October 6, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Islamist protests in Egypt (July 2013–present):
- At least 53 people are killed during clashes between supporters and opponents of former president Mohamed Morsi on the 40th anniversary of Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal in 1973. (Reuters) (Euronews)
- A suspected militant attack leaves one Israeli child wounded in a West Bank Israeli Settlement. (The New York Times)
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- Human rights group Free Tibet and Radio Free Asia report that People's Liberation Army troops shot into a crowd in Biru County in the Tibet Autonomous Region injuring 60 people. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- The final death toll 2013 Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwreck could rise to between 325 and 363 individuals. (WDRB)
Law and crime
- One man is killed and 12 others are injured during a shooting at a motorcycle clubhouse in Fresno, California, U.S. (AP via San Francisco Chronicle)
Sports
- In horseracing, filly Treve keeps her undefeated record, winning the 2013 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (BBC).