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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 11 Dec 2012

    Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar dies aged 92 - Indian media reports. Details soon http://bbc.in/TTr16l 

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      1. TheIndianFireTrail‏ @sankapil 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking RIP #ravishankar @SrBachchan

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      1. Claire G‏ @Claire_Marisa 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking good innings!! RIP

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      1. KelleyLCarter‏Verified account @KelleyLCarter 11 Dec 2012
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        RT @BBCBreaking Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar dies aged 92 - Indian media reports. Details soon http://bbc.in/TTr16l 

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      1. maxwellgunde‏ @Mrehwa4 13 Dec 2012
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      1. Wayne Wright Evans ‏ @Wayne63394049 12 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Ravi played some beutiful ragas. Bless him

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      1. Keith Lewis‏ @Keithl3152 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking sad loss, a great musician who touched the lives of many people.

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      1. peter evans‏ @mickthemiller 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking you must do a story about the vile Japanese dolphin slaughter @SeaShepherd @callofthecove

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      1. VerLen and Sydney ♜‏ @Glorygirlone 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking RIP, Ravi..Namaste

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      1. Ram Krishna Singh‏ @profrksingh 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking The world has lost a great muscal genius in his passing.

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      1. Babumather‏ @babumather1 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking sad news

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      1. kill jill  🔪 🔮‏ @jillrshah 11 Dec 2012
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        .@andreasnicholas :( RT @BBCBreaking Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar dies aged 92 Indian media reports. Details soon http://bbc.in/TTr16l 

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      1. 0_o‏ @OntieC 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking My condolences to Norah Jones, his daughter.

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      1. Rob Cottingham‏ @RobCottingham1 11 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Sorry to hear about Ravi Shankar RIP

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