Pakistan policeman first saves accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad from mob, later kills him in custody
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan policeman first saves accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad from mob, later kills him in custody

India TV News  

Quetta: A policeman opened fire inside a police station in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, killing a suspect held on accusations of blasphemy, a local official said. Police said he had been arrested the day before, after officers snatched him from an enraged mob that claimed he had insulted Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Derogatory remarks against the prophet Under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic religious figures can be sentenced to death — though authorities have yet to carry out death sentences for blasphemy. Quetta, a conservative city in southwestern Pakistan is also the capital of the restive Balochistan province, where militant groups stage near-daily attacks and where separatists have waged a decades-long insurgency against the government in Islamabad.

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Punjab Police arrests 'serial killer' who murdered 11 men in 18 months
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab Police arrests 'serial killer' who murdered 11 men in 18 months

The Hindu  

Police in Punjab's Rupnagar have arrested a man for allegedly killing 11 persons in the past 18 months, officials said on Tuesday. Police said his victims were men whom he used to offer lift in his car, and then rob them and kill them if they resisted. Senior Superintendent of Police, Rupnagar, Gulneet Singh Khurana said that instructions were issued …

Pakistani police issues charges against Imran Khan and his wife for inciting violence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani police issues charges against Imran Khan and his wife for inciting violence

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police have levelled multiple charges against imprisoned former premier Imran Khan, his wife and others for inciting people to violence, officials said Thursday, following days of protests and clashes in which at least six people were killed and scores more were injured. Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi led thousands of people from the country’s northwest to march on …

Pakistani police issues charges against Imran Khan and his wife for inciting violence
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani police issues charges against Imran Khan and his wife for inciting violence

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistani police have levelled multiple …

Imran Khan charged with attempted murder after police officer killed during protests in Pakistan
5 months, 1 week ago

Imran Khan charged with attempted murder after police officer killed during protests in Pakistan

ABC  

Pakistani police have charged former prime minister Imran Khan with attempted murder over the death of a police officer following violent protests in the country last weekend. According to police official Murtaza Qamar, the police officer was critically injured in clashes between Mr Khan's supporters and police in Islamabad and died in hospital. Since his ouster in a no-confidence vote …

Police officer kills blasphemy accused in custody in Pak's Balochistan province
6 months, 1 week ago

Police officer kills blasphemy accused in custody in Pak's Balochistan province

ABP News  

Karachi, Sep 12 : A man accused of committing blasphemy was killed by a police officer while in custody in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Thursday, authorities said. The suspect was being held at a police station in Quetta city when the police officer shot him dead, Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police Muhammad Baloch said. “The police officer managed to …

Pakistan officer shoots dead man accused of blasphemy inside police station
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan officer shoots dead man accused of blasphemy inside police station

The Independent  

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Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station

Live Mint  

A Muslim mob stormed a police station and destroyed parked police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan, Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Origin of Blasphemy Law in Pakistan Blasphemy laws were introduced under British colonial rule in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, specifically sections 295 and 298, which criminalized actions and speech deemed disrespectful to religious beliefs and sacred figures. Of these, …

Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district
9 months ago

Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district

ABP News  

Peshawar, Jun 21 : A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said. District Police Officer, Swat, Zahidullah said the man from Sialkot district of Punjab allegedly burnt some pages of the Holy …

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet
1 year ago

Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani court sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and gave a teenager a life sentence in two separate cases after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, a defense lawyer and officials said Monday. Aslam Gujar, a lawyer who represented student Junaid Munir, told The Associated Press that the judge in the city of Gujranwala …

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians
1 year, 7 months ago

Pak Police Arrest 2 Main Suspects Involved in Attacks on Churches, Homes of Christians

News 18  

Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said. An enraged mob ransacked and torched 21 churches and 35 homes of Christians on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad district, …

Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistani police arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan

The Independent  

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Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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With ex-PM Imran Khan in custody, Pakistan cracks down on his supporters, arresting hundreds
1 year, 10 months ago

With ex-PM Imran Khan in custody, Pakistan cracks down on his supporters, arresting hundreds

The Independent  

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Explained: How Imran Khan’s arrest worsens Pakistan’s economic and political woes
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: How Imran Khan’s arrest worsens Pakistan’s economic and political woes

