent Fabius, the Foreign Minister of France, summons the United States ambassador over allegations of US spying on millions of French phone calls reported in Le Monde. (France 24), (BBC)

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 *A female suicide bomber [[2013 Volgograd bus bombing|detonates an explosive vest on a bus]] in the [[Russia|Russian]] city of [[Volgograd]], killing at least 6 and injuring 33 others, eight of them critically. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24608694 (BBC)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/us-russia-blast-idUSBRE99K08G20131021 (Reuters)]
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