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>> singing at his sentencing, the ukrainian filmmaker facing 20 years in prison for what russia is calling a terrorist attack. >> blowing up pal mira, the temperature destruction that shocked archaeologists across the world. >> we'll have all your sports. >> hello, the united nations' high commissioner for refugees is calling on europe to unite if it is to succeed in tackling its refugee crisis. europe can accommodate them if fairly distributed. many of those refugees have fled
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syria and iraq, and they travel the western balkans root, over land through turkey and to greece. people then continue through macedonia before heading north to serbia. andrew simmons is in the southern border town. from there they can take further roots west many heading to germany. let's look at the start of their journey. >> of the many stages in their long journey still to come, many on this island of lesbos has been comfortable and secure. they paid $50 each to a ferry
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operator instead to a people smuggler, and they arrived on dry land. >> we came from our country. >> are you happy to be here? do you feel relief to be here? >> we're so happy here. >> we're ten. >> we come to turkey, now we're going to macedonia, serbia, and hungaria. >> have you heard about the troubles on route in the last few days? >> i've heard so much. >> are you worried about that? >> yes, yes. >> back on the islands the european front line are coming. many are arriving by sea from
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turkey every night. the authorities of greece are overwhelmed offering little but a civil registration document that allows the refugees to pass through the country and leave. >> they told you you could stay in greece for three months and then leave. >> yes. >> is that what you plan to do? >> yes, probably. >> they'll need to transport north near the macedonian border. they know an opportunity when they see one. >> what are you handing here? >> a bus. >> some take the metro towards the train station in athens. the seven-year-old zena is the only english speaker of her family of eight. >> people die. >> in syria?
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what did you see there, bad things? >> yes. >> do you feel excited about the future? >> yes. yes. >> for the young perhaps there is excitement in this movement between countries. the adults with them will hope that nothing ahead is worse than what they've left behind. jonah hull, al jazeera, athens. >> for thousands of refugees are now taking shelter in szczerbiak and andrew simmons september us thiseptember--sent this us us this report. more than 10,000 people have passed through in less than five days. and further up the line is serbia's border with hungary, and an e.u. member state. more than 2,000 a day are arriving. the number registered in hungary has passed 100,000 compared to
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43,000 in the whole of last year. the numbers are staggering. and so, too, is the inability of the european union to come up with a coherent strategy and sharing the responsibility of helping refugees. it's registration centers such as this one that is really worrying european leaders. very little in the way of security checks. only 72-hour visa are being issued, and look at the number, it's extraordinary. germany predicts it will deal with 800,000 applying asylum seekers. and they want to turn back those who are characterized as economic migrants. most of these people are from
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syria. they're frightened about what is ahead. >> we need to go to hundred gear i can't. hungaria. we don't know what is in hungary. >> we are very worried because we have a lot that say that in hungary. >> hungary will become a bigger pressure point in this crisis, and they'r they are they have not given enough money to deal with the number of people. >> the u.n. said that it's ready to help hungary to deal with the number of refugees crossing its borders.
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>> they're walkin coming by railways, aen when they get to the border, the hungarian police are ready to take them to the refugee center. hundreds of men, women and children are coming by bus. it will take them to the north of the country. there is food, water and electricity. last night 1500 people passed through here. which is a record. most of them are from syria. but the people who want to go further are cutting the wire or jumping over it. that's why the hungarian government wants to change the laws cutting the fence on the border would be treated as a
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criminal act. >> eight south african police officers have been found guilty of murdering a mozambique taxi driver. they handcuffed him and dragged him through the streets before beating him in a police cell. >> the judge called these former police officers liars and murders, and said that they killed him for blocking the road with his taxi. the judge said that they acted with common purpose and dragging him about 200 meters. these images went viral when they emerged and proved damning. >> the pathologist said that he was badly beaten in the police cell.
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he died from injuries. south africa police are often accused of using excessive force. many say they don't trust them although that is unlikely to change with this verdict, at least one family has justice. but justice is not enough. >> we need compensation. >> there is a sense of relief over the guilty verdict. six moves before he was six the police shot dead 34 striking miners. and a month after he died seven police officers caught on cam tradition shooting protesters with rubber bullets. they had this message.
