i see this primarily as a burkina problem.rowing area for armed diplomats to activity pretty much in the world. situated between mali which has been battling these armed linked to the islamic sta in al qaeda. it is a complex situation. situated within -- there is a call for the people of burkina bay come as my colleague mentioned, speaking just now, 10% of the population, 2 mlion out of 20 million people are just laced on account of security -- are displaced on account of this insecurity. amy: talk about why they would be holding russian flags and calling for assistance from moscow. >> we're in a bit of a geopolitical realignment with respect to military aid where the russian back group has over the last year gone into mali. there are hundreds of them in the country and it coincided with a serious deterioration of relationship with the french. the french did make some mistakes with respect to managing military engagement in mali. mali is engaged -- has engaged these russian trainers. i myself documented a massacre by the joint

burkina fasois when they took power. have been trying to carve out territory. and back injanuary went paul—henri damiba and his group's of soldiers took power, they said they would be able to tackle those groups. eight months later many in burkina faso feel they have not done enough and the new leaders of this coup say that the last interim leader, paul—henri damiba, was too busy pursuing his political ambitions to try and secure the country. they say they have been given no choice but to take over. i have made promises for the international immunity that they will respect all of their obligations, including respect of human rights, and the united states has already released a statement saying they are concerned as to the latest development in burkina faso and urging their citizens to limit movement. i think one key thing to look out for over the next few days is whether this new group gives any indication whether they would like to form international partnerships. in the past france, the former colonial ruler of burkina

burkina faso means the land of honest people.atement of fact orjust an aspiration isn't clear. but it's been in turmoil for the whole of this year with a couple of coups in a matter of months. the biggest problem is a jihadi insurgency, and burkina faso's best friend in dealing with that seems to be russia and in particular the wagner group, russia's shadowy commercial paramilitary organisation. russia thinks it can solve burkina faso's problems. i asked myenijones, the bbc west africa correspondent, what she thought. there was a coup, the second coup in just over eight months. a young soldier, captain ibrahim chaudhry, took over from his predecessor, and he said the reason that he decided to do this was because, he claims, had failed to deal with a security threat in the country. so this insurgency, the seven year insurgency, which has been happening in burkina faso and right across the region, that has been responsible for a number of attacks in the country. and he had come into power injanuary saying that he was going to tackl

with all available means. western leaders say they'll never recognize the move plus the leader of burkina faso is military. jonah is himself. i stayed in a military coup army rebels and i'm staying for overthrown, pull on read them. eva suspended the constitution and dissolved the government, west african countries. so it's the last qu, just 9 months ago. hurricane ian makes land for, for a 2nd time in the u. s. highland and coastal areas of south carolina. the resurgent storm brings heavy rain and flash flooding after needing a deadly path of destruction in florida. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has proclaimed the annexation of 4 occupied ukrainian regions, violating intern in the law, and drawing condemnation from the west. the move is the culmination of a series of hastily arranged votes last week that have been widely condemned as a sham. the land grab marks, an escalation in russia's war against ukraine, and vladimir putin says he will use all means to defend the territories it portrayed as a big domestic wind for russia. as will hav

the head of the african union has condemned a military coup in burkina faso. as new reports of gunfire are heard in the capital one to jiggle. a group of soldiers overthrew paul and he dummy bomb. an officer who himself took over the west african nation back in january, the newly declared leader, captain ibrahim tore, appeared friday and stay television to announce the crew, which the a you is calling and unconstitutional. change of government? grimly nika, army officers address the nation. the national television broadcast and the doubts over who's now in charge of the military leaders had overthrown their own lieutenant turned president. and promised to tackle the volatile security situation . goes down to north, it is conscious of our historical responsibility, the patriotic movement for safe garden restoration. here by commits all fighting forces to refocus on security and the restoration of the integrity of our territory and visit us. we reassure the international community that burkina faso will continue to respect its international commitments including

we're burkina faso liter pull on re demi bra has been i've stayed in a military coup. the soldiers behind the who say they've dissolved the government and suspended the constitution. that's according to a statement read by an army captain on state television. earlier explosions and heavy gunfire were reported near the presidential palace in the capital while the due due to me, but military john to seized power just 9 months ago. henry wilkins is a journalist, ain burkina faso capital wa good to go and i spoke to him earlier about who's in charge now in the country a trial right now taking control of the country. much like to me, but he came to power back in january a military. he was a marginal figure with trial, right. so we were still trying to really find out as much as we can about who it is at this stage will tell us about the president's whereabouts. do we know where he is? we do, you know, i mean that has been a misinformation flowing around on social media today. some people have said, the former president of the house was surrounded by soldiers this morning th

