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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 27 Jul 2012

    The Olympic flame is alight: "A symbol of the peaceful coming together of nations" - @huwbbc #bbc2012 #olympicceremonyhttp://twitpic.com/ach4ic 

    4:48 PM - 27 Jul 2012
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    • مسي عنوس Peter  Grozdanov S.jaya AKAZUKINn Melissa Vivanco J heartbeat_jamie Daria Lawson Nauti Auti bachirg20
    31 replies 1,611 retweets 312 likes
      1. Satrio Astungkoro‏ @achtungkoro 27 Jul 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Beautiful! RT @BBCBreaking The Olympic flame is alight: "A symbol of the peaceful coming together of nations" http://twitpic.com/ach4ic 

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      2. christopher yourell‏ @Cty2009Yourell 5 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc

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      3. christopher yourell‏ @Cty2009Yourell 20 Nov 2012
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        @Cty2009Yourell @BBCBreaking @huwbbc

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      1. Selda Smith‏ @SeldaSmith 1 Nov 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc

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      1. محمود عنوس‏ @asmaa707 27 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc كلما كانت الاخبار جيدة كانت القنوات الاخبراية فى صحة جيدة

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      1. sapphire!!‏ @nataliabrown16 16 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc thats more like an illuminati ritual stop trying to decieve us

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      1. veasna love honey‏ @VeasnaHoney 3 Aug 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc bunna.veasna@pic.twitter.com/4FRscxnB

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      1. felltir  🦇‏ @felltir 28 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc peaceful except for the police beating up protestors down the road. #criticalmass

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      1. khush‏ @khuspuranik 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking its looking so beautiful...

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      1. Achilleas Pav‏ @AxilleasPou 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc WTF was that London??? 2004 forever and ever...

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      1. Karl Gra‏ @KarlGra 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc ...a peaceful coming in sport. But in politics?

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      1. Archie MacKay‏ @paperbhoy 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc So why was Olympic flag carried by the military? Shouldn't have been anywhere near it.

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      1. Chris‏ @Armstrongsfoot 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking this is beautiful!

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      1. antonella perego ♥‏ @antonellaperego 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc what a beautiful pics so rapresentative of Olympic soul

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      1. Sahil K‏ @sahilsk 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking the lighting of the Olympic flame by the young gen & coming together of individual flames to form the Oly flame Moving Welldone

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      1. Parry M.A.‏ @parrylp 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc MEXICO WANTS PEACE, TOO... RT TO SAVE US!! http://www.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=8&articleid=3735337 …

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      1. Parry M.A.‏ @parrylp 27 Jul 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @huwbbc RT TO SAVE MEXICO!! HELP US!! http://www.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=8&articleid=3735337 …

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