Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members

Terrance Clark, 19, was arrested Dec. 11 after he pulled a .40-caliber handgun from his waistband and pointed it at four members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Violent Crime Impact Task Force on a North Side street.Clark, who was wanted on three outstanding warrants, fled and was arrested in a nearby duplex. Senior U.S. District Judge Alan N. Bloch sentenced Clark, who pleaded guilty in June to a charge of using a firearm during a violent cri...

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Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons

Grant Wilkinson was told he would serve a minimum of 11 years for converting replica Mac-10 sub-machine guns into real weapons and selling them to the criminal underworld.The judge who jailed the 33-year-old suggested that the Government might consider reviewing legislation to counter "endemic" gun crime.The sub-machine guns were made in shabby sheds converted into a workshop and test firing range at The Briars in Three Mile Cross.They were later used in at least 51 shootings and eight murders, including that of Michael Dosonmu, an innocent 15-year-old who was shot in his bedroom in Peckham, South London.Another of the guns was recovered from a vehicle in Birmingham and was later proved to have been fired at the robbery which led to the fatal shooting of Wpc Sharon Beshinevsky in Bradford.Prosecuter...

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Bermuda,Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month.

Gun shots were reportedly fired in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke yesterday morning, in the second such incident this month. Police responded to a report of shots in the St. Monica's / Glebe Road vicinity around 11 a.m. "Details about the incident are unclear at this time. However, Police are appealing for any passengers of the Number Five Pond Hill bus that got on or off in the Glebe Road area, that may have seen two males on a motorcycle acting suspiciously, to contact the Serious Crime Unit," said a spokesman. He confirmed that no one was hurt, but would not comment on radio news reports that a car was hit by a bullet. Reports of gun and gang activity in the St. Monica's Road area of Pembroke – known colloquially as "42nd Street" – first put the Police on a heightened state of alert...

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Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.

Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New York court for hearings relating to gun charges.According to TMZ, Wayne's camp claims that the New Orleans bred rapper failed to show because of a dental condition that restricts him from driving. A reason for Berg's no-show was not given.Wayne's gun charges are from a 2007 arrest. A .40 caliber handgun was found by authorities in his tour bus last July following a performance with Ja Rule at Manhattan's Beacon Theater.Wayne, who has pleaded not guilty to the weapons possession charges, faces up to three and a half years in prison if convicted.Berg's gun charges stem from an arrest...

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Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.

Handgun was recovered in the car park of a south London pub after the gunman was tackled to the ground.The drama began in Tulse Hill when three uniformed officers, including a woman special officer, attempted to pull over a car.The green Ford Focus sped off and following a short pursuit stopped in Abbess Close where the driver was arrested.The passenger ran down an alleyway and a 27-year-old officer and the special gave chase on foot as they radioed for back-up.As they closed in on the man he stopped, pulled a gun from his waistband and shot at the officers.Neither officer was injured and they continued to give chase, eventually tackling the man outside the Tulse Hill Tavern.Acting Lambeth borough commander Alistair Sutherland said: "The incident highlights the dangerous and unpredictable...

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Christopher Nakia Johnson Police believe Mr. Johnson was the masked gunman who entered a Sam's Club

Christopher Nakia Johnson, 27,arrested Friday at an undisclosed location on unrelated misdemeanor warrants, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. Mr. Johnson was charged with aggravated robbery and possession of marijuana and cocaine; officers found the drugs during the arrest. He was being held Saturday morning at the Dallas County Jail on $115,000 bail. Police believe Mr. Johnson was the masked gunman who entered a Sam's Club in the 2900 block of West Wheatland Road on June 27, grabbed off-duty Dallas police Officer Alph Coleman and pointed a gun at him. Mr. Coleman was working as the store's security guard. The attempted robbery failed...

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Executed a federal search warrant on the Gun Barn and seized all of the store’s guns while arresting two Highland residents

More details have been released concerning last week’s raid on a Highland Township gun store. On Friday WHMI reported that the Gun Barn on M-59 had been raided by federal agents and closed down, but authorities did not release any further information. Over the weekend, it was learned that agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives executed a federal search warrant on the Gun Barn and seized all of the store’s guns while arresting two Highland residents, Gabriel Kish and Debbie Summers. They were charged with selling firearms without a license. ATF agent Robin Shoemaker says a yearlong investigation found the pair allegedly...