there are many natural resources in the burkina style. of all, these are manganese phosphates, zinc, and, of course, gold natalya goncharova olga albukhina lead to 174 increased the number of deaths in indonesia as a result of riots at a football stadium. about 200 were injured the incident occurred on the island of java during a meeting of double teams. after the match , the fans ran onto the field, the police used tear gas. at that moment, only two exits were open. from the sports facility, a crowd poured towards them, a large number of people died, just as a result of a stampede. and now the broadcast of our channel will continue the program of the parliamentary hour. how the new regions of russia will live the state duma adopted laws in support of the mobilized and did you change your work schedule? hello this is the parliamentary hour and these are the main topics of our release of documents today and what awaits new regions after joining our country. i want to go home for many years i want to go home, zaporozhye kherson residents ha

also coming up the liter burkina faso, military junta is himself ousted in a military coup. army rebels. them now they've overthrown paul on read amoeba. but new reports of gunfire in the capital suggest the crisis is not over. ah. a marion evans dean, welcome. the russian defense ministry says it has pulled out its troops from the strategically important town of lehman in the eastern ukraine, and key of says its soldiers have now entered the city. leman is in the denounced region, one of 4 that russian president vladimir putin proclaimed to be part of russia on friday. the recapture of lee mon, by ukrainian troops, is part of a wider counter offensive that seem ukraine re take significant amounts of territory in the east. earlier i suppose our correspondent nick connelly and kias and he told me why the withdrawal of the russian truth lehman was so significant. man, this is a significant wind for ukraine, especially coming as it does symbolic a day after that the event in the criminal in moscow. with that, her very earlier dramatic performance by putin in that are very telegenic events,

now, whis is the second coup in burkina faso in just eight months. of soldiers appear in these military fatigues late at night, and they make an announcement on state television, saying that they have been compelled to take over. they say it is for security reasons, which are the same reasons that the first group of soldiers cited back in january when they took power. burkina faso is part of this group of countries in the sahel in west africa where islamist insurgent groups have been trying to carve out territory. and back injanuary, when paul—henri damiba and his group of soldiers took power, they said that they would be able to tackle those groups. eight months later, many in burkina faso feel that they have not done enough and the new leaders of this coup say that colonel damiba, the last interim leader, was too busy pursuing his political ambitions to try and secure the country. they say that they have been given no choice but to take over. they have made promises for the international community that they will respect all of their obligations, in

many in burkina faso are frustrated with the government's inability to stem islamist violence in the north in the latest deadly attack. 11 soldiers were killed on monday by g hottest in soon province, while escorting a civilian conroy so far, almost 2000000 people have been internally displaced by the violence. friday's overthrow as the 8th successful qu, since burkina faso gained independence from france in 1960. okay, let's take a look now, some of the other news from around the world, no way has accepted military aid from france, germany and britain to secure it's oil and gas sector. and was prime minister made the announcement as a danish swedish report was released saying that recently in the nord stream gas pot, one were caused by lodge explosions in what looked like a deliberate act. japan has condemned north korea's firing of 2 missiles which landed in waters between korea and japan. it was the 4th miss offering in a single week to penske defense minister said the action was absolutely in commiserate with noting that the frequency was unprecedented. and that they threatened p

the burkina faso will continue to respect its international commitments including human rights. prior to the announcement protestors took to the streets of the capital. why do go to support the removal of president paul? i read the amoeba. the now ex president came to par in a previous could into in january. but his promises didn't convince to berkener bay law as we won't change on a truly fundamental change so much about my change that will bring paced up a keener father. even if it takes 10 kuda, we will find the right solution. the military officers who seized control of the country have announced the closure of burkina faso, landon air borders, as well as a nighttime curfew, but the more measures will be needed to restore peace. many in burkina faso are frustrated with the government's inability to stem islamist violence in the north in the latest deadly attack. 11 soldiers were killed on monday by g hottest in soon province, while escorting a civilian convoy. so far, almost 2000000 people have been internally displaced by the violence. friday's overthrow as t h successful qu, sin

