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    1. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 22 Jan 2015

      Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died in hospital aged in his 90s, state TV sayshttp://bbc.in/1E7ArTd 

      171 replies 2,671 retweets 665 likes
    2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 22 Jan 2015
      Replying to @BBCBreaking

      Saudi officials confirm King Abdullah has died and name his brother Salman as successor http://bbc.in/186Kn28 pic.twitter.com/NBisnmJzZ4

      129 replies 2,748 retweets 596 likes
      BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 22 Jan 2015

      Obituary: Saudi King Abdullah, seen as a reformer & vocal advocate of peace in Middle East http://bbc.in/1BiKYHB pic.twitter.com/lyrvoNGX16

      3:38 PM - 22 Jan 2015
      • 1,325 Retweets
      • 482 Likes
      • Rohan Hyatt OC Deaf Advocacy Ctr Елизавета Хромова Nanda Kalimootoo Homed Bear amh Sanni lay #KingAbdullah وائل ⚖
      323 replies 1,325 retweets 482 likes
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        2. Welfare Queer‏ @Naqyyd 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking @IbnZayd "vocal advocate of peace in the ME"? Hypocrisy that will accompany coverage of his death by Western media = priceless!

          1 reply 5 retweets 2 likes
        3. Albern Berg‏ @irrpfad 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @Naqyyd

          @Naqyyd @IbnZayd @BBCBreaking House of Saud great pals of the Windsors. Therefore the Beeb must ostentatiously lick arse. #kingabdullah

          0 replies 7 retweets 7 likes
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        2. DoC‏ @DocPakistan 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking WTF? REFORMIST??? PEACE????

          5 replies 9 retweets 10 likes
        3. DoC‏ @DocPakistan 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @DocPakistan

          @BBCBreaking IsKiSuno cc @Askari_H @A_Rizvi110 @FarhanSyyed @FarrukhHussaini @sydrza @TehsinAbidi @BanoBee @XainGardezi @saim_riz @Mwaqar09

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. DoC‏ @DocPakistan 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @DocPakistan

          DoC Retweeted BBC Breaking News

          @Askari_H @A_Rizvi110 @FarhanSyyed @FarrukhHussaini @sydrza @TehsinAbidi @BanoBee @XainGardezi @saim_riz @Mwaqar09https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/558408305241255937?s=01 …

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          BBC Breaking NewsVerified account @BBCBreaking
          Replying to @BBCBreaking
          Obituary: Saudi King Abdullah, seen as a reformer & vocal advocate of peace in Middle East http://bbc.in/1BiKYHB  pic.twitter.com/lyrvoNGX16
          3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        5. Bano‏ @BanoBee 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @DocPakistan

          @DR_SHAHID @A_Rizvi110 @FarhanSyyed @FarrukhHussaini @sydrza @XainGardezi @saim_riz #Peace is synonymous to #Terrorism for #KingAbdullah

          0 replies 4 retweets 5 likes
        6. End of conversation
        1. Dima Isha ‏ @DimaIsha 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @NewEnglandite

          @NewEnglandite @BBCBreaking by USA government obviously 😂

          0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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        1. Carl Packman  📈‏ @CarlPackman 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          By the blind “@BBCBreaking: Saudi King Abdullah, seen as a reformer & vocal advocate of peace in Middle East http://bbc.in/1BiKYHB "

          0 replies 13 retweets 12 likes
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        2. Kebab Bandit‏ @TwetterShaykh 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking reformer? Women weren't allowed to fkn drive cars. If that's reform I'd hate to see oppression

          5 replies 12 retweets 15 likes
        3. هيفاء .‏ @Haifa1i_ 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @TwetterShaykh

          @ResistanceAxis @BBCBreaking we saudi women don't want driving a car ! so don't say he a Unjust

          6 replies 4 retweets 0 likes
        4. Kebab Bandit‏ @TwetterShaykh 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @Haifa1i_

          @haifa_1i @BBCBreaking lol nice try - Saudi Women Protest Driving Ban on 1-Year Anniversary of Campaign http://mashable.com/2014/10/26/saudi-women-drivers-protest-anniversary/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfZnplaGtyemZmcXJzYXp0ZyJ9 …

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        5. هيفاء .‏ @Haifa1i_ 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @TwetterShaykh

          @ResistanceAxis The decision to ban the veil for Muslim women in France! Is not this unfair?

          1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes
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        1. Dr David Nicholl‏ @djnicholl 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          @BBCBreaking yep, such a reformer of Saudi justice system & peace loving chap. only asked 4 1000 lashes http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/saudi-arabia-doctors-find-raif-badawi-unfit-flogging-health-grounds-second-week-row-2015-01-22 … #SaudiArabia

          0 replies 7 retweets 7 likes
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        2. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BBCBreaking

          According to @BBCBreaking, supporting Al-Qaeda worldwide & beheading/crucifying your citizens is "advocacy of peace."pic.twitter.com/ufaw589yB0

          5 replies 9 retweets 5 likes
        3. Adam H. Johnson‏Verified account @adamjohnsonNYC 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @BenjaminNorton

          @BenjaminNorton Its bizarre. You can be the head of the cruelest, worst govts but so long as u give a nice speech now & then ur a "reformer"

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Ben Norton‏Verified account @BenjaminNorton 22 Jan 2015
          Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC

          Equally true for Abdullah & Obama @adamjohnsonNYC You can be head of the cruelest govts, but give a nice speech now & then & ur a "reformer"

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
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