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June 30, 2018
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2018-06-30
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2017–18 Iranian protests
A peaceful protest over a
water shortage
in the
southern Iran
city of
Khorramshahr
turns violent after clashes between police and protesters.
(CNN)
Civil unrest in the United States
A
right-wing
Patriot Prayer
rally in
Portland
,
Oregon
turns violent, with clashes reported between the group and the
left-wing
group
Antifa
. The
Portland Police Bureau
reports that four arrests were made for outstanding warrants, and that Patriot Prayer's permit to march was cancelled once the violence began.
(NPR)
(CBS News)
Law and crime
Crime in Toronto
Two persons are killed, and one injured, in a shooting in downtown
Toronto
. These are the 49th and 50th murders this year, marking a surge of violence in the city.
(CBC)
Politics and elections
Protests against Trump administration family separation policy
Tens of thousands of people participate in nationwide protests across the
United States
over the
Trump administration
's
immigration policies
. Over 630 events are planned, with protesters calling for migrant families split at the
United States–Mexico border
to be reunited.
(BBC)
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