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Syria |
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'Many killed' in jail riot
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| Wed. |
Jerusalem |
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Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage
30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead
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| Mon. |
Baghdad |
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Judges targets of bombing attacks |
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Iran |
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Iran condemns 'Israeli spy' to death |
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| Jun. 25 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop The authorities have arrested 520 people over the past 6 months for having ties with al Qaeda and planning attacks against oil installations
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| Jun. 24 |
Sadr City |
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U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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| Jun. 22 |
Iraq |
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Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
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| Jun. 17 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood
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| Jun. 11 |
Iraq |
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Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | | |
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| May.4 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq First Lady survives bombing |
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
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Bombings kill at least 60 |
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Princess Diana unlawfully killed
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| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
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Female suicide bomber kills 65
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| Mar.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Archbishop death condemned
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| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary
Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
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Baghdad |
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Pair of bombs kills 53 |
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| Feb.13 |
Syria |
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Blast kills top Hezbollah commander
Imad Mughniyeh, suspected in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years, has been killed in Syria
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| Feb.1 |
Baghdad |
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Female bombers kill 64 at markets |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Report: King pardons rape victim |
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| Nov.9 |
Iraq |
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Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
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| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
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| Sep.14 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda claims sheik killing |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter in suicide vest video |
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Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast
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| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized
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| Apr.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
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Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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33 students massacred in class
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| Apr.12 |
Baghdad |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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UN chief shaken by blast
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| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
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Former VP Ramadan executed |
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
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More than 120 die in blasts
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
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| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
| A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood. The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under... | |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings
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Baghdad |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed |
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| Jan.2 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
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| Dec.29 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam Hussein hanged 
| The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped. He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the ex... | |
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| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen kill school children |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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Sadr City |
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More than 200 killed in Sadr City
A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
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| Nov.21 |
Beirut |
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Christian politician Gemayel killed
Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel has been shot dead. He was a member of the Christian Phalange party
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| Nov.14 |
Baghdad |
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute
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| Nov.5 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death 
| The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan ... | |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Police back Katsav rape charges
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| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
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110 bullet-riddled bodies found |
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge
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| Sep.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
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| Sep.12 |
Syria |
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U.S. Embassy attack foiled |
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings |
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Man detained over JonBenet death
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| Jul.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
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| Jul.1 |
Sadr City |
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Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
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| May.17 |
Turkey |
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Judge dies in court attack |
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| May.10 |
Baghdad |
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Killings top 1,000 in April |
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Zuma acquitted in rape case
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| Apr.17 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bomber kills 8 |
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| Apr.7 |
Baghdad |
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80 killed in mosque attack |
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| Mar.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| Mar.14 |
Baghdad |
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.10 |
Iraq |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found |
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| Feb.21 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Blast damages Shia shrine A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
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| Feb.4 |
Syria |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
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| Jan.19 |
Qatar |
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'Bin Laden' audio tape broadcast |
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| Jan.12 |
Turkey |
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Man who shot pope freed |
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| Dec.12 |
Beirut |
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Beirut blast kills anti-Syria MP |
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| Dec.5 |
Baghdad |
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Witness at Hussein trial describes torture |
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Israel |
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5 die in suicide blast |
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| Nov.29 |
Iraq |
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Video airs of purported hostages |
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| Nov.13 |
Jordan |
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'Failed bomber' confesses |
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| Nov.9 |
Jordan |
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts Suicide attackers detonated nearly simultaneous explosions at hotels in downtown Amman
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| Oct.26 |
Israel |
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5 killed in blast |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.20 |
Lebanon |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing
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| Sep.13 |
Baghdad |
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Wave of violence kills at least 140
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| Sep.1 |
Beirut |
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Hariri killing suspects charged |
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| Aug.4 |
Israel |
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Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers |
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| Jul.16 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills 90 near Baghdad
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| Jul.7 |
Iraq |
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Egypt's envoy killed |
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| May.4 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills at least 47 |
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| Mar.10 |
Northern Iraq |
