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and given a prison sentence of 18 months. The burglaries, which occurred in 2019, consisted of Amra breaking into supermarkets and restaurants and stealing around 200 bottles of alcoholic beverages and around €7,500 in cash. He is suspected of using
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and wearing black sports apparel, began to open fire at the convoy with automatic rifles. Between 30 and 40 shots were fired at the guards, who were armed with
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