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Images show the presence of Bulgarian police at the scene where 18 migrants were found dead in an abandoned truck, near the village of Lokorsko, 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The vehicle "was illegally transporting around 40 migrants hidden under some wood", the interior ministry said. "Eighteen of them have died." It is believed to be one of the deadliest people smuggling incidents recorded in the country. The cause of the migrants' deaths has not been established. IMAGES
At least 16 people killed and 29 injured after a truck hurtled into pedestrians in Turkey, the health minister says. It was the second major crash of the day after a previous crash with a bus and an ambulance in the Gaziantep province killed another 16 people, according to local media. IMAGES
Images from the scene in California where at least 13 people were killed when an SUV packed with passengers including minors collided with a large truck close to the Mexico border. The accident occured when the SUV carrying more than two dozen people and a semi-truck full of gravel crashed near El Centro, officials say. IMAGES
At least seven people burned to death and 46 were injured after a tank truck exploded in northern Colombia, police report. IMAGES
Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban. Images of dead bodies waiting for collection at the scene and some of those injured in the attack. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.