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>> by the end of the verdict, they are now in custody. the people who were supposed to protect are now convicted killers. al jazeera, pretoria. >> well, the executive director of the african immigrants caucus or aic, he joins us live from washington, d.c. thanks for being with us on the program. just how important are these convictions, do you think? >> i think they're very important. as mention, we have incidents of police brutalizing and killing ordinary people without being held to account. this is very welcomed. one hopes that this is the beginning of a new pattern.
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it sends a message, this is a welcome situation. >> south africa police are accused of brutality and xenophobia, is that really a fair allegation, bearing in mind that the police themselves are often the victims of violent crime, i think 68 of them died on police duty last year alone. >> i think that is a great question. south africa society from my point of view has high levels of violence. yes, the police get killed if you compare them to the united states, a country with six times larger population. to say that they're particularly
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brutal, is true. we've had situations of xenophobia, so for me one of the significant factors. one can look at it two ways, and maybe finally brutality towards african americans, who is also going to lead to some justice. >> i was reading into this case, and i was sad to find out that the police commissioner, the person in charge of all the south africa's police has no policing background, and is basically a political airport. >> well, you know, at the end of the day, the government is to be held accountable. to the extent that they aprovide somebody with no police background, and that the police
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force is not doing their job, then the government has to be held accountable. ordinarily you want someone who understands the police force and how they do their work. >> great to have you with us. thank you. >> the u.s. said that it will watch for the peace deal. >> first, the red sox is suspending all eight operations in aden after gunmen stormed its officers there. they were held at gunpoint they
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this is a southern saudi arabian province along it's border with yemen. where houthi fighters say they launched this attack to target saudi troops. >> fighting has also intensified in taiz. this is where the fight for the control of yemen will likely be decided. houthi fighters have put up resistence here. the fighting continues, and more people are killed or destroyed. >> look at this, they kill children, women and old people. >> on the main highway that links to the capital of sanaa to the north.
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>> i at the time the yemeni that they were using rockets and heavy weapons. they assure that taiz will be liberated soon. >> this is another "fault line fault line. yemeni soldiers trained in saudi arabia have recently been september here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they say they have fighters to take taiz. they would retake the capital and push fighters to the north,
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thing stronghold. but that might not be easy. >> 13 iraqi troops have been killed by a suicide car bombing. the attack happens close to the isil held capital of ramadi. the bomber used a army vehicle to approach the troops before detonating th the explosion. officials say that the attack has the hallmark of isil. members of the pkk have been killed. they died in airstrikes. turkey began a military operation last month after an attack on turkish troops. south sudan's president has
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agreed to sign a peace deal to end the 20-month civil war. it's expected to sign on wednesday, but has called for more negotiations on some of the key parts of the deal. rebel leader signed the deal last month. >> it has sign the clause without reservation. in this regard, they have expressed their readiness to act immediately if the president
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does not sign the agreement tomorrow. >> gabriel elizondo has more on what he could do if they do not sign. >> what the targeted sanctions or arms embargo against the country. that's all part of a u.s.-led resolution that's been on the table since the middle of last week. security council message basically they're going to hold on to this resolution, and wait and see what happens in the--in these negotiations or if he signs this on wednesday, and then sort of make a decision after that on how to proceed. now we just did hear from ambassadors from the u.k. and france who both said that i'm if he doesn't sign it, he'll probably just days rather than hours away from the u.n. taking up this resolution.
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there would still need to be negotiations no matter what happens. >> the prosecutors said that he had extreme video before boarding a high speed train with a bag full of weapons. french authorities have formerly opened a terrorism investigation. >> investigations on site, he had a rifle, not an ak-47, as thought at the time, but an ak ak-m, nine cartridges, each one fully charged. all nine cartridges including one in the rifle.