it is in french, and it translates to paratroopers in burkina faso. what is the goal here? will show you the video that goes with this french facebook post, and we can see another plane once again, and many more paratroopers in the sky. we count at least 13 paratroopers, who years a claim to be -- to users claim to be french military. olivia: something a little questionable about that material. can you tell us where the video comes from? >> in fact, these videos were filmed right here in the second largest city of burkina faso, located in the southwest of the country right here. we came to this conclusion by reviewing the comments section on this post on facebook and twitter, and many of the comments we came across claim that this footage actually belongs to a military training for paratroopers in burkina faso . for example, this user right here claiming that the context of the video is during a training event for military officers. he also says to stop scaring people. we have a second comment right here from the comments section on facebook and twitter where this user says

and a burkina faso confirmed this new transitional president who ousted a french back to leader. and a qu, we ask locals, what they think of parents is role in the african countries affairs. to france has been stealing from us for decades. we are losing money. people have been killed, france didn't bring anything to my country. it's a slavery with from moscow to the world. this is our international. i'm rachel blevins and these are the top stories this hour. we began with the latest as reports say, 11 people were killed and another 15 wounded and a terrorist attack. it occurred at a military training base in russia's western belgrade region near the ukrainian border. let's cross a live now to our teas igor, as your dog to get the details. now, igor, reports of this incident are just now emerging. so what is known for sure about what happened? well, apparently a group of unknown act as they opened fire, a bunch of people at a bunch of soldiers who volunteered to join russian forces here in the dumbass in ukraine. and well, apparently more than 10 people have perished in this trage

also on the program, the leader of burkina faso military jonah is himself assisted in a military coup army rebels and and they have overthrown pull on read. amoeba suspended the constitution and dissolved the government, the west african country. so it's the last who just 9 months ago and hurricane ian makes landfill for a 2nd time in the us pounding coastal areas of south carolina be reserved into a storm. it brings heavy rain and flash flooding after leaving a deadening path of destruction in florida. ah, i'm pablo fully n e s. thanks for joining us. russian president vladimir putin has proclaimed the annexation of 4 occupied ukrainian regions, violating international law and drawing con donation from the west. the move is the culmination of a series of hastily arranged votes last week that have been widely condemned as a sham. the land grab marks, an escalation in russia's war against ukraine and latimer putin says he will use all means to defend the territories it portrayed as a big domestic wind production. as we'll have to put in joint hands. precipitous pleaded and officially a

with food and fertilizer in africa, the already modest incomes of the people of burkina faso fell evenurther. many perceived the arrival of the new government with enthusiasm, the fathers against the presence of the french military in the country continue, the population is dissatisfied with the fact that paris only imitates the struggle with extremists. activists note hope for russia, which has already helped some neighbors to bring peace. i'm happy today is a day of joy. if i could afford a cow, i would slaughter it for the holiday. we want to improve relations with russia, i'm proud and happy. we want cooperation with russia, you never know, we want our country to be freed from the influence of the french down with france, but france never leaves for another country of her own free will. meanwhile, france is striving to turn west africa into a zone of its exceptional influence. in burkina faso before natural resources first of all, it is manganese , zinc phosphates and, of course, gold natalya goncharova olga albukhina to lead. the football world is shocked by the tragedy in indones

the people of burkina faso have heard before. and nichols hack is monitoring this from senegal. nicholas wire people protesting against this delegation. so well, this is a delegation made up of lead by president for president of new sheriff mohammed from the foreign minister of going to be and a representative from gabby. i represent echo. i know there's been a mission just a few months ago when there was the previous q in january, and their goal is to ensure that the new strong man in walker do will stick to the plan by his, by the person that he to pose the said see to return to civilian rule by 2024. but there's been protest against his delegation. essentially, the west africa. what he echo was seen by many as a club for aging presidents that is more interested in keeping themselves in power than the interest of the people. and the issue here at heart in breaking up are so is restoring peace and security in a country where the government has lost 40 percent of the country is out of the control of the government's hands. what c

