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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Aug 2014

    US mission to free James Foley & other hostages failed as they were not at targeted location http://bbc.in/1uYu3cu pic.twitter.com/jCwMr5t8CK

    4:57 PM - 20 Aug 2014
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    30 replies 255 retweets 228 likes
      1. Eric Johnson‏ @itsEric 20 Aug 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking This was only released for political reasons to "show" Obama is doing something. Ever reason to keep this secret otherwise.

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      1. jm2‏ @jamesmoncada2 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking JAMES FOLEY GOD ALWAYS WITH HE AND YOUR FAMILY :BLESS YOURS GOD ALSO-AMEN

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      1. Ray maverick‏ @AkulakisEjati 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking : where is the navy seals? Where is the superior CIA..next time don't failed

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      1. koleoni‏ @koleoni 22 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking so sad what this world is today, who has the cure to this madness

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      1. konneh ansu‏ @konnehansu02 21 Aug 2014
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        @bbcbreaking

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      1. S C‏ @aa18899dd0af414 21 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking If going to heaven means u have to kill innocent people and be beyond stupid like #ISIS, then I would rather go to hell.

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      1. S C‏ @aa18899dd0af414 21 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I still don't understand the beyond retarded notion believed by #ISIS that they will go to heaven if they kill unbelievers.

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      1. 福田充 Mitsuru Fukuda‏ @fukuda326 21 Aug 2014
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        米軍の人質救出作戦失敗。@BBCBreaking US mission to free James Foley & hostages failed as they were not at targeted locationpic.twitter.com/cQKjB8Xw5k

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      1. Maverick Eire‏ @MaverickEire 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I hope this crime will be paid by the savages that they committed it. No crime must stay unpaid. We´re James Foley today.

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      1. deepan premadasan‏ @dirosh_ 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking the curse of our world they ll ruin thèse peaceful world

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      1. Stealth_Patriot‏ @Stealth_Patriot 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking @ClarkKentwars the rescue mission approved by BHO was probably a hoax. #Obama is a perpetual liar & a worthless POTUS

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      1. Barb Dignan‏ @barbdignan 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking I'm not proud of my government.We gave five terrorists back to their "people".They killed one of our journalists, w/more to die

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      1. Destiny‏ @Simcofine 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Continue with your mission

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      1. WWJ‏ @Radioactivesss 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Shamed.

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      1. CNNNEXT NEWS‏ @number1fan64 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking Holocaust survivor on police militarization: “Like little boys playing with toys” 8/21/14http://cnnnext.com/video/8093/holocaust-survivor-on-police-militarization-like-little-boys-playing-with-toys-8-21-14-ferguson/ …

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      1. Ibrahim‏ @sahyouni73 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking this is what you get Obama when you ally with mother of terrorism iran.

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      1. Ibrahim‏ @sahyouni73 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking weak Obama

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      1. The Alchemist‏ @acerexy 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking oh puleeeeeease! Smh

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      1. Nymeria‏ @oohisis 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking its political cover BS

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      1. News24/680‏ @News24680 20 Aug 2014
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        @BBCBreaking A very sad day for those of us who share James Foley's love of journalism and the often-elusive search for truth...

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