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Benson Keganne pulled the trigger of a pistol to kill Gloria Mahowe

Benson Keganne pulled the trigger of a pistol to kill Gloria Mahowe in the morning of Saturday March 10, 2001 - eight years ago - in a bush near Molapowabojang, little did he know that he was calling for an appointment with the hangman. The High Court has ruled that he killed the woman in cold-blood and he deserved to be hanged by the neck until he dies. He stood still with a blank facial expression as Justice David Newman delivered his ruling that he killed a "Good Samaritan" execution-style, shooting her in the rear of her neck leaving her in the bush to die.Keganne, from Pitsane, and two South Africans from Madutle Village in the North West...

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Carlos Gonzales Sr., 51, of Wharton, and Carlos Gonzalez Jr., 20, of Randolph, a father and son who had set up competing drug businesses

Attorney General Anne Milgram and the state director of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration came to Morristown to make the announcement this afternoon with Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi.Photos of nine of the 11 individuals were made available by authorities.Bianchi said the five-month, gang, gun and drug investigation was one of the most successful launched in Morris County as it targeted individuals based in Dover, Rockaway, Wharton and Randolph. He said it racked up the first major success of a newly formed intelligence crime task force, which seeks to foster more information sharing between county and local police agencies.In...

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Kelly Gibbs, 39, of 1320 Elizabeth Ave., New Bern, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

Kelly Gibbs, 39, of 1320 Elizabeth Ave., New Bern, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.Police said shots were fired during a disturbance involving a crowd at 609 Highway 55 West.The police said they went toward the sound of the shots and found Gibbs.No one was injured from gunfire and no other arrests were reported.Gibbs was put in jail with his bail set at $5,000.Police say Gibbs is a convicted felon and could face additional federal charges under the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The program is aimed at career criminals who commit crimes with gu...

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Three people have been arrested for the shooting death of a Queen Creek teenager over the weekend.

Three people have been arrested for the shooting death of a Queen Creek teenager over the weekend.Pinal County sheriff's officials say they received several 911 calls around 2:30 a.m. reporting that multiple shots were fired and someone was face down in the street.The victim, 17-year-old Anibel Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say the teen was involved in an altercation with several people, and a gun fight ensued.Sunday afternoon police arrested 20 year-old Thais "Lamar" Cooper of Queen Creek and 21 year-old Johnny Lee Cooks, also of Queen Creek, in relation to that shooting. Another 17 year-old juvenile was also arrested.They are also investigating whether alcohol played a factor.Cooper faces charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and child abuse. Cooks faces felony...

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Bermudan Police officers descended on Princess Street, including officers armed with submachine guns.

young man was shot in an apparent drive-by shooting on Princess Street in Hamilton last night. Police had few details at presstime but neighbours reported that the man was shot by another man who fled as the pillion passenger on a cycle. A source said the gunman fired several shots over his shoulder as he was being driven away at high speed. Dozens of Police officers descended on Princess Street, including officers armed with submachine guns. The victim was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment. In a statement, a Police spokesman said Police were called at 9.26 p.m. with reports of gunshots. "Details are sketchy, but a man...

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Heliberto Chi, 29, from Honduras, is set for execution Thursday evening. He'd be the second foreign-born convicted murderer in Texas this week to die

Chi, 29, from Honduras, is set for execution Thursday evening. He'd be the second foreign-born convicted murderer in Texas this week to die and the second to seek a reprieve because of what lawyers argued were international treaty violations when he was arrested.Prosecutors said there was no doubt of his guilt."Not only was there eyewitness testimony, but that assistant manager got out a 911 call, and you could hear Chi in the background on the phone," said Mick Meyer, a former Tarrant County assistant district attorney who prosecuted Chi. "It was pretty solid evidence right there."Witnesses said that when Paliotta, 56, shoved the gun-wielding...