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each contain 30 bullets. a gun with a serial number removed. a suit case, charger and 70 liters of petrol. >> in the united states a judge in ferguson, missouri, has announced sweeping changes, including all the arrest warrants issued before december 2014. it's just over a year since the shooting of the unarmed black teenager michael brown created weeks of unrest. changes will help to restore confidence in the judicial system. >> we figured that this is an opportunity for them to make a fresh start. they won't have a warrant. the case will still be on the books. they still will have to come to court. >> china is steering its economy
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to what is described as a new normal. but people who bought shares with their life savings are now worried about losing everything. we have reports from beijing. >> struggling to understand what is happening to china's economy. all he knows is that his shares are now worth 70% less than what they were two months ago. he sells eggs at a market. in beijing. he invested $20,000, all of his savings, you hopes for a recovery. >> i put my savings in the stock market. i can wait for the index to come back. i won't buy or sell. i'll just keep watching it. >> quan's story is replicated in mean places across china. when it comes to investments the options for most chinese are limited. the problem now is that the
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prices of both are falling. a falling stock market, and an economy that is slowing. 9 owner of this restaurant said that his taking are half of what they were in june when the stock market began to fall. he said that the landlord won't reduce the rent, so he's closing next month. buil >> my business is not doing well. many companies in this area have gone bang erupt. >> it is an anxious time. these pensioners were encouraged by the government to buy shares. i don't know when this could end. >> the stock market is a sensitive issue now, and these people know it.
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officials demand to see our pictures ordering us to delete several images before they returned our identity cards. when xi jinping became president he unveiled his vision. he called it the china dream. loosely defined, it makes china more rich and powerful. some still believe that will happen. >> this is our goal. that goal will be achieved. if not, we'll work at it day by day. >> and still ahead on the program, from one camp to another, the somali refugees forced to leave kenya, but with no good home to return to in somalia. patrols in ghana rooting out
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>> hello again. a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.n. has called on europe to tackle what has been described as the worst refugee crisis since world war ii. 3,000 refugees are expected to enter macedonia every day over the next few months. eight police officers have within convicted of the death of a taxi driver. the red cross are suspending all aid activations after gunmen stormed it's offices. strong confidence that russia will continue supporting its regime.
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>> throughout his history the united states has known for playing games. but one official would say today would be contradictive the next day or by himself later on. this is how the americans operate, but the russian policy was never like this. even back in the soviet era or nowadays. we have strong confidence in russia as allies. for four years they are sincere and transparent, and their relationship with us. isil has released images which are said to show the destruction of an ancient temple in syria the temple was almost 2,000 years old and an important site in the city. they began tearing down any ancient ruins it considered
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pagan. >> i think a place like palmyra loses a bit of its presence and it's authenticity every time something like this happens, and the last people of syria is calculable. they have strong identification precisely they have embraced in multi cultural sense of self. i lived in syria for 221 years. if you ever asked a syrian which sect they belong to or group they belong to religiously, it is offensive, and they'll almost always say that they're syrian.
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>> now venezuela's president nicolás maduro has ordered the closing of two borders columbia's migration officer say that some children have been separated from their parents. for the latest now from virginia lopez live in san antonio. close to the border with colombia. and virginia, i mean, this has been going on for a couple of days. just explain why the border has been closed. >> as you said, this is a decision that was supposed to last three days following an attack on the closurers who were
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caught in a clash with smugglers in an anti-smuggling operation. they now say that this is going to happen indefinitely. it's uncertain for how long it will be taking place. president maduro said that the decision to close the border is primarily an effort to stop a rampant contraband. but also what he says is the import of pair la military activity. >> if you're able to cross the border and resell goods, you stand to make a profit.
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>> given what has been happening what would you say the mood is like at the moment? >> well, it's a very busy town like most border towns are. also the fact that a lot of people are stranded. you see families behind me waiting for the border to open so they can cross over and see relatives. the mood is quite test. president maduro has declared a state of exception, not only in san antonio but five other border towns. this means that there is no guarantees. so the mood is quite tense. 2,000 troops have been deployed to the areas, they've been
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conducting raids and door by door, bringing on fear. >> there have been violent clashes in argentina after accusations of fraud in a regional election. the police in the northern province fired tear gas at demonstrators who claim that the polls for the governor was rigged. supporters say that the elections were fair and the protesters are unhappy with the result. thousands of refugees are returning to somalia from the world's largest camp in kenya. nearly 400,000 people listen in the camp. two years ago an agreement was made to half that number. many live in a life of hardshi
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hardship. >> it's been a long time since he's been home. maya returned a few weeks ago. >> all we have here is peace. nothing else. we have no help settling back and we've got no aid from anybody. >> just before the first group of refugees have returned a number of refugees has come together to build these makeshift police station here. >> the families who stalled here complaining that there is too much heat.
