Here’s what happened on July 29, 2017:
- South African Premier Division: Two people are killed and 17 others are hurt in a stampede at First National Bank Stadium, Soweto, South Africa. The incident occurred during a match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
- Two people are killed and 17 others are hurt in a stampede at Soweto’s First National Bank Stadium, near Johannesburg, South Africa. This happened during a match between Orlando Pirates & Kaizer Chiefs.
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- Poland in the European Union. The European Union’s executive branches sends a formal notification to Poland to express concern about the new “discretionary powers” granted to the country’s justice Minister. This is in violation of EU law and threatens the independence of the courts. Poland has one month to respond.
- 2017 Islamic-inspired bomb plot against an Australian aeroplane. The Australian federal police raid four suburbs of Sydney. They detain individuals and seize materials related to a terrorist plot to bomb an airplane.
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- Cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: Monsignor Arnel Legarejos, a Catholic priest, was arrested in Marikina after he invited a girl aged 13 to a motel along with a pimp.
- Monsignor Arnel Lagarejos, a Catholic priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese in Antipolo, Philippines, was arrested in Marikina after he invited a teenage girl to a motel and abused her sexually.
- Kenyan general election 2017, 2017: A machete-wielding man attacked the Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto’s home, injuring one guard. This attack took place 10 days before national elections. Ruto and his family weren’t home at the time. According to reports, the assailant fled to a farm compound hiding in an unfinished structure. Other media reports claim that gunmen struck the house as well.
- Ten days before the national elections, a man with a machete attacked the home of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto. He inflicted one injury. Ruto and his family weren’t home at the time. According to reports, the assailant fled to a farm compound hiding in an unfinished structure. Other media reports claim that gunmen struck the house as well.
- Opens the Charles Kuonen Bridge, located in Randa, Switzerland in the Swiss Alps. It is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge at 1,621 feet (494m) in the world.