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Robert Perez Jr. was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of threatening his former live-in girlfriend with a gun

Former Oxnard police officer Robert Perez Jr. was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of threatening his former live-in girlfriend with a gun and causing her bodily injury during a domestic disturbance last year that resulted in an armed standoff with Ventura police. Perez, who had been free on bail, was taken into custody after the verdicts were announced in Ventura County Superior Court. He will remain in jail until sentencing, which is scheduled for Sept. 3. He faces a maximum of 12 years in state prison, prosecutors said. The jury found Perez guilty of five felony counts, including one count of assault with a firearm, three counts of dissuading...

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Damien Lake arrested pointed a gun at a deputy as he exited his cruiser

arrested Damien Lake, 27, at 410 Lawnsdale Ave. at 6:21 a.m. In addition to seizing 8.7 ounces of suspected cocaine, authorities recovered 10 bindles of suspected heroin and drug paraphernalia.Lake, who reportedly was hiding in an attic at his girlfriend’s residence, was arrested for felonious assault on a peace officer. Barbara A. Neace, 21, of the same address was arrested for felony obstruction of justice.Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Frazier was on patrol near the Forest Hill Mobile Home Park on Ashland Road around 8 p.m. July 27 when he saw a disturbance.Frazier said Lake pointed a gun at him as he exited his cruiser, then turned and ran up a hill....

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Teon Thomas of Seneca was sentenced today to 110 months in prison on one count of transporting stolen firearms

Teon Thomas of Seneca was sentenced today to 110 months in prison on one count of transporting stolen firearms, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nora Dannehy and federal court records.The 23-year-old was arrested in May 2006 and last February pleaded guilty along with other conspirators involved in the commission of gun trafficking, records show.On March 15, 2006, "experienced" burglars used a sledgehammer to smash a hole in the wall of Trader's Guns Store in Taylors and, to avoid surveillance detection, cast a fishing net to retrieve the 31 guns that were stolen, according to the sentencing memorandum. Three guns were either dropped or discarded and found near the gun store. Two weeks later, two of the ultimately nine recovered guns in the case were found in Connecticut, according to records....

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Victor Needleman, Pembroke Park gun shop was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison

Victor Needleman, 56, whose popular Pembroke Park gun shop counted local police officers as clients, was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in federal prison for selling dozens of weapons destined for drug dealers and other criminals. He also must forfeit $44,600 in cash and all rights to the American Range & Gun shop.The 70-month sentence follows Needleman's guilty plea to selling high-powered rifles and automatic weapons to felons. To avoid detection, Needleman used phony "straw" buyers and falsified records to make it appear the guns were headed to lawful owners.In truth, they were headed to Guatemala and members of powerful drug cartels...

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NYPD lieutenant accidentally shot and killed the driver of a stolen car

NYPD lieutenant accidentally shot and killed the driver of a stolen car Thursday night when the car clipped him after the driver crashed into a parked SUV and drove up on a sidewalk while trying to escape, police and witnesses said.Two members of the Brooklyn auto larceny unit in an unmarked car followed the 2004 Ford Mustang GT after learning that it had been stolen several days earlier from an East Brunswick, N.J., auto dealership, police said. They called for backup, and two officers from the unit, who were watching a stolen car parked nearby, showed up to box in the sports car on Lenox Road at about 8 p.m., police said. Four uniformed cops approached with their guns drawn, ordering the driver to stop. During his attempt to flee, the 25-year-old driver of the Mustang, whose name wasnot...

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Found the body of Joseph Clifford Johnson, 36, of the 900 block of North 30th Street in Richmond, inside the bedroom with a fatal gunshot wound

A man was shot and killed early yesterday morning in central Goochland County after he allegedly entered an unlocked mobile home and tussled with the owner, authorities said. Adam Stone, the homeowner, called the Goochland Sheriff's Office just after 3 a.m. to report that he'd shot a man with a 12-gauge shotgun. Sheriff's deputies responded to the 2300 block of Grape Ridge Court off Dogtown Road, where Stone told investigators the intruder had entered the bedroom where he and his girlfriend were sleeping before the struggle took place. When deputies arrived, they found the body of Joseph Clifford Johnson, 36, of the 900 block of North 30th Street in Richmond, inside the bedroom with a fatal gunshot wound to the neck. No arrests or charges have been made in connection with the shooting as of...