Firstpost  

The arrest of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and the call from his party for nationwide protests present another blow to the nuclear-armed country struggling with an economic crisis. Also Read: The Fall of Imran Khan: What finally led to arrest of former Pakistani prime minister? Plainclothes police officers beat a supporter of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan …

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar

News 18  

Rallygoers for a political party in Pakistan beat to death a participant for allegedly making a blasphemous speech, police said Sunday. Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Last month, the Pakistani police arrested and later released a …

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally
1 year, 10 months ago

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally

The Independent  

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Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan

India Today  

A man was lynched by a mob after he allegedly made blasphemous remarks during a rally of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident took place on Saturday when the deceased, Maulana Nigar, was addressing the rally of PTI's local chapter in Sawaldher in Mardan, The News International reported. Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, …

Pakistan: Rallygoers in Peshawar kill man accused of blasphemy
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Rallygoers in Peshawar kill man accused of blasphemy

India TV News  

Pakistan: Rallygoers in Peshawar kill man accused of blasphemy Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district …

Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan
2 years ago

Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier’s followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad the previous day. For hours on Saturday, Khan’s followers clashed with police outside a court where the …

Cops outside his house, Imran Khan tweets a video message. Says he may be killed
2 years ago

Cops outside his house, Imran Khan tweets a video message. Says he may be killed

Hindustan Times  

Police and supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan faced off for hours in Lahore city on Tuesday as law enforcement personnel sought to arrest him to ensure his appearance in court to face charges of misusing his office to sell state gifts. Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stand amid the smokes of tear gas fired …

50 arrested over killing of blasphemy suspect in Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

50 arrested over killing of blasphemy suspect in Pakistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan's police arrested at least 50 suspects in the kidnapping and lynching of a man already detained on charges of blasphemy, officials said Monday, February 13, 2023 A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended on the police station in the Nankana district of eastern Punjab province on Saturday. Members of the mob had been alerted that a man identified …

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy

LA Times  

A mob descended on a police station in eastern Pakistan over the weekend, where they snatched a man suspected of blasphemy and lynched him. Police in Pakistan arrested at least 50 suspects in the kidnapping and lynching of a man who was in custody on suspicion of committing blasphemy, officials said Monday. A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended …

Police in Pakistan arrest 75 over blasphemy killing
2 years, 1 month ago

Police in Pakistan arrest 75 over blasphemy killing

India Today  

Over 75 suspects, including members of the radical Tehreek Laibbaik Pakistan outfit, have been arrested for their alleged role in the lynching of a blasphemy-accused man in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Monday. "So far we have arrested over 75 suspects as identification of more suspects is in the process through various mobile video and CCTV clips," Nankana …

Pakistan Shocker! Violent Mob drags blasphemy suspect from police station, lynches him in Punjab province
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan Shocker! Violent Mob drags blasphemy suspect from police station, lynches him in Punjab province

India TV News  

Pakistan lynching news: In yet another appalling incident in Punjab's Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, a violent mob dragged a blasphemy suspect man from a police station and lynched him outside the cell on Saturday, February 11. Alpa also said that the Warburton police station was attacked by a furious mob of hundreds, some of whom scaled a wall using a …

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations

The Hindu  

A mob of youngsters beat a Muslim man to death in Pakistan on Saturday after the victim was accused of blasphemy, the police said, the latest killing in the country related to religious sensitivities. "The mob stormed the police station and beat the man to death," local police spokesman Waqas Khalid told AFP. Videos shared on social media showed hundreds …

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib

Op India  

On Saturday, a frenzied mob of Islamists lynched a man in broad daylight in Nankana Sahib in the Punjab province of Pakistan. 🚨 NEWS ALERT: An enraged mob in Punjab’s Nanka Sahib district has lynched a #blasphemy suspect after attacking a police station and set his body on fire. The suspect was under the police custody.#Nankana #Nankanaincident #Punjab pic.twitter.com/E9wSM9dWbB — …

Pakistan: Suicide blast kills policeman in Islamabad, 'major terror attack averted', say police
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Suicide blast kills policeman in Islamabad, 'major terror attack averted', say police

India TV News  

Islamabad blast: A suicide bomber blew himself up killing a policeman in Islamabad's I-10/4 sector on Friday. The Islamabad Police said that a major terror attack was averted. Due to the timely action of Islamabad Capital Police, the city was saved from a major terrorist attack," the Islamabad Police said in a tweet. The suicide blast has come days after …