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Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed |
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| Feb.28 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomb kills at least 125
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| Feb.25 |
Tel Aviv |
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Bomb kills clubbers |
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| Feb.21 |
Israel |
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Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners |
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| Feb.18 |
Iraq |
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Ashura marred by bombs |
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| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
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Huge blast kills ex-PM Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
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Baghdad governor assassinated |
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| Dec.19 |
Iraq |
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Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 |
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| Dec.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
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9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission |
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| Nov.16 |
Iraq |
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Margaret Hassan apparently killed |
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| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
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Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
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| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb at police station kills 47 |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Aug.31 |
Israel |
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16 killed in bus explosions |
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| Jul.1 |
Baghdad |
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Defiant Saddam in court
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| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
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South Korean hostage beheaded |
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| Jun.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
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U.S. hostage beheaded |
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| May.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
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50 foreigners held hostage |
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| May.17 |
Iraq |
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Interim council head killed in car bombing |
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| May.11 |
Iraq |
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Video shows U.S. captive beheaded |
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| May.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
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6 Westerners killed in attack |
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| Apr.21 |
Southern Iraq |
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Car bombs in Basra kill 68 |
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage |
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| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
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Rail blasts: 200 dead
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| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
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182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala |
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| Nov.20 |
Turkey |
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Bomb attacks kill 30
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| Oct.4 |
Israel |
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Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
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Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy
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Jerusalem |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb at Jordanian Embassy |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts
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| Jan.5 |
Tel Aviv |
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Suicide bombings kill 23 |
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
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| Mar.27 |
Israel |
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Suicide blast kills 19 at hotel |
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| Dec.2 |
Israel |
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Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa |
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| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
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Tourism minister shot |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
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| 2008 |
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe| Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM | | |
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Baghdad |
Judges targets of bombing attacks |
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| Jun. 24 |
Sadr City |
U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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| Jun. 22 |
Iraq |
Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
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| Jun. 17 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite neighborhood
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
Bombings kill at least 60 |
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| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
Female suicide bomber kills 65
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| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary
Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
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| Mar.6 |
Baghdad |
Pair of bombs kills 53 |
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| Feb.1 |
Baghdad |
Female bombers kill 64 at markets |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.9 |
Iraq |
Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
At least 105 killed in village market blast A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast
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| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
Blast hits key Shia shrine
The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| Apr.12 |
Baghdad |
8 killed in suicide attack on parliament
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
UN chief shaken by blast
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
More than 120 die in blasts
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
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| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
| A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood. The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under... | |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.23 |
Sadr City |
More than 200 killed in Sadr City
A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
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| Sep.23 |
Baghdad |
Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings |
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| Jul.1 |
Sadr City |
Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
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| Apr.17 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bomber kills 8 |
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| Apr.7 |
Baghdad |
80 killed in mosque attack |
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| Feb.21 |
Sunni Triangle |
Blast damages Shia shrine A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| 2005 |
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| Dec.5 |
Israel |
5 die in suicide blast |
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| Nov.9 |
Jordan |
57 killed in 3 hotel blasts Suicide attackers detonated nearly simultaneous explosions at hotels in downtown Amman
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| Oct.26 |
Israel |
5 killed in blast |
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| Sep.13 |
Baghdad |
Wave of violence kills at least 140
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| Jul.16 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomber kills 90 near Baghdad
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| May.4 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomber kills at least 47 |
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| Mar.10 |
Northern Iraq |
Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed |
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| Feb.28 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomb kills at least 125
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| Feb.25 |
Tel Aviv |
Bomb kills clubbers |
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| Feb.18 |
Iraq |
Ashura marred by bombs |
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| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Huge blast kills ex-PM Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
| 2004 |
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| Dec.19 |
Iraq |
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 |
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| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb at police station kills 47 |
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| May.17 |
Iraq |
Interim council head killed in car bombing |
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| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala |
| 2003 |
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| Nov.20 |
Turkey |
Bomb attacks kill 30
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| Oct.4 |
Israel |
Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy
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| Aug.19 |
Jerusalem |
Powerful bus bomb killed 21
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
Bomb at Jordanian Embassy |
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| Jan.5 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide bombings kill 23 |
| 2002 |
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| Mar.27 |
Israel |
Suicide blast kills 19 at hotel |
| 2001 |
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| Dec.2 |
Israel |
Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa |
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Iran |
Iran condemns 'Israeli spy' to death |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
Report: King pardons rape victim |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
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| Mar.19 |