the delegation represented west african states is meeting burkina faso's new leader. representatives met with protests. demonstrators are accusing the regional body of interfering in the country's affairs and many are calling on russia for help. reporter: tourist is a russian movie for an african audience. russian fighters are seen helping african soldiers combat armed groups shoulder to shoulder. for much this is an effort to win hearts and minds suffering attacks from al qaeda. for france, it is russian propaganda. on a visit to burkina faso, the french general in charge of the operation warrant the dangers of dealing with the group. >> with the arrival, the rise. there is a campaign of disinformation. reporter: in 2018, al jazeera met russian fighters between soldiers from the central african republic. this man a special advisor to the president and said brushes back in africa. they have expanded their operation in mozambique, sudan, the central african republic. after the coup in burkina faso on friday, the new leadership says he wants to work with the partners in

certainly provided targeted, supportive burkina faso. but our country still continues to call on france to pay more attention to the bar cane operation. the most positive thing is that the government is really engaged in dialog dialog which may reduce the level of violence without the government itself resorting to violence. additionally, the emergence of peoples brigades that provide security and their being allowed to combine and direct the efforts of self defense groups as a good development. the worst thing that we have to admit now is the understanding that the countries army cannot protect its population. and that common people are suffering from the endless violence. the biden administration has introduced a new series of sanctions against iran in an effort to curtail iranian or from reaching energy hungry world markets. so long as iran refuses a mutual return to the full implementation of the joint comprehensive plan of action, the united states will continue to enforce it sanctions on the sale of iranian petroleum and petrochemi

certainly provided targeted, supportive burkina faso. but our country still continues to call on france to pay more attention to the bar cane operation. the most positive thing is that the government is really engaged in dialog dialog which may reduce the level of violence without the government itself resorting to violence. additionally, the emergence of peoples brigades that provide security and they're being allowed to combine and direct the efforts of self defense groups as a good development. the worst thing that we have to admit now is the understanding that the countries army cannot protect its population. and that common people are suffering from the endless violence another story to bring new today, falling backlash on social media. the new york times has removed the reference to britain's colonial hand in building photo democracy in india over 250 years. it's by far not the 1st time the western media outlets of applied wall, it's been labeled loony language when covering india as r. t corresponding runjun sharma takes us throug

nancy: the military leader of burkina faso says he is talking to disaffected troops after the capital the sound of gunfire on friday. the military has been deployed around the city. most day-to-day life appears to have been suspended. i am joined by our west africa correspondent, who has been following events there. disturbing events, waking up to gunfire, but what is the latest? >> yes indeed, many of the resident will be getting flashbacks to january, when a similar situation occurred. the national broadcast was suspended. there were reports of gunshots in town and the next thing they knew, there was an image of men in military fatigues being broadcast on the national television station, saying they had taken over the democratically elected government. today, the situation has developed a little slower. there were gunshots in the morning and halfway through the day, we got a statement from the interim leader, a military leader in burkina faso, saying he was meeting wit soldiers who had expressed dissatisfaction with the way he was running the country. since then, we are hearing ther

the french embassy and burkina faso has come under attack by angry locals . it's happening as the west african country goes through a 2nd government overthrow by the military and 8 months. ah, protesters attempted to set the building ablaze from multiple directions as people of. busy st. windows with rocks and sticks on through bricks. at the entrance, the demonstrators are angered, they say at the failure of french forces, the stem islamist terrorism, and the trouble nation. demeanor arrived to restore the former a gym of blaze composure. it is sanker. i said you can kill me, but 1000 sanker i will be borne where sanker us kids and our children will also be pro sanker. shame on you to member bead france. france will win either our nation around deaths. we don't need dom eva. he betrayed us. we're here to protest because for all this time the member has been the ruling blues and troops where loses civilians in the new team seems to have more willingness to change the situation. they want to change partner. so i think it's a good idea. the former president was

looking at these developments taking place in burkina faso? yes, that is big. so one reason why because of the input on because it's part of the tribe of the air when the, when we know with my molly and j, and that is one of the mean hot beds in the region. so if you for is on have mileage molly? already out of it at the fafsa hill and new j o is very much in support of the of the for that flux loan a loan in the, in the it out with book in a far so any booking officer does not cooperate with defects and i'm out of d 5, so then it becomes the bay challenging for that defense i have to to have impact on the grant. so he can book enough to play the very critical role because it is one of the 3 countries in that core into tribe. but i would, according to la berry, john, that is like the mean headquarters of all of these, of these are military m e n. is that make it so densely? so it's very crucial that book enough as a continues to walk which region our government right to ensure that the more to let our joint us at 1st walks. thank you so much f

