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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 6 Dec 2014

      UK-born US hostage Luke Somers dies after operation to rescue him from al-Qaeda captors, US officials tell US mediahttp://bbc.in/1vZTla0 

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      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 6 Dec 2014

      Profile: Luke Somers, UK-born US journalist killed in operation to rescue him from al-Qaeda http://bbc.in/1tWduJH pic.twitter.com/MviXk0yeMl

      2:08 AM - 6 Dec 2014
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        2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 6 Dec 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          Luke Somers was a "peace-loving person" who cared for people of Yemen & was much loved there, his stepmother sayshttp://bbc.in/1CQi4m0 

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        1. Masoumeh Naseri‏ @mimnoon 6 Dec 2014
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          قبل از گروگان گیری توی ایمیلش نوشته باید برم و یه مدت با مادرم وقت بگذرونم. “@BBCBreaking: http://bbc.in/1tWduJH  pic.twitter.com/Sd82uqzoA8”

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        1. AMM‏ @annemariemaley 9 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking and whi is the media arse that wants to publish CIA interogation methods while this man was held hostage by Al Qaeda? ???

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        1. AMM‏ @annemariemaley 9 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking Behead this man and shame on us for waterboarding. RUKM????

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        1. Kofo Williams-Davies‏ @kawudee 8 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking When will this waste of lives stop!

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        1. cyntia goldthorpe‏ @cynthiagoldthor 8 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking I am so sorry that a rescue attempt led to death for this young journalist - my thoughts are with his family.

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        1. شیخ بلال صدیق‏ @billoo7 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking @RabiaAnumm Sahi hai 😉🍻😀 @Maria_Memon @mariashaikh786 @Maria_Kitchen 😉🍻😀

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        1. شیخ بلال صدیق‏ @billoo7 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking @RabiaAnumm Al K da

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        1. Paula Santos  Ⓜ‏ @paulafromri 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking So sad. My prayers are with his family.

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        2. Dave Woodford‏ @daveford268 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking

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        3. paulstevenson‏ @fitboy1955 9 Dec 2014
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          @daveford268 @BBCBreaking hi dave this is paul , see you tomorrow at Beaumont leyspic.twitter.com/gA6jFvVmF8

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        1. Damien Campbell‏ @damiencampbell 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking so sad

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        1.  🎄 ☃ 🐶 🐱holly 🐱 🐶 ☃ 🎄‏ @flothilde 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking RIP

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        1. miroca1987‏ @miroca1987 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking : God Bless him!

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        1. Amanda Garcia‏ @mandzbgarcia 6 Dec 2014
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          @BBCBreaking im sorry to hear this

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