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped
2 years, 6 months ago

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped

News 18  

Police in Pakistan’s Hyderabad earlier in August managed to disperse a violent mob which was baying for the blood of Ashok Kumar, a sanitary worker accused of committing blasphemy. Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims the sanitary worker was targeted because of a personal clash …

Pakistan bans ex-PM Khan’s capital march after policeman killed
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan bans ex-PM Khan’s capital march after policeman killed

Al Jazeera  

Planned rally in Islamabad banned after policeman is allegedly shot dead by member of Khan’s PTI party during a crackdown by the government. Pakistan’s government has banned a planned protest march called by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is demanding fresh elections as political and economic crises deepen in the South Asian nation. The ban was announced on Tuesday …

Man Accused of Desecrating Religious Book Stoned to Death by Mob in Pakistan; 62 Arrested
3 years, 1 month ago

Man Accused of Desecrating Religious Book Stoned to Death by Mob in Pakistan; 62 Arrested

News 18  

A middle-aged man was stoned to death and his body was hung from a tree by a mob for allegedly desecrating a religious book in a remote village in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said on Sunday, a gruesome incident that has sparked nationwide outrage. Punjab Inspector General of Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan submitted a preliminary report of the incident …

Pakistan mob lynches man over blasphemy allegation: Police
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mob lynches man over blasphemy allegation: Police

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest dozens in connection with lynching as PM Imran Khan says zero tolerance will be shown to perpetrators. A mob has lynched a man in a remote region of Pakistan’s Punjab province after he was accused of burning pages of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, the police and officials said. Dozens of people have been detained and arrested …

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province

India TV News  

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province Saturday's incident took place in Jungle Dera village where hundreds of loc­als gathered after Magh­rib pra­yers following annoucements that a man had torn some pages of the Holy Quran and later set them on fire. A mob in Pakistan's Punjab province tortured and killed a …

Pakistan police arrest 13, detains scores in Sri Lankan lynching case
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan police arrest 13, detains scores in Sri Lankan lynching case

Firstpost  

The lynching was widely condemned by Pakistan’s military and political leadership, prominent social and religious figures and civil society members Lahore, Pakistan: Police arrested 13 suspects and detained dozens of others in the lynching of a Sri Lankan employee at a sports equipment factory in eastern Pakistan, officials said Saturday. Punjab police chief Rao Sardar said Saturday that investigators arrested …

Pakistan lynching: Over 100 arrested after mob kills Sri Lankan for alleged blasphemy
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan lynching: Over 100 arrested after mob kills Sri Lankan for alleged blasphemy

The Independent  

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Pakistan police: Mob kills Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan police: Mob kills Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Muslim mob descended on a sports equipment factory in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Friday, killing a Sri Lankan man and burning his body publicly over allegations of blasphemy, police said. Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Twitter that the “horrific vigilante attack on factory & the burning alive of Sri Lankan …

Pakistan: Radical Islamists attack cops, try to lynch a blasphemy accused
3 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Radical Islamists attack cops, try to lynch a blasphemy accused

Op India  

On Monday night, a frenzied mob attacked a police station in Islamabad and tried to lynch a man accused of blasphemy. As per reports, a case was registered against two unnamed individuals under the draconian blasphemy law at the Golra police station. When the cops detained one of the suspects, a large crowd of radical Islamists reached the police station …

Man shot dead for ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan courtroom
4 years, 7 months ago

Man shot dead for ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan courtroom

Al Jazeera  

Tahir Ahmad Naseem, accused of blasphemy by claiming to be a prophet, shot six times during a hearing. A man accused of blasphemy for claiming that he was a prophet has been shot dead in a courtroom in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police officials say, the latest violence associated with Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws. “ has been arrested …

Pakistani authorities sack chief of Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department in fake encounter case
6 years, 1 month ago

Pakistani authorities sack chief of Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department in fake encounter case

Firstpost  

Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sacked the head of the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department after a probe into a weekend shootout revealed that three members of a family were killed in a fake encounter on a highway. Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Tuesday sacked the head of the Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department after a probe into a weekend shootout revealed that three members of …

Pakistan blasphemy case lawyer flees country after Asia Bibi is spared death sentence
6 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan blasphemy case lawyer flees country after Asia Bibi is spared death sentence

ABC  

The lawyer for a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan has fled the country, fearing for his safety, her brother says. Key points: Pakistan's top court acquitted Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges after she spent eight years on death row Her lawyer Saiful Malook earlier this week said he would have …

