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October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Paris police headquarters stabbing
- A man stabs five people at the central police headquarters in theFrench capital ofParis, killing three officers and an administrative worker. The attacker, who was shot dead by other officers, was an admin worker at the station.(BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

TheMarine Accident Investigation Branch of theUK Department for Transport issues a report on the grounding of cargo vessel MVPriscilla on thePentland Skerries off the coast ofShetland,Scotland. The investigation concludes the lone crewmember on the bridge was distracted by watchingmusic videos during the nighttime accident. The grounding triggered changes in procedures by theMaritime and Coastguard Agency.(BBC News)
Three people are killed and three others injured in a plane crash atCapital Region International Airport inLansing, Michigan.(WNEM-TV)(WLNS-TV)

Health and environment

2019 United States outbreak of lung illness linked to vaping products
- TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the number of deaths caused byvaping-associated pulmonary injury ("vaping illness") linked toelectronic cigarettes has risen to 18, with an additional 1,080 injuries reported. The CDC says the cause is still under investigation.(USA Today)

Law and crime

A shooting inVancouver, Washington,United States leaves at least one dead, and several more injured.(The Columbian)
Foreign interference in the 2020 United States elections
- Amid animpeachment inquiry against him,U.S. President Donald Trump says "China should start an investigation" intopresidential candidate Joe Biden. Chair of theFederal Election Commission Ellen Weintraub again explains that "it is illegal for any person to solicit, accept, or receive anything of value from a foreign national in connection with a U.S. election".(NBC News)
2019 Trump–Ukraine scandal
- Sources forThe New York Times allege that two American diplomats presented a statement forUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sign whereinUkraine would commit to investigate Joe Biden and his sonHunter Biden.(ANP viaHet Laatste Nieuws)(The New York Times)