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A 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Oct. 15 local time, killing three children and a teacher. The suspect was shot dead by a resident who followed him into the building.
On the afternoon of Oct. 16, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued an earthquake early warning for a magnitude 9.9 quake across a wide area from Hokkaido to Tokai, then canceled it about eight minutes later. The actual quake was a magnitude 6.9 off the Kamchatka Peninsula, and part of the Tokaido Shinkansen was briefly halted.
Amid the war with Iran, attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz have damaged more than 20 vessels this month. The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride sank after being hit by a projectile, and on Oct. 16 a tanker carrying Indian crew was also attacked.
A fire broke out on the morning of Oct. 16 at a metal parts coating factory in Naedong, Ojeong District, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, injuring six firefighters and two factory workers. Two of the injured firefighters are in serious condition, and one was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest.
The Kyoto District Court acquitted a senior member of a Kudo-kai-affiliated group charged in the 2013 shooting death of the president of Gyoza no Ohsho’s operator outside its Kyoto headquarters. Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment.
Choi Chung-rak, 59, who injured eight people in a knife attack at a large shopping complex in Guwol-dong, Namdong District, Incheon, on Oct. 13, was formally arrested and publicly identified on Oct. 16. A 19-year-old woman among the victims has yet to regain consciousness.
A 19-year-old man in Aurora, Illinois, has been charged with plotting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple. Prosecutors say he told a coworker about the plan and said it failed because his gun jammed.