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One of several men who stormed a suburban home Friday was shot dead by one of the residents, who blasted the intruders as they entered,

"One of several men who stormed a suburban home Friday was shot dead by one of the residents, who blasted the intruders as they entered, in an incident police were calling a home-invasion robbery attempt. Three or four men kicked in the door of the house in the 24300 block of Burbank Boulevard, setting off the gunfight, Los Angeles police said. Aside from the one intruder killed, no one was injured. "Obviously, these residents here do have a right to protect themselves," said Los Angeles police Lt. Steven Sambar. "Those people are extremely lucky." Police were searching for two or three other suspects, described as African-American men in their 20s. Gunfire and screams pierced the neighborhood's usual quiet about 2:45 p.m., after the men first knocked on the home's front door - then kicked...

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"A would-be bank robber was shot with his own gun this afternoon during a botched heist attempt in Van Nuys,

"A would-be bank robber was shot with his own gun this afternoon during a botched heist attempt in Van Nuys, police said. The gun-toting man walked into a branch of Wells Fargo bank in the 6800 block of Van Nuys Boulevard around 12:30 p.m. and tried to pull off a one-man caper, said Officer Kate Lopez, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department. A security guard confronted the man and "a struggle ensued," Lopez said. The robber, whose identity has not been released, was shot as the two wrestled for control of the weapon. No other details of the altercation were available and no bank patrons or employees were injured. The suspect was transported to a local hospital and his condition is not known. The guard suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attentio...

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Christopher Bell, 18, also was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement and possession of a handgun without a license

Two people were arrested after Evansville police stopped a pickup truck early this morning when they spotted a passenger hanging out the bed of the vehicle.Charged with possession of marijuana is Tara Gwen Graham, 27, the driver. The passenger, Christopher Bell, 18, also was taken into custody for resisting law enforcement and possession of a handgun without a license.When police stopped the truck at 2:40 a.m. at Morton and Walnut streets, Bell jumped out and ran, but was apprehended a few blocks away.According to the arrest affidavit, Graham admitted she had “a smoke sack” and gave police a clear baggie containing a leafy substance that tested...

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Jovan T. Butler, 29, and Kamara C. Johnson, 31, both employed by Executive Patrol, were arrested Sunday morning after a man accused Butler of pointing

Jovan T. Butler, 29, and Kamara C. Johnson, 31, both employed by Executive Patrol, were arrested Sunday morning after a man accused Butler of pointing a gun at him while the guard was on duty at an apartment complex on Allison Court in southwest Atlanta, the police report said.The man who made the allegations, Martey Robinson, 21, had been taken into custody for trespassing at the apartment complex where the guards were working, the report said.Butler and Johnson denied having a weapon in the guards’ vehicle, but an officer found a loaded .45-caliber gun between the driver and passenger seats, the report said.A background check revealed Johnson’s warrants in the city of Atlanta.Johnson was arrested for her outstanding warrants on charges of aggravated assault and burglary. Butler was arrested...

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Tony Leroy Cleveland was arrested on complaints of shooting with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery with a firearm,

Tony Leroy Cleveland, 38, of Tulsa, was arrested on complaints of shooting with intent to kill, assault with a deadly weapon, robbery with a firearm, assault with a deadly weapon, wearing a mask in commission of a felony and possessing a firearm, all after a felony conviction, jail records show. According to an arrest report, Cleveland was wearing a Batman mask and a red bandanna and carrying a gun when he entered the Food Pyramid on 51st Street near Memorial Drive about 11:30 p.m. The robber gathered the store employees and customers to the front of the store and demanded money. “It was a strange situation,” said Stutzman, 44. “It didn’t seem...

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Katrel Lynch and Khary Watson are set to make their first appearance in San Diego Superior Court Friday

anonymous tip 12 years later led to the arrests this week of Katrel Lynch, 32, in Albuquerque, NM and Khary Watson, 31, in El Cajon. Police also anticipate the arrest of an unidentified 36-year-old woman. On Oct. 1, 1994, Lopez and a friend were walking home from a trip to the market when they were confronted by two men, one armed with a gun, who demanded their purses, detectives said. Lopez ran and one of the robbers caught up with her a short distance away. After a brief struggle, she was shot in the back and died, detectives said. On November 2, 2006, a tipster called San Diego police and provided detailed information on the robbery and the...

