Death toll increases to 82 in Baghdad hospital fire

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Al-Kazemi calls for solidarity and solidarity and rejecting political bids for national disasters

•  Time: 04/25/2021 18:20:09
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{Politics: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, called on everyone to join hands and solidarity, and to reject political bids for national disasters.

 

Al-Kazemi said in his tweet on {Twitter}: "We continue a series of meetings that began in a tragic moment at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital and until now, as part of the government's duty to identify negligent people and hold them accountable."
He added, "We call on everyone to show solidarity and to reject political bids for national disasters."

 

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs directs the opening of an electronic record to receive the world's condolences for the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital accident

•  Time: 04/25/2021 19:41:44
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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, directed to open an electronic record to receive the world's condolences over the fire incident at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, south of Baghdad.

 

"The Minister of Foreign Affairs has directed the opening of an electronic record to receive condolences at the headquarters of the ministry, by foreign and Arab missions and international organizations residing in Iraq, and all Iraqi embassies and consulates in the world," said the ministry's spokesperson, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, in a statement. The tragic accident that took place at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad. "
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the death of 82 people and the injury of 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Medical sources said that the fire was caused by an explosion caused by "failure to comply with safety conditions related to storing oxygen cylinders."
The Council of Ministers decided, in an exceptional meeting today, Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to conduct an investigation headed by the Minister of Interior, and the membership of ministers, officials and a representative of the Council of Representatives, and to identify the negligent and account
The Council of Ministers also decided to withdraw the hands of the Minister of Health, Hassan Al-Tamimi, the Governor of Baghdad, Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, and the Director General of the Rusafa Health Department, Abdul-Ghani Al-Saadi, and refer them to the investigation, provided that the investigation is completed within five days, and the report is submitted to the Council of Ministers, with the assistance of experts in The field of interior and health.
The Council also decided to "assign the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to prepare a bill considering the victims of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital tragedy as" martyrs ", and to refer it to the House of Representatives and grant an amount of ten million dinars to the families of each victim of the tragedy. 
Against the background of the tragic incident, the Rusafa Investigation Court decided to arrest the director of the hospital, Salman Al-Shammari, and a number of its associates until the investigation is completed and the negligent in the incident is known.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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Harb {by Euphrates News}: Pulling the hand is a temporary measure

•  Time: 04/25/2021 20:56:10
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{Politics: Al-Furat News} The legal expert, Tariq Harb, explained the decision to withdraw the hand of officials, including Minister of Health and Environment Hassan Al-Tamimi, about the repercussions of the fire at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad.

 

Harb said {to Euphrates News} that "withdrawing the hand is a temporary measure stipulated in the State Employees Discipline Law No. 14 of 1991, which includes the employee not exercising his work for his duties or his mission until the result of the investigation."
He added, "If the result of the investigation is in his favor, the decision to withdraw the hand from his position is canceled, and if it appears to the contrary, he will be punished according to the State Employees Discipline Law, or the case will be returned to the courts that are related to the Judicial Council to punish him."
Regarding the impact of the decision to withdraw the hand on his career, Harb stressed, "This will remain dependent on the outcome of the investigation."   
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the death of 82 people and the injury of 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Medical sources said that the fire was caused by an explosion caused by "failure to comply with safety conditions related to storing oxygen cylinders."
The Council of Ministers decided, in an exceptional meeting today, Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to conduct an investigation headed by the Minister of Interior, and the membership of ministers, officials and a representative of the Council of Representatives, and to identify the negligent and account
The Council of Ministers also decided to withdraw the hand of the Minister of Health Hassan Al-Tamimi, the Governor of Baghdad Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, and the Director General of the Rusafa Health Department, Abdul-Ghani Al-Saadi, and refer them to the investigation, provided that the investigation is completed within five days, and the report is submitted to the Council of Ministers, with the assistance of experts The field of interior and health.
The Council also decided to "assign the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to prepare a bill considering the victims of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital tragedy as" martyrs ", and to refer it to the House of Representatives and grant an amount of ten million dinars to the families of each victim of the tragedy. 
Against the background of the tragic incident, the Rusafa Investigation Court decided to arrest the director of the hospital, Salman Al-Shammari, and a number of its associates until the investigation is completed and the negligent in the incident is known.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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The Egyptian President assures Al-Kazemi that Egypt stands with the government and people of Iraq

•  Time: 04/25/2021 21:38:36
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{Politics: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received a phone call on Sunday from the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who offered his condolences and condolences to the victims of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital accident that caused the death and injury of many citizens.