i'm 30 years old and from burkina faso it no sooner. no one believed in my project at 1st was that though, but i finally made my dream come true. i always added my phone and my joint was even named one of the top 50. take away pizzeria in italy, thought besedia thus bought battalion. his restaurant is right next to the main square of the northern italian city of toronto. there's always something going on in the little takeaway pizzeria. the boss serves customers himself too, but funnily enough, the pizza is an acquired taste for him. lucky suddenly thriller if, if at 1st i didn't like pizza and stuff. well, i just didn't enjoy the taste. i thought i thought it was new to me because i'm from burkina. faso and pizza wasn't a thing there yet. thank god. but with time he took a liking to it. sonya puts zucchini blossoms. basil cream. oh, pistachios on the pizza base to make his go may take away creations. and he comes up with a new type every week. justin, or like either i like odd combinations. fanatical it's specially with intense flavors

here's a look at what we've got coming up with how a pizza baker from burkina faso is taking italy by storm and could be afro be the future currency for the african continent. will hear from the artist who created it. but we start off with a young musician who's shaking up the pop music scene. calvin jones has written numerous hits in recent years and has millions of fans on the internet. but is this man behind the music that makes you want to get up and dance? well, kelvin jones was born in zimbabwe. he grew up near london, and then he moved to berlin and that's where we caught up with them to hear more of his moving story. lisa, with his beef, get right under your skin, zimbabwe. musician kelvin jones has achieved worldwide stardom. now people recognize him on the street. just like here in berlin. but that wasn't always the case. as a child, he felt like he didn't belong. the good of the times where i felt really like alone was scared was actually it was moments at school. i was the only black kid in school like in the whole school. there was no other black kid and my english wasn't

the people of burkina faso have heard before. nicholas hawk algae 00. i'm still head on al jazeera, more bank, holdups in lebanon, has frustrated customers demand access to their own savings. and how kenya is harnessing the power of steam to lift millions of people out of poverty and cut greenhouse gases? stay with us. ah. hello there, let's look to the middle east and it's logic quiet across the region. much of the wet and windy weather can be found farther north, slipping across, tucking, knocking temperatures down. in places like ankara, the winds are set to pick up across the aegean sea will feel some of those across the levant region. temperatures nipping down slightly here. there's still a lot of heat to be found. 1 across iraq and q 8, temperatures in baghdad, and q at city sitting in the early forty's. temperatures likely to pick up across some of the gulf states as well for the likes of kata and saudi arabia. little bit of popcorn cloud here and there some showers in coastal areas of yemen as well. and that joins up with the heavy rain falling

that's the call from burkina faso capital as locals criticized france and a west african fact finding mission to the country with from moscow to the world. this is our international. i'm rachel blevins, and these are the top stories this out where we begin the, our, with the latest from the ground and the russia ukraine conflict, air alert sirens have been heard, and the city of no, via hope and the hearse on region. local authorities say 3 explosions were heard with 15 more reported earlier in the night. in the same region. 250 ukranian troops were killed in russian air strikes with dozens of pieces of military hardware, also destroyed. that's according to the russian defense ministry, which also reported another strike on ukrainian possessions. and in north of the dynamic republic, with more than a 100 ukrainian troops killed dannetta authority as sake he has forces. shut the city of ducal chavez, using western supplied munitions, including hi, marge, rockets, ortiz roman closer up reports from the scene. you put the ukrainian nationalist forces at zach this city of funds. i could s

patrol on his way actually to the town of a know good are a set of emergency has been declared and burkina faso my day after the come to 2nd military coup in 8 months. they are said president, following dominga has called the countries self appointed leader to avoid up fratricidal war. nicholas hoc reports from dakar residence in burkina faso as capital walk. i do running away from gunfire. overhead military helicopters, fly low over the city. coop louder, scramble into position. they fear a counter offensive from forces loyal to colonel bologna amoeba. amidst the confusion, shops are closed, their owners sensing danger were the one on one of the latina. we don't know what's going on, but we heard gunfire. but we don't know what or who's behind it, and no one, we just need unity so we can move forward. the problem on friday, soldiers announced a qu on national television declaring a state of emergency in closing the country's borders. they were led by a young captain, ibrahim tory, and claim to have ousted bologna. deborah, who took power himself just 8 months ago in another military coup

