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Filipino New Year Fireworks Siege

Filipino New Year Fireworks Siege

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Jan 03, 2013
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A seven-year-old Manila girl who was hit in the head by a stray bullet on New Year's Eve died today, the second child to have died from gunfire during the Philippines' annual end-of-year siege. Another 40-odd stray bullet incidents were recorded in addition to the deaths of the two children.

Two days after the event, explosions were still going off, som…

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