 

According to the government statement, the Euphrates News received a copy of it, that "President Al-Sisi confirmed that Egypt stands with the government and the people of Iraq," expressing "Egypt's readiness to provide all forms of assistance in this difficult circumstance," expressing his "confidence that the Iraqi government headed by Al-Kazimi Able to overcome this painful affliction. "
He added, "Al-Kazemi also received messages of condolence from his Egyptian counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, and Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, in which they expressed their deepest condolences to the families of the victims, asking God Almighty to have mercy on them with His vast mercy and bless the wounded with a speedy recovery."
The statement continued, "
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the death of 82 people and the injury of 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Medical sources said that the fire was caused by an explosion caused by "failure to comply with safety conditions related to storing oxygen cylinders."
The Council of Ministers decided, in an exceptional meeting today, Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to conduct an investigation headed by the Minister of Interior, and the membership of ministers, officials and a representative of the Council of Representatives, and to identify the negligent and account
The Council of Ministers also decided to withdraw the hand of the Minister of Health Hassan Al-Tamimi, the Governor of Baghdad Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, and the Director General of the Rusafa Health Department, Abdul-Ghani Al-Saadi, and refer them to the investigation, provided that the investigation is completed within five days, and the report is submitted to the Council of Ministers, with the assistance of experts The field of interior and health.
The Council also decided to "assign the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to prepare a bill considering the victims of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital tragedy as" martyrs ", and to refer it to the House of Representatives and grant an amount of ten million dinars to the families of each victim of the tragedy. 
Against the background of the tragic incident, the Rusafa Investigation Court decided to arrest the director of the hospital, Salman Al-Shammari, and a number of its associates until the investigation is completed and the negligent in the incident is known.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi
 

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Saleh receives cables of condolences from kings, presidents and princes for the tragedy of Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital

•  Time: 04/25/2021 21:40:34
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{Politics: Euphrates News} The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received telegrams of condolences on Sunday from kings, presidents and princes on the tragedy of the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital fire in Baghdad, which killed dozens of citizens.

 

According to the presidential statement, the Euphrates News received a copy of it, "where the President of the Republic received a phone call from the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, condoling the Iraqi people about the painful incident, asking God Almighty to bless the victims with his mercy and a speedy recovery for the wounded, affirming that Egypt, the people and the government, stand by the side." Iraq in this incident. "
He added, "Saleh also received telegrams of condolences from King Abdullah II of Jordan, Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani." The Deputy Emir of Qatar, Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The statement continued, "The telegrams expressed their deepest condolences to the Iraqi people, asking the Almighty to provide the victims with the mercy of his mercy and to grant the injured a speedy recovery, and to protect Iraq and its people from all harm and bless them with good and peace."
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the death of 82 people and the injury of 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.
Medical sources said that the fire was caused by an explosion caused by "failure to comply with safety conditions related to storing oxygen cylinders."
The Council of Ministers decided, in an exceptional meeting today, Sunday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, to conduct an investigation headed by the Minister of Interior, and the membership of ministers, officials and a representative of the Council of Representatives, and to identify the negligent and account
The Council of Ministers also decided to withdraw the hands of the Minister of Health, Hassan Al-Tamimi, the Governor of Baghdad, Muhammad Jaber Al-Atta, and the Director General of the Rusafa Health Department, Abdul-Ghani Al-Saadi, and refer them to the investigation, provided that the investigation is completed within five days, and the report is submitted to the Council of Ministers, with the assistance of experts in The field of interior and health.
The Council also decided to "assign the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to prepare a bill considering the victims of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital tragedy as" martyrs ", and to refer it to the House of Representatives and grant an amount of ten million dinars to the families of each victim of the tragedy. 
Against the background of the tragic incident, the Rusafa Investigation Court decided to arrest the director of the hospital, Salman Al-Shammari, and a number of its associates until the investigation is completed and the negligent in the incident is known.
Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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After Al-Kazemi refused the electrical call, the Ministry of Interior announces the cause of Ibn Al-Khatib's fire

•  Time: 04/25/2021 22:30:48
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{Umniah: Al-Furat News} The Ministry of Interior revealed the cause of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital fire in Baghdad, which killed 82 martyrs yesterday evening, Saturday.

 

"Regardless of the expert’s opinion and his disclosure of the main reason behind the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital fire accident, the ministry’s spokesman, Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna, told Al-Furat News," but all evidence indicates that the accident occurred in its usual context, which is the electrical contact and failure to take the preventive measures called by the Directorate Civil Defense".
He pointed out, "An order to form a higher committee headed by the Minister of Interior will study various aspects of the issue and come up with recommendations and the issue of neglect."
Al-Muhanna added, "The strict measures taken by the prime minister were a lesson not to repeat these unfortunate incidents in the future."
He stressed, "approaching the Ministry of the Interior with all institutions and ministries of the state of the necessity to follow the wills of the civil defense and take measures regarding their statements that are submitted to it on an ongoing and periodic basis."
Regarding the police procedures, I clarify the ordeals, "There is an investigative call under the supervision of the investigating judge, and there are forensic experts who submit their reports in the usual manner about the accident and include the direct main cause behind the accident."
A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the deaths of 82 people and wounding 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.
The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, commented on the incident and said: “What complacency, we will hold him accountable strongly. Today, as a result of complacency, innocent martyrs have fallen. Tomorrow if we fail, others will fall ... No one should tell me an electrical short, this is a defective thing. "A public or hospital, and any department invoking an electrical request, I will hold everyone accountable.  
Al-Kazemi stressed that negligence is a crime that cannot be tolerated and for which the law will be held accountable."