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Abdi Hakim Omar arrested and charged him with possession of a loaded regulated firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace

Ottawa police said they seized a loaded pistol and arrested an alleged gang member as a result of a foot patrol early Friday morning.Officers from the guns and gangs unit's direct action response team were conducting a foot patrol at a community housing development on Russell Road at about 12:15 a.m. when they seized a loaded semi-automatic pistol.Police arrested Abdi Hakim Omar, 23, and charged him with possession of a loaded regulated firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, possession of a firearm obtained by crime, careless storage of a firearm, use of a firearm to commit an indictable offence, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm knowing no authority and being an unlicensed person possessing an unregistered firea...

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South African women are actively arming themselves against domestic violence, rape and murder.

South African women are actively arming themselves against domestic violence, rape and murder. More women are purchasing guns and other items to defend themselves against the violence in the country. However, with the stricter weapon control measures, women need to be well-equipped to handle weapons and also understand the laws governing self-defence. In South Africa a woman is raped every 10 minutes, one is beaten up every four minutes and on average seven women are murdered every day. The latest crime statistics reveal that there has been an 8% decrease in rape. But the average figure still stands at more than 1 300 women being raped a day. Head of media relations for the South African Police Service, Director Phuti Setati says all persons who are declared fit to possess a firearm can be...

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Martinez-Cura was jailed on suspicion of felony misconduct involving a weapon and on two outstanding warrants

Fernando Martinez-Cura, 37, was arrested by Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies after admitting ownership of the weapon. Deputies also determined that Martinez-Cura, the boyfriend of the boy’s grandmother, was living in the country illegally. On Wednesday, the boy brought a loaded 9 mm handgun to school because, he said, someone was picking on him. The boy was seen showing other students how to load the gun. The investigation determined that the boy most likely acquired the gun at his grandmother’s house, where her boyfriend left it. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Wednesday he suspected Martinez-Cura was an illegal immigrant, and that an arrest would be made because it is against the law for illegal immigrants to carry weapons. Martinez-Cura was jailed on suspicion of felony misconduct involving a...

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Aaron P. Flood, 18, of Calais, Jeffery S. Croman, Chad E. Robinson, and Joshua H. Robinson, have been charged with theft of firearms

Aaron P. Flood, 18, of Calais, Jeffery S. Croman, 20, of Baileyville, Chad E. Robinson, 23, and Joshua H. Robinson, 20, both of Charlotte have been charged with burglary and theft of firearms. Flood also was charged with aggravated criminal mischief. Four people were arrested over the weekend in connection with a break-in last month in which the front door at the Four Corners Rod and Gun Shop on Route 1 in Columbia was smashed and 12 handguns were stolen.Bail for the four men was set at $10,000 each, a press release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department said.The case also is being referred to the federal prosecutor’s office for possible firearms charges.Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith said Monday that the four men remain in the Washington County Jail. During the early morning...

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Greg Byrd was taken into custody on Thursday around 3 p.m. at his residence, and booked into the Yuma County jail on charges

Greg Byrd was taken into custody on Thursday around 3 p.m. at his residence, and booked into the Yuma County jail on charges of tampering with physical evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of dangerous drugs and misconduct with weapons.Byrd, who had been a criminal prosecutor with the county attorney's office since 2004, was being held at the jail pending his initial appearance in Yuma County Justice Court on Friday afternoon.Before joining the county attorney's office, Byrd worked with the Yuma County Legal Defender's Office.Byrd, who has multiple sclerosis, was on medical leave from the county attorney's...

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Daniel Scott Gatley was arrested as the result of undercover operation to purchase a machine gun.

Daniel Scott Gatley, 31, 115 Dogwood Terrace, Big Stone Gap, was arrested July 21 as the result of undercover operation to purchase a machine gun.Scott County Sheriff John Puckett said his officers and members of the drug task force conducted the operation in an attempt to buy a fully-automatic machine gun.According to Puckett, a police informant was able to purchase the gun from Gatley, who was arrested by county deputies and agents from the drug task force.Following his arrest, the suspect was searched and a concealed handgun was found on his person.Gatley was charged with possession of a machine gun, possession of a concealed weapon, removal of serial numbers from a gun and failure to register a machine gun with the Virginia State Police.He is being held without bond in the Southwest Virginia...

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