United States: Fresno Shooting

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Fresno Shooting
A shooting at a football viewing party on Sunday night has left at least 4 dead and 6 wounded in southeast Fresno. Unknown gunmen approached the backyard of the family gathering of 35 people and opened fire, 3 were pronounced dead at the scene, 1 died at the hospital, and 6 others are in critical condition. This was at least the second fatal shooting on Sunday in Southeast Fresno, following two mass shootings that happened in California earlier in the week. This map depicts where the shooting took place in Fresno California. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: LA Times, Fresno Bee, CNBC, The New York Times,

Graphic Source: Daily Mail
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Hong Kong
Violent Protests Persist

Anti-government protests are becoming progressively more violent in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police continue to lay siege on the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), in Hung Hom on the southern tip of the Kowloon peninsula, where several hundred protesters are thought to be trapped. Police fired tear gas late Sunday night outside the campus after an ultimatum to come out expired. Protesters have assembled an arsenal of petrol bombs and bow and arrows to resist police force, as a result a fire has been set to the entrance of PolyU, and a bridge that leads to the campus.

This map depicts where the violence at the Polytechnic University has taken place. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: BBC, The Guardian, Washington Post, Hong Kong Free Press,

Graphic Source: AFP
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France
Bridge Collapse
On Monday, a 15-year-old girl was killed after a suspension bridge over the Tarn river in southwest France collapsed. Officials reported that four people were rescued after a truck, a car and possibly a third vehicle fell into the river but several others were still feared missing. The metal and concrete bridge — built in 1935 and renovated in 2003 — linked the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres, 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of the city of Toulouse. According to the mayor of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, the bridge had been regularly inspected and had shown no structural issues.This map depicts the suspension bridge over the Tran that collapsed. Click on the map to learn more.

Further Reading: Deutsche Welle, BBC, AFP, France 24, Channel News Asia

Graphic Source: Pulse

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United States: Fresno Shooting