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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 21 Aug 2015

    Gunman wounds three people on train in northern France before being overpowered by passengers - rail officialshttp://bbc.in/1KAePgI 

    10:57 AM - 21 Aug 2015
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      2. KeepCalmAndDrawl‏ @FormerlyFormer 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking It was three United States Marines who overpowered shooter, not just some "people." How about acknowledging who they were.

        1 reply 5 retweets 6 likes
      3. KeepCalmAndDrawl‏ @FormerlyFormer 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @FormerlyFormer

        .@BBCBreaking You know, when 4 Swedish cops stopped violence on NYC train recently, we were all cheering Swedish cops, not "some people"

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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      1. Silvia Vaz Guedes‏ @SilviaGuedes 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Before being overpowered by 3 US marines.

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      1. Ze_evil_genius‏ @ze_evil_genius 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Maybe they were serving bacon in the buffet car?

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      1. Roger Jolly‏ @jollywoger 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Why isn't this 'Muslim' & 'US Marines' instead of 'gunman' & 'people'? These are relevant facts which shud b reported

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      1. Roger Jolly‏ @jollywoger 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews The Muslim terrorist had 200 rounds on him. This would no doubt have been another Tunisia had it not been for Marines

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      1. Snouck‏ @SnouckHurgronje 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Shouldn't you tell the public this muslim terrorist was armed with an AK-47? Or isn't that politically correct? Thanks BBC.

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      1. mags uk‏ @mags1310 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @Jorge13Ruiz

        @Jorge13Ruiz Yeah! But they got you in the end, didn't they!

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      2. Nathan Davies  🇬🇧‏ @NathanDavies8 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews guaranteed he's a musser.....

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Nicky Infidoll  🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇮🇱‏ @MrsConetwothree 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @NathanDavies8

        @NathanDavies8 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews don't be ridiculous Islam is a religion of "peace", well so they keep saying 😉 ahem

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      4. Nathan Davies  🇬🇧‏ @NathanDavies8 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @MrsConetwothree

        @MrsConetwothree @BBCBreaking @BBCNews I agree praise be to Allan ....

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      1. SpOoKy Modrow  💀 🍁‏ @nmodrow 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Gunman wounds three people . overpowered by U.S. Marines - rail officials http://bbc.in/1KAePgI ”

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      1. revresbo1‏ @revresbo1 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews why do you censor the news? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11817490/Gunman-injures-three-after-firing-Kalashnikov-on-train-in-France-latest.html …

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      2. Michelle‏ @IBelieveJuanita 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking And by "passengers" you really meant "U.S. Marines" Bet it really annoys you folks our Marines just saved lives.

        4 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Moot‏ @_mootle_ 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @IBelieveJuanita

        @BanBanning @BBCBreaking why would it annoy us?! The British I'm assuming you mean.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Michelle‏ @IBelieveJuanita 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @_mootle_

        @the_departed77 My tweet was in reply to @BBCBreaking, the party to which I was referring. Not sure how that confused you.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Moot‏ @_mootle_ 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @IBelieveJuanita

        @BanBanning @BBCBreaking 'you guys'. To a British news company. Not a party. 😏

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Michelle‏ @IBelieveJuanita 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @_mootle_

        @the_departed77 'you guys' is nowhere in my tweet. Nowhere. 'you folks' to a party = group of people = folks who wrote the article. FFS.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Moot‏ @_mootle_ 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @IBelieveJuanita

        @BanBanning so why would the bbc, a news corporation, not like mentioning it was US marines?

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Jim Hawkins‏ @jimallthetime 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @_mootle_

        @the_departed77 @BanBanning Ahemhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361 …

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Michelle‏ @IBelieveJuanita 21 Aug 2015
        Replying to @jimallthetime

        @jimallthetime That's better. So much better than their initial headline.

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