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>> local officials say that they have there is little that they can do for them. >> it requires huge resources. there are so many services that they required. >> this young men are an exception, though. they've been trained to build boats out of fiber glass. the majority of the returning refugees have been left on their own. every morning hundreds of them take to th the streets looking for work. >> i'm sill a refugee. i thought i would be recycled properly, but here i'm he a
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laborer. >> near the kenyan border with somalia is the world's largest refugee camp. >> it was hoped that after a few years they would empty the camps. but with the situation of soma somali, it is unlikely many more will be coming back soon. al jazeera, owe mall i can't. >> medical patients in ghana opting for treatment. somtreatment. >> on patrol are psyching healers. they're checking to see if they're registered or not.
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they're often met with hostil hostility. >> they're hungry people. we have to show them that they have the competence and what would you do? imagine in these days what is going to happen. >> in ghana, christianity exists along side pre-christian healers. they seek guidance from local gods before the ritual. they often deal with patients in psych i don't know to come a snape. >> if a person is paying for my
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services, i have to make sure that they're getting value for hi months. these people ar--there is a huge gap between the two. the team wants to strike a delicate balance between respecting local conditions and enforcing the regulation. this is the kind of healing that most people believe in, so the team has to be sure to impact it safely. it's also about making sure that vulnerable people are protected. >> still to come on this news hour they have given the world
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mariachi music and tequila, but quadel lahar are a has become a global tech hub. . >> russia is showing off its military aviation hardware hop hoping to entice customers from across the world. >> and one of kenya's running stars back on top of the podium at the world championships. but just number coming up in sport.
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>> there will, home to tequila and mariachi music. but now there may be a third claim to fame as one of the world's great technology centers. we have been to visit some of the new start ups in guadalaja guadalajara. >> all the trappings of the modern tech company present and correct. but this isn't silicon valley. it's guadalajara, mexico. the birthplace of tequila and mariachi is now reventing itself. electronics account for half the state's in a growing start up market. oracle is one of the companies that wants a piece of the tight
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knit community. >> we're looking for people who are able to work at the state of the art of software, and advance that state of the art. that's what we look for. we have found that we can get it here. now start ups around the city, those who make computer games and films learn what they learned from the big boys to go in it alone. >> what happens in guadalajara reflects stories like mine. first i went into manufacturing, then i developed software for ibm. now i have a start up. it is now a creative to all those who came here. >> through process o they work
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through tech solutions. >> i think guadalajara is a huge opportunity. there is a tremendous amount of center here, and very little technology. if you put those two together there is what i call an enormous amount of low-hanging fruit. >> the government's working with private investment on a $60 million fan to bring guadalajara's center into the tech boom. part of it is renovating buildings like this one for start ups. >> with the new tech-friendly impact in praise, they are hop hoping to reach $4 billion. that's a long way off, but at least the city ha has.
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al jazeera, guadalajara. >> during the airshow three day event, russia and iran are expected to sign a $300 million bill for more missiles. >> vladimir putin looked satisfied with what he was watching. the display of military strength being observed by potential customers from the middle east sat beside him with the king of jordan. >> russia is open for fruitful business cooperation in the aerospace injuries. we aim to transport planes more
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actively on the external and internal markets. we'll extend the sell of planes for our country. >> much has been changed begin since the beginning. deputy prime minister has been tasked with showing the arabians around. it's no secret that russia is anxious to send missiles to them once again. >> we're building really good relations with russia and across
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the toronto. >> defense tells are number that there are signs that it is slowing down. russia is having to clip its wings because of the worsening economic situation. the development of long-range bomber has been post boned. orders for it a new fifth generation warplane have been scaled back and instead the military is opting for cheaper options like updating and modifying, trust the older workhorses. as any shopkeeper knows, a good flow of customers are essential. the next to arrive is the egypt's prime minister. he's expected in the moss row region.