Wafa Al-Fatlawi

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Has the Minister of Health threatened to sue someone who insults him? .. The ministry explains

•  Time: 04/25/2021 22:58:54
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Health responded to the news of Minister Hassan Al-Tamimi threatening to prosecute anyone who insults him in connection with the fire incident at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad last night.

The ministry confirmed that the Euphrates News Agency received a copy of it, that "there are fake pages that are not linked to the Iraqi Ministry of Health and impersonate their name and description, so please report them."
She indicated that she had "taken legal measures to hold those responsible to account," stressing that "relying on official and documented sources of the ministry."

A fire broke out in the intensive care unit at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, southeast of the capital, Baghdad, yesterday evening, and the accident resulted in the death of 82 people and the injury of 110 others, according to the Ministry of Interior.

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Iraqis: Mismanagement and Corruption Behind the Tragedy of Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital

April 25, 2021

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Demanding the removal of service ministries from the hands of parties and militias

 

Iraqis saw the tragedy of a hospital designated for Covid-19 patients in Baghdad, where he died More than 80 people were burned or suffocated as a result of a fire that broke out in the place, new proof of that ill Administration and corruption are killing in their country. The voices were raised calling for the removal of service ministries from the hands of parties and militias, and Iraqis warned that the coming deterioration had occurred. It is greater if the position of selling continues.

The scene appeared noticeable with the absence of Health Minister Hassan Al-Tamimi hours after the fire, amid calls that were made Escalate to his dismissal. Eyewitnesses and medical sources attributed the outbreak of the fire to "the explosion of the stored medical oxygen cylinders without any conditions being observed." Safety »at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in the Iraqi capital. The tragedy resulted in the killing of at least 82 people and wounding 110, according to official sources. The evacuation and rescue operations seemed slow, amid crowded stairs and a crowd of patients and their relatives, and some died as a result. Suddenly removing the oxygen machines from them in order to evacuate them.

"There is no emergency exit in the unit," a doctor from Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital told AFP Intensive care for Covid-19 patients, and no fire-fighting system.

The doctor's statement coincides with the conclusions of a government report issued in 2017 on the health sector, which was neglected.

On Sunday, the Ministry of Interior announced that 7,000 fires had erupted between January and March. Officials and firefighters confirm that most of the fires were caused by electrical friction in shops, restaurants, or buildings Its owner concealed violations by paying bribes.

The doctor affirmed in "Ibn al-Khatib" that "mismanagement is what killed people."

"Health officials walk around smoking in the hospital, where the oxygen cylinders are stored," he said, adding: " Even in the intensive care rooms, there are often two or three relatives sitting near the patient. ”

A nurse at another hospital in the capital tells us that “when equipment breaks down in the hospital, he calls us Director not to inform about the matter ». "He says it reflects a bad image of the organization, but in fact, there is no equipment." Work for us ».

Following the tragedy, Iraqi President Barham Salih said in a tweet on Twitter that “the tragedy” …) As a result of the accumulated destruction of state institutions as a result of corruption and mismanagement.

Until the 1980s, Iraq was known for its hospitals in the Arab world and for the quality and free services they provided. Today, however, it suffers from a deterioration in this regard, amid poor training of its health cadres and the lack of resources of the Ministry of Health That does not exceed 2 % of the total state budget.

Iraqi doctors have been telling the same stories for years: Colleagues have been beaten, threatened with death or kidnapped before Relatives of patients who have died or fall victim to tribal or family clashes.

Self-reliance

Iraqis prefer to receive treatment abroad, especially in light of the high prices they have, as the prices of oxygen packages have doubled And vitamin C tablets three times since the start of the epidemic crisis in the country.

Between 2019 and early 2020, Iraqis demonstrated against corruption, which cost the country twice its GDP. They believe that the deterioration of public services is caused by years of favoritism and understandings between the political parties that protect each other others

On Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi decided to suspend the work of the Minister of Health and the Governor of Baghdad, and to refer them for investigation.

The Iraqis prefer to rely on themselves in light of the presence of officials who describe them as "corrupt" and "incompetent." .

This was evident in Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, where young men, covering their faces with T-shirts, were busy treating the wounded. And help take them to ambulances.