the pretty book, enough of the people of burkina faso since the 24th of january 2022. i have been faced with continually deteriorating security situations and where the officers of the national armed forces were motivated to take action. that with a desire to protect the security and integrity of our territory, president deborah is fired. is no longer pres. dental can a fossil and venue please. the name is kept shame deborah, him towel gay, is the 2nd call in it month. people are not allowed to go out because it is, it costs you only to what they said in via integral a speech. it's due to the fact that her present that me by didn't take carol says commitment. when you care, the new group believe that the dunbar was left this kind of a good guy and he was not boot. also in the management of it talks, they didn't have enough frequency. we don't have enough money to fight them. he, grandmothers to me by, has shown us his limits to me by betrayed the people the people were hoping for real change. but on the diplomatic level, during a period of crisis. our diplomacy was ver

so coming up military offices in burkina faso over throw the president, 8 months after he came to power in a qu, fee, and makes land for in south carolina, but not before sweeping through florida, where at least 21 people have been killed and millions are still without power or russian president, vladimir putin has proclaimed the annexation of 4 ukrainian regions and says people, there will be russian citizens forever. ukraine western countries and the united nations have condemned putin's move to formerly declared done yet lucon sc harrison . and zap what easier parts of russia. it marks an escalation in the 7 months war. mohammed vol has more. i love standing for the anthem of the country, they've just become part of at least according to moscow. the leaders of the fall ukrainian regions appeared in red square with president vladimir put in a very public sign of loyalty hours after a signing ceremony. that saw them become part of the russian federation, latino. each podium, russia held so called referendums in the 4 partially occupied areas of ukraine over the last week. the votes den

the state of emergency has been declared and burkina faso a day after the come to 2nd military, 2 and 8 months are send president paula re amoeba who's called on the crew leader abraham talerie, to avoid up fratricidal war on saturday. qu, supporter set far to the french embassy, the capital mccue's, the french military of sheltering dummy boat, which france denies. because hot reports from duncan residence in burkina, faso capital walker do running away from gunfire. overhead, military helicopters, fly low over the city. coop louder, scramble into position, they fear a counter offensive from forces loyal to colonel bologna, the amoeba emits the confusion. shops are closed, their owners sensing danger. we're the one on one aguilar thing that we don't know what's going on, but we heard gunfire. but we don't know what, oh, who's behind it? i know, and we just need to unity. so we can move forward. on friday, soldiers announced a qu on national television declaring a state of emergency in closing the countries borders. they are led by young captain ibrahim tory and claim to have ousted b

on the us itself then night come to this is a, a 2nd military coup this year in burkina, faso rocks, the west african nation. and comes as a country is already suffering from deadly with welcome to the news our on our take on this the 1st day of october. i'm, you know, they are good to have your company, russia president say the west has violated security agreements by fabricating hypocritical anti democratic rules. moscow will not follow. vladimir, please made the comments during a speech of a signing ceremony incorporating for new territories into the russian federation. iowa: zip iris versus delegate and was new. got us in strategic security agreements. fly into the trash, shall we hear is the west defends in order based on rules. where did these rules come from? who's ever seen these rules? solid deception, double already triple standards? it's easy to count on fools. russia is a 1000 year old civilization and it will not live by such false rules. the west uses suppression, exploitation, and enslavement instead of democracy. the unipolar world it is built is anti democratic, dece

the official who was educated and france had pledged to restore peace and democracy in burkina faso. however, since coming to power, he'd been accused of failing to deal with an islamic militant insurgency. the western african region including burkina, faso and molly has been gripped by instability for years. back in 2014 france, the former colonial power in the area send an expeditionary force to fight the islamic terrors there. however, the mission has seen little progress and was recently scaled back following public backlash. molly ordered all french troops out of the country, and even accused paris of assisting the terrorist. we asked some locals and burkina faso, what they think about the french involvement in their country. love. the france has been stealing from us for decades. we are losing money. people have been killed and france is controlling our leaders. we are here today to support abraham trial, right, alida, he is the only guy who can free us from french occupation. since we have been working with france, we are still under developed. we are among the poorest countri

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