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>> walk stork arrives 20 minutes early at the space station. the astronauts on board were in need of provisions after the failure of three cargo roberts in three months. among the cargo is alcoholic liquor. not to drink but for a year-long experiment on the effects of zero gravity. time now for sport. >> usain bolt and justin gatlin remains on course for the world's athletic championships in beijing. they would retain the 100 meters carrying through the heat of the 200 meters on tuesday. >> back for more just two days
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after an incredible win in the 100 meters final, jamaica's usain bolt hardly looked like he was trying, american justin gatlin, it will give gatlin the chance to avenge it's 100 meters loss to bolt. he's remained unbeaten sinc since 2013. >> happy days for olympic champion and world record holder winning his second 800 meters world title. the kenyan recovering from a knee injury, but he finished strongly.
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becoming the fifth british athlete to hold olympic european commonwealth and world titles at the same time. while polish athlete, he lower of one goal. he had a rather large night celebrating, but he woke up to find his gold medal gone. he called police, who tracked it down. turns out he used the medal to pay a taxi driver for the fare. thankfully the drye driver was good enough to give it back. >> the justin wilson is the
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seventh indy car driver to die. >> like any high level motor sport, indy car is fast and it's dangerous. this crash in sunday's race in pennsylvania looked almost straightforward. the debris that broke off the damaged car hit justin wilson in the head. he was immediately airlifted to the track but succumbed to head injuries a day later. >> he passed away in the company of his family. his brother stephen. his loving wife. and his parents, keith and lynn. justin's elite ability to drive a race car was matched by his unwavering kindness, character, and humility, which made him one of the most respected members of the paddock. >> wilson defeated for jaguar.
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he began competed in the united states in the following year. supplied's race was his 174th start in indy car heralding seven victories. >> he was an extremely professional driver and extremely good at his craft. beyond that he was a great guy. one of the few only guys who was a friend among everyone in the past. >> ' air is a treasured part of the point. >> most of the drivers already know that closed cockpits are on their way. >> all the drivers really like it. but after using it for a year,
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everyone nowadays would never race without a hands device. i think that will be the same with the cockpit. >> with six men in contention for the championship title, but that's a fight that will no longer seem important. justin wilson is survived by his wife and two young dollars. elischildren. >> this is a view the driver gets from inside of an indy car or formula one car. but it does leave drivers exposed to any debris, forme.
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>> now a place at the uefa champions league with five playoffs stak taking place. valencia is through leaving 3-1 for the first leg. they've soon made it 4-1, as they gave them an early lead. but the they would win 2-1 on the night. the teams in spain qualified 4-3 on aggregate. let's take a look at the other results finance despite drawing 3-3, after the group stages of the champions league on away goals and shattered the nets. they're also threw the 3-2 win
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over vienna. let's go to football manager who said he won't be the savior of the national side. four matches after miguel herrera was sacked for allegedly punching a journalist. he would lead them to the final. and he won't be accepting a salary. >> i think that it's time to contribute back to mexican football, which i have received a lot from. i think now is a good time, and i think i can. i have the capacity to support, and i'm very grateful they've put this responsibility on me.
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>> a spend and fines as he gets prepared for next week's open. the australian fined for making lewd remark's about a fellow player's girlfriend. that's it. more later. thank you so much for that. in india, a group of villagers have teamed up to save a baby he will haven't stuck down a well. well, the villagers heard its crisis, and they used a mechanical dig for make a trench to help it run out. they will find the heard to reunite the elephant with his mother. one ordeal that he will haven't will never forget.
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>> the u.n. calls on europe to unite. to tackle it's worst refugee crisis since the second world war. >> hello there. i'm felicity bar. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. a south african judge convicts eight policemen of murdering a mozambique taxi driver. blowing up palmyra, isil releases pictures of destruction
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