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After the hospital fire ... two new fires in Iraq (video)
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Last updated: 25.04.2021 | 22:49 GMT |Arab world news

After the hospital fire ... two new fires in Iraq (video)

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Today, Sunday, our correspondent in Iraq reported that two new fires broke out in two Iraqi governorates, 24 hours after the Ibn al-Khatib hospital fire.

RT correspondent said, "A fire broke out in the (Hay City) commercial complex in Kirkuk Governorate, northern Iraq, and there were no casualties."

He added, "Another fire broke out in a popular market in the city of Tikrit in Salah al-Din Governorate, in the north of the country."

Yesterday, Iraq witnessed a "catastrophe" after the death of 82 people as a result of the explosion of oxygen canisters at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad.

Source: RT

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Central Iraqi launches an initiative to mitigate the effects of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital accident

Central Bank of Iraq

 April 26, 2021 11:23 AM

Mubasher: The Central Bank of Iraq launched an initiative to mitigate the damage in the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital fire accident in Baghdad. To rehabilitate the hospital, and to support the government's efforts to address the aftermath of this accident.

The Central Bank stated, in a statement, that the initiative includes allocating a grant for the families of the martyrs of the accident, allocating a grant to each of the injured from the accident, and supporting the government's efforts to rehabilitate the hospital in accordance with what is coordinated with the Prime Minister.

The Central Bank stressed that the initiative comes within the framework of the role of the bank, banks and non-banking financial institutions in mitigating the damage that befell the families of the martyrs and the wounded, and to rehabilitate the hospital, and to support the government's efforts in dealing with the effects of the accident.

Yesterday, Sunday, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced that 82 people were killed and 110 injured in the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital fire accident in Baghdad, according to the official Iraqi News Agency, INA.

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Human Rights: Disciplinary punishments are not sufficient and must be referred to the judiciary

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The spokesman for the High Commission for Human Rights, Ali Al-Bayati, criticized the government's investigation committee's decision on the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital incident, which imposed disciplinary sanctions on the Director General of Al-Rusafa Health and the director of the hospital and others, without referring to the judiciary.

In a statement issued on 5/6/2021, the Council of Ministers obligated the Ministry of Health to impose disciplinary penalties commensurate with the seriousness of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital accident against each of (the director of Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital, the administrative assistant, the guardian administrative assistant and the civil defense official), and to relieve them from their positions and remove them from their positions. The degree of hospital director is based on the law.

The penalties also stipulated the exemption of the Director General of Baghdad Health / Rusafa from his post, the obligation of the Ministry of Health to take the necessary measures regarding the implementation of this according to the law, and the termination of the case of withdrawal of the hand stipulated in Cabinet Resolution No. (140 of 2021) against the Minister of Health and the Governor of Baghdad, starting from Date of approval of the recommendations for not neglecting them.

The Ministry of Interior announced that the fire at Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in southeastern Baghdad had killed 82 people and injured 110 others.

In an interview with Al-Sabah, Al-Bayati said: The government committee decided to arrest the hospital director, his assistants and others, according to Article 341 of the Iraqi Penal Code regarding job negligence and abuse of power.

Al-Bayati asked: “If the specialized committee did not decide other than administrative penalties and did not direct them to the judiciary, then why do they continue to be arrested according to Article 341? And if justice requires referral to the judiciary and criminal punishment, then why was this not mentioned in the committee's report? In turn, the legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, confirmed that there is a difference between the administrative investigation and the judicial investigation, especially that the Ibn Al-Khatib hospital incident was a criminal accident in which a number of citizens were killed, and Articles 342 and 343 of the Penal Code apply to it, indicating that the two articles carry a sentence of up to ten years if they are It is unintentional, and to life or death if it was deliberate and led to the death of a person.

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Saudi Arabia announces its donation to rehabilitate Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital and receive critical cases at the king's expense

 

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Today, Wednesday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its donation to rehabilitate Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital at its expense, expressing its readiness to receive critical cases to provide them with medical care at the king's expense.

 

 

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Al-Kazemi delegates the "Punitive" to run the affairs of the Iraqi Ministry of Health

Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq

 May 25, 2021 11:57 PM

Mubasher: Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Prime Minister of Iraq, authorized the Technical Undersecretary for the Ministry of Health and Environment, Hani Al-Oqabi, to run the Ministry's affairs.

This came in a document issued by the Ministry of Health and Environment, published by the Iraqi News Agency, "INA", today, Tuesday.

It is noteworthy that Mustafa Al-Kazemi had approved the resignation of Minister of Health and Environment Hassan Muhammad Al-Tamimi, against the backdrop of the Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital fire, which killed 82 people and injured 110 others.

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Thxs Yota, kinda sad that many people had to die before some kind of action could take place.  🥴

 

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