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Brazilian police arrest Lebanese former Hezbollah member before Olympics
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Members of the Brazilian army stand guard on a street in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday. Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA. Reuters in Brasília. Friday 29 July 2016 14.40 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn ...and more »
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