Pakistan’s first Sikh police officer forcibly evicted from his house by police, turban removed
6 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan’s first Sikh police officer forcibly evicted from his house by police, turban removed

Op India  

Gulab Singh, a Sikh police officer in Pakistan was reportedly thrashed, disrespected and forcibly evicted from his house in Lahore’s Dera Chahal. According to reports, Gulab Singh is Pakistan’s first police officer. #WATCH: Pakistan’s first Sikh police officer Gulab Singh was forcibly evicted from his house in Lahore’s Dera Chahal. WATCH: #Pakistan’s first #Sikh police officer Gulab Singh was forcibly …

Lynched Pakistani man did not commit blasphemy: police
7 years, 9 months ago

Lynched Pakistani man did not commit blasphemy: police

Al Jazeera  

The murder of an outspoken university student was organised by faculty members and rival students, says official report. An outspoken Pakistani student killed by a lynch mob was falsely accused of blasphemy, according to an official report that added his murder was organised by faculty members and rival students. “No direct or indirect evidence supporting blasphemy allegations against Mashal Khan …

Pakistan: Mob attacks police station to lynch Hindu man arrested over alleged blasphemy; 1 dead, 5 injured
7 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Mob attacks police station to lynch Hindu man arrested over alleged blasphemy; 1 dead, 5 injured

India Today  

Blasphemy allegations leading to vicious attack by extremist mobs, leading to public lynching and death has taken Pakistan by storm. In a recent incident this Wednesday, a 34-year-old Hindu man Prakash Kumar, a resident of a small town called Hub in Pakistan's Balochistan province, was arrested by police authorities on allegations of blasphemous content posted by him on social media. …

Elderly Hindu man beaten by Pakistani cop for eating in Ramadan
8 years, 9 months ago

Elderly Hindu man beaten by Pakistani cop for eating in Ramadan

India TV News  

Islamabad: An old age Hindu man was beaten by a police constable in Pakistan's Ghotki district for eating during the fasting month of Ramadan, the Dawn.com reported. The incident took place on Friday when Gokal Das, a resident of Hayat Pitafi, a remote village in Ghotki district, was eating Biryani given to him in charity on Friday afternoon. After the …

Pakistan police arrest six suspected in Sikh lawmaker murder, Taliban claim responsibility
8 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan police arrest six suspected in Sikh lawmaker murder, Taliban claim responsibility

Firstpost  

Pakistani police have arrested six suspects in the killing of a Sikh lawmaker and are denying a Taliban claim of responsibility, saying a rival within the Sikh community hired assassins to carry out the shooting. Peshawar: Pakistani police have arrested six suspects in the killing of a Sikh lawmaker and are denying a Taliban claim of responsibility, saying a rival …

Pakistan hangs ex-governor’s killer, sparking tensions
9 years ago

Pakistan hangs ex-governor’s killer, sparking tensions

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday hanged the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, officials said. Most schools closed down Monday in the capital, Islamabad, and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi in fear of violence by supporters of the executed former police officer Mumtaz Qadri. In Qadri’s hometown of …

Pakistan hangs Shafqat Hussain despite appeals
9 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan hangs Shafqat Hussain despite appeals

Al Jazeera  

Defenders say convict was a teenager when he killed a boy in 2004 and that he was tortured into confessing. Pakistan has executed a man whose case triggered an international outcry after his lawyers said he was arrested as a juvenile and tortured into confessing to a murder. “Despite opposition from within the country as well as Amnesty International, Pakistan …

Pakistan police kill leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group
9 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan police kill leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group

Al Jazeera  

Police say Malik Ishaq, head of banned group behind Shia attacks, killed when supporters tried to free him from custody. Malik Ishaq, along with his two sons Usman and Haq Nawaz, and 11 others, were killed in an exchange of fire with police personnel late on Tuesday night, police said. Two high-ranking police officers told the Reuters news agency that …

Policeman kills blasphemy accused in Pakistan jail
10 years, 5 months ago

Policeman kills blasphemy accused in Pakistan jail

The Hindu  

A Pakistani policeman shot two men in jail on Thursday, killing one accused of blasphemy and wounding another condemned to death on the same charge, lawyers and an activist said. In recent weeks, Mr. Bhatti had received death threats in prison from both inmates and guards, his family told Pakistan-based human rights group Life for All. At least 48 people …

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